Threads of You: Beyond the Bay
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Threads of You: Beyond the Bay is a visual novel of love, friendship and life that invites you to explore seven different routes, each offering a unique outcome on the story. With over 14 possible endings, the story and fates of 7 potential love interests shift based on the decisions you make. Create your own main character with various customisable options, tailor the tale to your liking, and immerse yourself in the sun-soaked town of Brine Bay.
✦ DEMO OUT NOW! ✦
You're on a much needed road trip to visit back home after being away for college when your car suddenly breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Luckily, a sheriff drives past and takes you to the humble town of Brine Bay until your car gets fixed.
As you settle in, you'll have the chance to get to know seven interesting men: Caring yet stern Jean; high-maintenance and pompous Wyatt; determined and talented Kevin; masterfully flirtatious Kai; loyal and gentle Chris; nonchalant and brooding Vince and supportive and friendly, Andrew.
Get to know them over the course of two weeks and learn all about them. Will you pursue a relationship or choose to make lifelong friends instead? Maybe you want more than one partner or want to see them with each other? Either way, it was clear you were meant to be in their lives and them in yours.
Meet Jean, the 27-year-old sheriff of Brine Bay. With a strong sense of justice and responsibility, he's grown to become a beloved pillar in Brine Bay. Despite growing up in a dangerous environment, he uses it as a stepping stone to become a positive figure for his community.
Meet Kai, the 22-year-old mechanic. Beaming with a loud voice and flirtatious personality, he's someone you can easily get close to! However, don't flirt back too hard if you do- you might break him!
Meet Andrew, the 26-year-old bookstore clerk. Too afraid to open up, he chooses to keep to himself and shut everyone else out. Reading happy ending after happy ending, it may be time he find his own.
Meet Wyatt, the 30-year-old CEO. He may have everything one would ever want in life, but he's missing one final key: connection. Being significantly new to the town too, you may find to have more in common with him than anyone would think.
Meet Vince, the 26-year-old stay-at-home. Lost in life, he spends each day simply looking for a purpose. Lover of cats, guitars and anything black- he could use a little light in his life.
Meet Kevin, the 25-year-old aspiring Broadway star. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, Kevin's ready to hype up any room he's in! Built for more than the small confines of Brine Bay, he yearns for much more than his small town could ever offer.
- 7 love interests with unique stories.
- Partial voice acting.
- 7 CGS + 1 Mini CG
- Appearance and pronoun customization for the main character (Feminine, Masculine, Non-binary & custom).
- Various choices to describe your traits or personality.
- Room customisation.
- A calling system to talk to love interests.
- Choice system that affects the story and the character's thoughts on you.
- Various accessibility options (OpenDyslexic font, sound & voice captions).
- Custom OST made to match each character's personality.
⸺ DEVELOPMENT ⸺
- GUI Artist & Programmer: Sitraxis
- Programming assistance: DragoonHP
- Pronouns code: Feniks
- Key Art: Somate Studios
- Standee merch art: Luii Lafete
- Keychain/Chibi art: Mochibunny
- CG Artist: SHARUMIK0
- Background art assistance: Emma Guan & Marc M
- Soundtrack: Benjamin Sigerson, lolurio
- SFX: Pixabay
- Game trailer: suduk_
⸺ VOICE ACTING ⸺
- Jean: Noir Thornton
- Kai: KEED0
- Andrew: Phil Ava
- Chris: Raymond Comeros
- Wyatt: Cameron Raleigh
- Vince: Noah Keawekane
- Kevin: Jerron Bacat
Lavendeer Studios is formed out of 6 members that will be announced down the line! However out of the main line up the members that worked on the current demo are
Lumi: Director and Lead Programmer
Miko: Lead artist
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Development log
- MC creation tutorial and CG teaser for demo rework!7 days ago
- DEVELOPMENT UPDATE!10 days ago
- ✦ DEMO REVIEWS ON STEAM!Aug 02, 2024
- ✦ LAST DAY OF CROWDFUNDING !Apr 15, 2024
- ✦ DEMO REHAUL & CAMPAIGN ENDING!Apr 07, 2024
- ✦ FIXED CONTACTSMar 11, 2024
- ✦ QUALITY-OF-LIFE FIXES !Mar 06, 2024
- ✦ CROWDFUNDING LIVE!Feb 25, 2024
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i want to lick jean's abs mmmm yummy
I have a question, will the new demo be released this year? I read that the full game is already scheduled for release in early 2026, but I'm not sure if the new demo will be released this year!!
should be this summer!
UUUFFF !! this game already has my Heart! ! <3
I love this game i just dont like how in almost all of these games its like "here you go, create a oc" so you have apersonality in mind, like me, oh, my oc is the professor and bookworm calm quiet kid type, but no, the game does not let you be calm or a quiet kid type, "you offered a reassured smile", no they did not. the characters in this are hallucinating and i hope they get their sight checked out. "You cant help but smile back" is there someone behind me? cause I did, infact, couldnt help, as in i did not smile. "the two of you wave goodbye-" sorry, im left out. Hes waving goodbye to a bystander, trust. "Glad i didnt choose to just walk to society-" SOMEONE'S POSSESSING MY OC <:( "uh, hey there-" theres a mind hacker. "Your stunned-" NO, im not. im standing there, staring, into his soul, calmly, and SILENTLY. "All done :D!" the mind hacker is a child. "and giggling to yourself over the childish number" apparently the narration is too. hallucinations, amiright? I never thought a character without a fandom would get so mischaracterized.
this review has me giggling like ur so real i hate when some games basically take over my mc (i havent played this one yet so idk how ill feel abt it) but also ur phrasing is jus so funny to me lmao not the hallucinating mls
also if u havent yet (tho u probs have cuz who hasnt) u sound like youd rly like our life beginnings and always! adorable vn with only one love interest and the worlds most customizable personality for ur mc
if you haven't played it yet, i feel like "keyframes" does a pretty good job in letting you build your own character. it has a quiz in the beginning about what season you are, which would kinda affect how your character acts and your stats (confidence, charisma, composure, and compassion). although i haven't played it enough to know how much it actually affects anything in the story.
also this comment isn't meant to be an attack on ToY: BTB!! i love what i've seen in the demo so far. hopefully we could have more features in the future c:
holy shit , it has Vietnamese , kyaaaaaaa
i played this a late last year and was sooo sad that only the demo was out (ur wrong for making them all so damn handsome and cute) I cant wait till the full game is out!! (its also one of the best visual novels ive played, easily in the top 5)
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT also how do you change your hairrr
You can check that in our new devlog right here! We're super glad that you're having fun with the demo!
i'm SO excited for when the full game comes out
Where to change hair styles tho
You can check how to operate the MC character creator right here in the new devlog!
Wyatt me recuerda a Baizhu de genshin impact 💔💔 (por cierto amo el juego 💕)
I HAVENT DOWNLOADED THIS GAME YET BUT, just by reading the characters bio and the game features, i know it going to be fun!! cant wait to play it after my exam :D
Just found this game today and I must say, it's amazing!!! The voice acting is so good~ I also really love the characters and their personality ÓwÒ ALSO THE ART IS ABSOLUTELY BREATH TAKING OMG LIKE I WANT EVERYONE SO BAD EVEN THE BACKGROUNDS! (jk about the backgrounds) Hehehe I have my 3 favorites already
omg this is actually the cutest game ever! Lowkey bummed that this was just the demo tho :/ does anyone know when the full game will be out? :P
UY PILIPINS!!!!!
PILIPINS
is there any way to get andrews number?? pleaseee
SADLY not yet in the current version of the demo but it'll be available down the line (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ
Will the game be out anytime soon? No rush just wanted to make sure things are ok
We're at the moment predicting a release for the full game in the first half of 2026! Apologies to everyone that's been waiting on us we're all well we just had a lot of things to redo and replan to deliver everyone a quality (and comfy) product
i love this game actually im gonna go feral
I love this game so much! The artstyle is so pretty and amazing, I can't wait for the full release (I love Andrew guys)
I WOULD BURN THE WORLD FOR WYATT!!!!!!!!!!
bro does anyone know what's going on with the game? any updates? a possible date for release or at least an update. the only new things I've seen on this page are the comments 😭
I’ve been wondering the same thing? No one is saying anything and the game was supposed to come out early February and it’s almost June. Which is fine but I hope everything is ok
Apologies for worrying everyone we've been doing updates on our socials mainly TT due to some changes in production the estimated time of release has been moved to next year but you can check what we've been doing in our newest devlog!
I swear the minute I realised I could order everything on the menu my life just went better lmao i love this
spoilerrrr
THE WAY CHRIS SANG WAS SO CUTEEE! Cant wait for the full version raaahh 10/10!!
all the charas are so interesting!!! cant wait for the full gamee
this is such a lovely game!! the only concern i have is that it took me a while to find how to change the hair for the customization part ;w; (u need to click on the folded page at the bottom corners of the book)
might i suggest to put some kind of arrow or sign drawn to point towards them? other than that, i'm looking forward to the full version!!
I miss my man Vince :(
i finally played the demo and i would burn down the whole world for Vince 😭💗
Wait am I stupid? I cant change the hair... is that not added yet or am i just brainless?
on the bottom right of the pages you can see it's sort of flipped, in a way? click that to see more options for clothing, etc
Im about to graduate but the game still doesn't have a full release..
PLEASE FEED ME IM BEG
the last update was almost a year ago </3 i played the demo a while ago and its honestly SOO good , so i hope we can get an estimated date for the full release!
I LOVE THISSSSS it's so pretty and all the characters are so interesting!
Also, I can't choose which one I like the most???? How am I supposed to pick a fav guys??????
picking a fav is always the hardest...
It is so hard. Kinda stuck on Vance tho
This is really good and the art is really amazing, I love the character customization and it personally took me around maybe 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish and try every choice, I can't wait for the full version, thank you for making this!! :DD ;3
OMG I LOVED THISSSS!! CHRIS AND VINCE ARE ABSOLUTELT MY FAVS, LIKE THEY'RE SO CUTEEEEE
ORTHO PFP?! BTW, SAME LOVE CHRIS AND VINCE<33
I see a glich in contskts after i got Kevin's number and i can't open Them 🥲
Oh Vince number fix it lol 😆
PLEASE, I'm on my knees for a new update. This game is soo good </333
bet you like Vince. (Idia PFP omg?! I saw twst pfps in a day!!)
Ahh, what a beautiful demo! I'm especially loving the Viet representation in Kai. The art and coding are also insane and so great to look at--how do you even make the characters blink and code things like the phone conversations?
Incredibly excited for the full version whenever it comes out <3
whats the discord
WAIT... why do i kinda hear Ronin on Kai lol
SAME
omg wait me too I thought I was crazy
oh-oh my god, i love wyatt AND VINCE... I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO PAY FOR THE FULL VERSION OMG I LOVE THIS I LOVE LONG HAIRED MEN
This demo was absolutely amazingggg!! I love the characters, the art style, the music choices, and just the overall vibe this game gave me! I really like the plot too it's pretty interesting. Also, the fact that we might be able to be with multiple characters at the same time!? Loving the poly representation since you don't see that happen often at all. I can't wait to see where this game goes though. I have a feeling this is gonna be one of my comfort games for sure when the full game drops lol. I'm definitely gonna go feral when the full thing releases
OMG I LOVED IT PLEASE CONTINUE WITH ITTTTTTTTTTT IM BEGGINGGGGGGGGGG
The story's interesting so far, though i find it funny that stuff like pinterest, microsoft, etc brand is censored but the pokemon logo on chris's outfit isnt