A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Story

Clickety-clack... Clickety-clack…

Along the sound of the train track, Estelle, the MC, wakes up.  After realizing that the information on her ticket was missing, Estelle had no choice but to work as a train attendant?! Will she be able to get off the train eventually?

Please note: This game is still under development and we will be updating the art and adding a new route!

Characters


Current Features

  • ~20k Words
  • 2 Love Interests
  • 6 Different Ends (2 Good Ends, 3 Bad Ends, 1 Normal End)
  • 5 Unique CGs
  • 10 Original Backgrounds

Content Warning

Descriptions of verbal and physical abuse, violence.

Credits

  • Story Writer, BG Artist (Train), CG Artist, Chibi Artist: AlmondApple
  • Sprite Artist, CG Artist, (small)Editor: cooltofu
  • UI Designer, Ren'py Scripter, Editor: TimedTaro

Other Sources

Other

Parts of the script were originally written in different languages and were translated using translation tools such as DeepL and Google Translate.

Hope you enjoy!

StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Authorscooltofu, AlmondApple, TimedTaro
GenreVisual Novel
Tagsjosei, Otome, Ren'Py
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

Download

Download
Between_Stardust_Rail-1.0-pc.zip 303 MB
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Between_Stardust_Rail-1.0-mac.zip 298 MB

Comments

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mann it took longer than expected to clear this game by completing all the endings (almost 5 hrs.) probably because of several distractions irl but still don't know why it took THIS long. when i saw the average session's length, i was truly shocked.

this game's art and visuals were really beautiful! especially the CGs that appeared at the end of both the routes in the happy ends :)

the background music, character sprites and backgrounds were really cute (i couldn't take my eyes off them) this was probably another reason as to why it took such a long time to clear this game.

i want to discuss both the routes and the endings, but first, (i don't know if it's a bug or the problem is with my pc) but i can't see the ending names as well as what endings they are (happy, bad, or normal). this was also one of the reasons that gave me a hard time completing the game (i played each ending over and over because i was not sure if my laptop was exiting the game by itself or the route actually reached an end) though i figured it out after one and a half or two hours (i'm hella dumb T_T)

okay, back to the topic, i think it was a bad end when i ignored the fight between the two passengers and safely got off the train (i think because the game never actually started). though the CG in that end was MAJESTIC and she looked really pretty.

SPOILERS AHEAD (i think...?)

honestly, hoshi's route was kinda dramatic (i think i don't need to explain why), but aside from that, i really liked his backstory and how his desire to protect his loved ones was his weakness (?) at the start of the game, but estelle made him realize that it was his strength. (GOD I LOVE ESTELLE T_T) and his good end was pretty good and he looked charming in casual clothes (especially the cap o///o) and i also really liked his personality (i find quiet types cute) and again, the CGs were perfect of those two hugging and the good end CG (i'm still crying over how cute they were) and i loved his route too.


now, aster's route (i also like cheerful-but-wear-a-mask type too!) though it isn't an official troupe, but if it is, i'm pretty sure it isn't named like i did...(lol)

i played hoshi's route first but i was curious about his backstory too :) so i instantly (not really) completed hoshi's good and bad end and immediately moved to aster's route. i really liked his determination towards his passion and really liked his happy end (again the CGs T_T) and also liked how he carried on his uncle's work and didn't give up on his passion even at the end. though his bad really made me feel pretty incomplete inside and filled me with questions (like why he started acting like that or why he disappeared!) 

i hope you guys will answer these questions (and many other questions that i perhaps did not notice) and make the routes longer and add more love interests (if possible)! the art and storyline is pretty good, so i hope that there'll be updates soon in the future.

oh yeah i forgot about this! in aster's route act 3 towards the normal end, it really cracked me up when aster just kicked the passenger out the train like :'D this part really had me wheezing and i thought i really had to talk about this!

ohhhh i think i read that you were adding a new route to this game i'm really looking forward to it! <3

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I downloaded this game because of the soft beauty of the pictures. I enjoyed it because it matched the situation of the mysterious place with the part where recollection comes in as a piece of memory. I like the name of Hoshi’s Good Ending!✨

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S'cues me sir, but how is getting off the train a bad ending?

Just curious.

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Vorgeschlagen von: winter_fox8


Nettes Visual Novel, allerdings dauert es ziemlich bis mal wirklich was passiert. Der Artstyle ist nett, jedoch auch nicht herausragend und leider oft mit irgendwelchen Platzhaltern belegt (Person XY, Mom Dad etc.) Musik ist ok und auch wenn ich nicht sicher weiß wohin uns die Story nach 1h Gameplay noch bringen wird, habe ich doch von anfang an eine Ahnung wie es enden wird. Nichts besonders gutes oder schlechtes, aber für lau kann man sich eine bittersüße Gute Nacht Geschichte gönnen also rein da!


Ratings:

Dito: 3/5

Chat: 3.36/5

Gesamt: 3.18/5

Wahhhh this game is so good!! I love everything about the visuals, from the sprites to the UI! I also love both routes soooo much and I hope we get to know more about The Passenger in the update. Great work team! <3

Thank you soooo much!! So glad you enjoyed the game!

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I love the pastel coloured art! Its so pleasant to see (nice artstyle too) the plot are interesting too. ʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔ

Thank you, it means a lot!!