New semester, same you?!?

You've survived the first half of junior year...think you can tackle the last few months??

High School Daze: Junior Year 2 is a direct sequel that continues where you left off in the first game. Make your relationship official with your boyfriend/girlfriend and finally say the L word OR forego romance completely in favor of kicking it with friends in this slice-of-life visual novel. 

(There's no shortage of drama, school hijinks, or a deep appreciation for discounted sushi served all day on Wednesdays.)

(PLANNED) FEATURES

  • 5 Romance Paths + 1 Friendship Path (aromantic and ace friendly) 
  • Attend 🌟prom🌟whether you like it or not!
  • Unlockable Achievements 
  • New tunes 

This game is currently rated 16+ for language, underage drinking, and suggestive humor/situations. The following topics are found in some routes and treated with the upmost care: internalized homophobia, racism/microaggressions, possessive/manipulative romantic relationships, and sexism in gaming spaces. Player discretion advised.

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HSDJY2demo-1.7-mac.zip 196 MB
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HSDJY2demo-1.7-pc.zip 201 MB

Development log

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came back to say that i enjoyed the demo!! i really love the character art and the writing and the characters and i CANNOT wait until the game fully releases. will be sitting patiently for more updates<3

also regarding the fact that we can now see what Kev looks like: does Olivia mind sharing Kev😭 she's gotta keeper

Thanks for checking out the update!! ☺️ 

(Kev and Mack's designs were so fun to see come to light, and maaaaaaaybe one could possibly share Kev with Liv. Possibly.) 

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I enjoyed the demo a lot, like the first game, it has great writing, authentic characters and fun character interactions *cough cough* Billy being a menace *cough cough* 

The background images and music have potential, if you have more resources to poor into them, but they work well as is!

When I replayed the demo I noticed that, like in the first game, sections that are mostly the same for each playthrough and have only few choices weren't as captivating to me as the rest. 

Very looking forward to the full release!!

Thank you for giving the demo a try and for the feedback ☺️I'm rocking with my BGs because they're rocking with me LOL, but I hope to have fun with the music tracks!

I also hope you'll stick around for the full game, as this demo sets up what will split into 6 different routes with LI/BIllie centric stories (so, different direction than the first game, but hopefully still fun and gives you players even more replayability 💛)

AND OMG YES, WE LOVE OUR MEANCE VERY MUCH!

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No need to hope, the first game is enough to convince me that I will love it!! More varied routes sounds like I will definitley dig it, I loved the big character interactions the most in the first game, like the kiss scenes, more diverging routes sounds like even more stuff that I will love for different reasons ;)

(+2)

Loved the demo. It was also a weird experience also having a bad biology teacher named Mr. Martin though lol.

(+1)

Thanks for checking out the demo!!! (LOL not another Martin😩)

(+8)

There has been an update: as an April, Langston, AND Ryan stan, this has pleased me wholeheartedly (I love everyone else I swear) but I can't wait for the full release!!!!

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🥰 thank you so much for checking out the update! The road to a complete and finished game continues!

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Uhh, you stan the same people as me! <3

(+8)

I AM SO EXCITED EEEEEEEEEEEEE!! The first game just brought me so much joy and giddiness (Ryan Ortega, AKA love of my visual novel life), as well as some feels (looking at you Lydia...), and these sneak peeks are def making the second game look just as good, if not better! Can't wait for the demo, and I wish you luck in your future endeavors!! <3

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AHHHHHHHHH!!!! I'm excited that you're excited!!!! Awesome news for you, the updated demo is up for everyone to check out 😄 thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy!