Home Zomewhere Else
A downloadable Visual Novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
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This visual novel contains violence, gay romance, magic, mystery and explicity nudity with R+18 rating (You must be 18 or older to play this). This Visual novel is FREE! but donations are much appreciated!
The Story
Home Zomewhere Else (HZE) is a linear story, where you play as Chad, a down on his luck Doberman trying to live day by day while haunted by a past he can’t seem to escape. His friends have left him, no family remains, and anything he had left in his hometown of Marimabo has been lost... As Chad you spend your time solving an increasing number of problems and trying to put back the pieces of your past. Chad is tormented by a series of unfortunate events that occurred a decade ago, when a bolt of lightning seemingly changed his fate forever.
Supernatural creatures roam the woods, magical situations occur without reason, all while his past and future lay before him. All Chad wants is a new place to call home...
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ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! (written by date 19/10/2023)
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Development log
- 4th Anniversary! SZE#5, life update and hiatus status!26 days ago
- 3rd Anniversary! SZE#4, life update and hiatus status!Jul 20, 2024
- Life update! status of HIATUSFeb 21, 2024
- Important notice: HiatusOct 19, 2023
- Public build 14 release!Sep 22, 2023
- Patreon build 14 release!Aug 23, 2023
- Public build 13 release, 2nd Anniversary!Jul 21, 2023
- Patreon build 13 release!Jun 30, 2023
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Oh, and I knew iI couldn't trust that Caucasian dog Toto!¡!¡! He strikes me as the "lock you up on a bed in his basement so you can be the last person he will ever be with till you both die of drinking the kool-aid," type of crazy, the most dangerous 😳 ☠️ kind . He better find out what karma is and it's consequences when you fuck with it. So he can't be driving himself between you and the hot as fuck troublemaker shepard like a wedge.
Soooooo, Bruce knows Fred obviously and, knew of Muscle Dobie boy as Fred told him in the park that day right? So, why would he attack them when they showed up? He knows them, they didn’t do anything wrong, they didn't attack first. Fred has clearly been here before, for the past 9yrs, give or take as how else would he know Bruce and his home? Yet he still makes it out to sound like only he is allowed up there?!?‽ Im more confused than Muscle Dobie Boy.
eyy thanks for the comment! i enjoy that you're enthusiastic about the visual novel! I highly recommend for you to join our discord server, where you can talk a bit more and discuss with other people in the respective channels!
thank you for enjoying our project!
Sooooooo. I liked this story, wtf happened?!?‽‽!?! 😑 I need to see a Fred/Chad relationship!! Or at least a Chad/Mothoc one.
Stay tunned to find out!!! 🧑🦲
So you're actually still writing it? Figured after 3yrs of darkness it was done. it was getting a bit more polished and readable towards the end, well, except for that one exposition dump part with Bruce. That was dry af
oh, well it's good to know we will know what happened to Chad one day. As much as I want Fred to finally get the relationship he's waited 9yrs for, but I know better. Visual novels very rarely have happy endings, and I feel this one won't. Not the one I want anyway. I fell Fred over those 9yrs without Chad, slowly lost those feelings he had before he killed himself. That's why he's not displaying the affection Chad is clearly expecting. Fred has resigned himself and all his focus to the forest and his powers, leaving nothing left for Chad. Though actions like in Chad's old house when Fred protected them from being caught with the embrace was absolutely beautiful. The sorrow, happiness, longing, sadness, acceptance, and utter bliss felt by Fred in that moment must've been so painful. Hugging someone he never thought he would have a chance to hold again, 😔. Chad felt it as well, which was when his true feelings finally broke through into his mind. Who could blame him, I mean, just look at Fred!!!! I normally like thiccc guys not jacked ones but, fuuuuckkk!! Mothoc, imo, will be the new subject of Chad's affections. I also think Chad is or will become the new Sentinel as his tattoos being identical to the ones Bruce has isn't a coincidence. And I can't stand Toto, i want to punch him in the dick. Chad looks better with the beard, and Fred would look cooler if he had long hair showing off his identifier, but also making it blend in more as he can play it off as just a style like Rouge from X-Men, 😆. Damn it, I hate having ADHD
flashbang looking at the comments and this is the first thing i read
what do you think? is it real? ☝️🧐
Chad's definitely topping.
In seriousness that was a really good read, it's always nice to have something I can relate this much to on a personal level. Not enough media touches on the implications that domestic violence can have, your feeling of helplessness like you're being trapped. Unconditional love is hard to reciprocate when you go through something like that, and I so badly wanted to tell Chad it's not his fault. You feel confused and unsure on how to handle positive people, to the point you self-sabotage and outburst without knowing why. Chad's an awesome protagonist I genuinely could connect with how he felt, and I'm glad I could read his story unfold. I really do hope you continue Home Zomewhere Else it's a hidden gem that I'm glad I read till the end. Will be sure to recommend to anyone willing to read.
Isn't domestic abuse between spouses? Would the ear pinning and tail docking be child abuse?! I can't stand either of those body mods to dogs.
eyyyy!!! I'm glad you were able to connect with our project, it is honestly really rewarding that we can connect to a personal level with our readers, so I'm really happy you enjoyed our little silly story! And I really appreciate sharing and recommending our project, it honestly helps us a lot, so thanks!!!
@ZordyKeaboo, i know that you have been on hiatus for a long while due to A LOT of changes in your life, but I am just curious about if there is any updates you could give us as far as how things are going for you at least? It has been so long that I am honestly beginning to wonder if you have just decided to abandon this VN, and I wouldn't blame you, even if it is a great VN, because it is tied to memories of before the changes happened. Honestly though, I am just hoping you are doing okay.
eyy thank you for your comments! for a short reply, we're not gonna abandon or cancel this project, you can read more in this post!
hope you're doing okay too!
Heyo! It's been a while since I last checked this Vn, well it's been 2 years, and I was struggling to find or remember the title..and I finally found it! And whew still in hiatus, but take your time Zordy! I hope you are doing well, I'll be rereading this Vn again. No matter how long it'll take we'll be here waiting. ( ◜‿◝ )♡
thank you!! i really appreciate your patience, I'm glad to hear that when we'll be back we'll have awesome people waiting for us!
After years, I finally had the courage to read this VN. To be honest, thanks god I read it, cause everything, especially the storytelling, was so well done that it stole my heart right away♥
I'm really glad you gave our project a chance! And I'm glad you liked it, stay tunned for more in the future!
I hope you are doing much better now and have also had lots of success with your finding the people you needed for the HZE team. I wish you nothing but the best, Zordy. Regardless on how much time it will take for the next update, just take your time with it. I will be more than happy so long as you have gotten in a better place in life, as I am sure many others feel as well.
thank you, I really appreciate it! and thank you for your patience 🥸
I hope you're doing well zordy we care about you and can't wait for the next build
Thank you so much for your kind words!!! hope you're doing good as well 🐸
Of Course!
Whew. This is very well written. Emotional whiplash like only one other VN has ever given me. Look forward to experiencing more down the road.
Spoilers below
I hope Jen will take her recording to a different city to ask for government involvement. Having dirt against someone so high up it's painfully obvious he's bought the local police, fight fire with fire. Blackmail him with the recording into releasing all of his 'hostages'.
Whatever happens, ill be waiting for that update email.
thank you! i hope you continue to stay tunned, we'll be back ☝️🐸
Hope things are looking up for you! <3
Eyy, thanks for the nice comments!!!
It's been slowly getting better, some bad stuff here and there but hopefully I'm on my way to getting better ❤️🩹
I'm still in the US and soon to be on Montreal, Canadá!
If you want to follow what I've been up to you can follow me on Instagram
Hope to see you all soon! 🫂
Like to live there?
I really liked it! i was only a few months for vacations, I definitely enjoyed Florida, New york, Baltimore and Montreal! it was really nice, mostly because of friends who lived there so i really recommend visiting those places too if you have the chance!
Hope things settle down fam.
Is there any update on the hiatus? I'm hoping things are going okay...
Hey! Thank you so much for your concern! We'll be back soon, I promise ❤️🩹
I just made a life update post, please go check it out!
best regards!
<3
What a surprise! I can feel something like enthusiasm in this work, and some of the content also resonates with the experience! The explanation of magic is also very convincing! I love these!(
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The romance is a slow burn. Maybe no romance will occur
Hello! So as a means to tell people that might read this comment and because just a few people have mentioned it, I think i've talked about and posted about at the same time, that HZE is going to be at least 20 chapters, and that where we currently are, Chapter 3 is merely the beggining of the story we want to tell. While the story contains, and will contain more romance in the future, this is not the main focus of the story. So we kindly ask for your patience on that matter, and hope you enjoy the ride of the story WE want to tell!
Thank you for reading Home Zomewhere Else!
On top of having a great concept, lovable and well written characters, and wonderfully emotive sprites, xou create a very artistic way to describe "Zoma" :p
As a practitioner, I'm always curious how other writers explain the concept of magick in their universe, and xou've not left me wanting ^^_ it's so logical, in the most magickally accurate of ways n_n
I absolutely love the direction of the story. Keept up all of the amazing work! ^__^/
I'm really glad to hear! Trying to explain our "magic system" in a way that didn't felt overwhelming or just a dump of information was something that we tried really hard to achieve, so I hope that it came across the best way possible. And thanks for your kind words! I hope you continue reading HZE!
Xou guys nailed it, looking forward to what happens next~ ^^_
So, how exactly can magic be logical and accurate? Isn't magic specifically defined as something our natural laws can't explain?
Hmm, there’s lots of ways this could be done 🤔 if we were to take a more scientific approach, we could help explain magick through the electricity in our bodies being a conduit for such manifestations. Perhaps certain individuals are able to manipulate this energy differently, perhaps their bodies produce it abnormally.
There’s this GDV bio-well camera that is able to measure our body’s energy field, our “aura” - take phsycial pictures of it - and I always found the research of explaining such spiritual things in a scientific way to be fascinating
In one of the stories I wrote, my explanation for magick is similar to the first theory I mentioned with the exception of the human/beastman soul being the fuel from which this power is manipulated
Or even the anime Naruto. They explained how when the body’s energy and the spirit’s energy combine in the right way, it creates chi which is then formed through hand seals into something phsycial.
The possibilities for having reason behind this are endless. I mean, it doesn’t even need to be something we have in our universe, just as long as it makes sense, even in a wildly unlikely way, it just makes the story feel fuller 🙂
I really liked your reply! I think that in most media, when they settle some magic system, or rather than using the word "magic" would be the power system they use, if its well explained within their universe laws during different parts, I always get the feeling of "oh, it makes sense!" and decide wether I like it or not, so i think it can make sense or logical/accurate within that universe's laws and i'd be satisfied with it.
I remember someone told me about the phoenix wright x professor layton game, and i was like, how does that even works if its magic, how would they explain that?
And they explained that, for example in some cases they would say: no! he's not the culprit because they used this enchantment from this book, but you actually needed X ingredients and context but this person is using Y and Z so its a different spell!!
and again, i was like oh! it makes sense, its logical, but within that universe of course heheheh
I definitely think i can see where Cale_82 is coming from, So again, i think for this case would rather be "power system", thank you for helping me clarifying! ☝️🥸
Ooh the latest update is making my hope for the forbidden moth thruple. (Also known as Mothoc's harem)
We do pray for more Mothoc content, If you'd like to see more, you can check out our patreon 😏😏😏
I've read up through everything in 0.12.2 and I am LOVING this story! Very excited to see what happens next :D
i want to set Chad's dad on fire
I know right u_u
How long has it been
months, but we're working really hard to hopefully get the update ready for this month! But I assure you its a long update!
i miss tot
I hope you succeed in your project :)
I love Mothoc
"The scent of fresh coffee fills you with determination."
Thought this little reference was cute, whether is was intentional or not :]
I SHIP CHAD AND FRED VERRRYYYY HAAAARD !!!!!
- spoilers-
Wow.
Wow.
I'm... What the actual fuck is hapenning right now ?
I mean, I loved the story, so many questions, a very mysterious story, a boyfriend that don't tell everything... A child, a mother, an abusive father. But monsters and magic powers AND MOTHOC??? Come on. This is too perfect :D
Even if i admit that i did not really understood the transition between "normal" and "paranormal shit", i loved it (I knew that there was going to be a paranormal side of the story, since the hand projection, it seemed obvious, but not that way, you understand ? I literally got terrified by the sound of the monsters, sended shivers down my spine :D).
The characters arer VERY endearing, and i spent a really good time getting to know them. Especially Jenny, she's so funny i love her. Well, that aside, the story is catching. I wanna see the end but... I feel as confused as the protagonist. And that's a good thing, since i'm supposed to see the world through the protagonist's eyes, but this is one of the only -if not the only one- VN in which i couldn't anticipate the events, i can't see the beggining of what the end will look like, and that's rare. It's a compliment !
I also really liked the effort put in the music and the background, i also loved the "drawed scene" ? I don't know the exact term, but you see what i mean.
Thank you, to all the team, for making such a great job at emerging people into your world. You did it very well, and i'll look forward the updates !
Thanks for reading :)
Losh ~
I haven't finished reading the public build yet (so far, probably a rising star in FVN's), but I feel compelled to tell you that Wizards of the Coast is writing up a new Open Game License that MAY impact your revenue.
thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it! and thanks for the heads up, we'll look into it!
Man...
I did not expect things to go down like that...
Love the game but could you guys add a "most recent update" option for the chapter select? For convenience.
love the new cgs
MYYY GAWDDD
MOTHOC IS SOOOOOO FRIKIN CUTEEEEEEEEE.... well thx for another cliffhanger 🙂
Hi, the hide button does not work! Great work so far.
hey! we just tested it on windows and Mac and it works just fine, can you send me the specifics on our discord server? or give it a try and see if it wasn't something specific! also thank you! hope you liked our visual novel <3
what a thrill I look forward to the next update
You're in luck today, cuz there's an update right now!
These cliffhangers myyy gawddddd these cliffhangers areeee killllling mehhhh!!!!
Why did you do this to me author 🙂
Mwaahahahaha , because I'm evil C:<
We do have a patreon if you'd like to read patreon exclusive content, and a early HZE build update e.e
Does it run well on the build 9 PC?
When I start, this screen pops up and I can't proceed.
Hey! It does work, but we are currently trying to fix this error page you've just sent, you can also just press "ignore" right there, and it should work just fine, but its not the idea that this error pops up so we'll fix it asap! please report these patreon build errors in our discord server on the patreon section, or in our patreon comments!
Toto, the mysterious enigma from highschool. What's his purpose? Is he a dark lord? Find out next time..at the bus stop!!!
lmao yeee! you can also find out in the SZE only on patreon 👀
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Toto is the Dark Lord of sluts!!
Bwahaha!! 😂😂
when does the paitron version come out?
August 19th-21th, please check the schedule just a little bit above
Well.. that hurt.