Stay a Little

A romance and relationship game set in London.

A life to build.
People to fall for.

In development · No public download yet

The illustrated café interior, with green counters and warm afternoon light.
Alice, one of the characters in Stay a Little.
Stay a Little

Get to know
your new neighbours.

How the game is taking shape

Stay a Little

Who will you
make time for?

Find work, make a home, and decide who to get close to.
Romance, divided loyalties and choices people remember.

Inside the game

Decide what
you say next.

Choose how you answer, who you spend time with and which promises you keep. You also need to earn money and find somewhere to stay.

View the gameplay capture ↗
Actual gameplay: Alice at the café counter with four different ways for the player to respond.
Actual gameplay · September development build · Work in progress

A moment that worked in play

You used his name.
He remembered.

Use Theo’s name at the door. Later, he calls you out for it. A small choice becomes part of your history with someone.

Read the playthrough story ↗
Theo, the character involved in the remembered name-dropping choice.
The people

Meet the cast.

A few of the people you’ll get to know.

Alice in her cream dress and long cardigan.
Alice↗
Mara in her rust-coloured dress.
Mara↗
Theo’s approved character artwork.
Theo↗
Priya in a teal top and dark shorts.
Priya↗
Bella’s pink outfit and black boots.
Bella↗

Work, friendship and attraction bring you into each other’s lives.

The café in daylight.The same café with warm lamps after dark.
The atmosphere

Same place.
New light.

Beyond the café

Explore the neighbourhood.

Making Stay a Little

What playtesting
made us change.

A missed promise was remembered as a favour. A witnessed encounter went unanswered. Playing exposed problems the automated checks had missed.

Five chapters of making the game ↗
From the August playtest

What happens when the game remembers something you never did?

A message thanked the player for helping when they hadn’t shown up.

Read the chapter ↗
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Visit the game on itch.io ↗In development. No public download yet.Read the development journal ↗