"I've been meaning to ask you out for a while now."

Meet up with Douglas for a special  "Apples to Ashes"  episode VN featuring a short and sweet   story "not canon" to the main plot of the upcoming visual novel, but shaped and produced by the creator,    Primarvelous, for the fans!


Content Warnings include:

  • Romantic themes in a date setting with a male character
  • Spoken dialogue and voice acting
  • Two (2) separate instances of a sudden, loud sound effect

We encourage players to utilize the sound settings to adjust bgm, sound, and voice acting volumes to their liking. This project also features dyslexia-friendly font facing.


Featuring work from these fine creators:

Douglas Owens portrayed by Dragon!

Script-writing  by Erin Murphy!

Programming by Oriana  Greene!

Teaser trailer by StarPunchPlatinum!

Background art, character art, and scenario by Primarvelous!


Special thanks to BáiYù for assisting with the web version among other fixes!


Apples to Ashes series, scenario,  and characters created and owned by Primarvelous! You can follow Apples to Ashes development on twitter or tumblr!


This visual novel was created as part of the One of Any Asset 2023 game jam! The guidelines for this game jam are as follows:

  • one sprite  (one character,  one pose) (multiple expressions without change in pose are okay)
  • one background  (one place, one time of day)
  • one illustration  (in place of the one sprite and one background)
  • one thousand words
  • one background sound file 
  • one sound effect
  • one voice actor
  • one piece of menu background art
  • one main project 

In line with the game jam's theme, every member of the team is a member of the LGBTQ+ community in some way, namely the creator and developer Primarvelous, who is a  transgender, bisexual woman.  We're proud to employ the talents of queer creators  to fully embrace  the game jam in its queer edition this year.


Although this game is free to download, any and all donations are appreciated! Thank you for playing!


This visual novel is part of the Queer Games Bundle 2023 Edition!

Updated 1 hour ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, HTML5
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
AuthorPrima
GenreVisual Novel
TagsDating Sim, Romance, yandere

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Bowling For Apples 1.0 - PC/Linux ver. 42 MB
BowlingforApples-1.0-mac.zip 31 MB

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It was so cute, I loved it... will there be a sequel? some people put him as yandere, is he yandere?

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Aww that was so cute! I'll be honest, I was like the girl from that one meme where she couldn't help but stare at a guys booba. To whoever voiced Douglas-- you sir, are a saint your voice works so well and it's so soft and nice to hear! Especially with that little accent!

The art was so soothing and lovely to see, especially when you're only limited to one background and sprite, looks very well made!

I think I just fell in love. I can't wait to see more of Douglas! <3

Saaaame. The man is a giant teddy bear.

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🤍LOVE THIS GAME!🖤

Douglas is cute

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Douglas has quickly stolen my heart! He's so adorable and his voice acting was so well done I had to stop from swooning every time he spoke! For such a short game using one asset this was so much fun! I eager await the rest of this game!

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Very cute! :D

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So adorable, Douglas is so adorable!!! 1000/1000 chef's kiss!

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this mini episode was ADORABLE !!! I enjoyed the visuals and the art style so much !!! 100/10 fantastic mini dating sim <3

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Ugh this is so cute!

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I got a Mac and can't open the file even after I unzipped it :(

I also have a Mac and it won't let me open it either Q-Q

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May I ask your operating system?

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same here

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Super cute game!! I love Douglas so much!