The Overtaken
You play as a Portuguese person living in England, in a world where every person is tethered to a ghost. What happens when said ghosts become a danger to you, and only you. Can you continue living with a dangerous being following your for the rest of you life?
Features:
- Play as a girl, boy or non-binary
- Romance whoever you like despite gender and how many you like
- Build your character with personality
- Study for your GCSEs (with a twist)
- Go on little escapades with your friends
- Try to get along with your sister
- Much more
TW as of now:
- Family Abuse
- Panic Attacks and Anxiety
- Suicide and suicide mentions
- Depression
- Profanity
Please be advised and read with caution. If you feel that it is becoming too overwhelming, take a break.
If you see any typos or bugs, reach out to me at: daopenghosted@gmail.com with screenshots. I really appreciate it, thank you!
Development log
- BUG FIXESJun 29, 2022
- Name Duplication SMALL UPDATEJun 19, 2022
- Gender Stat Screen SMALL UPDATEJun 19, 2022
- Chapter Two RELEASEJun 19, 2022
- Chapter One RELEASEJun 19, 2022
- Prologue (DEMO Announcement)Jun 19, 2022
Comments
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Man am dead. Dead as hell.
So, just to be sure; I am haunting my dead body, while also being possesed by another ghost, and being tethered to yet another ghost, which I share with four more people.
Neato
is this still being worked on or is it on hiatus
As a general rule for IFs here on itch, if it's more than a year since the last update and the writer hasn't replied to any comments since then, you can generally assume the IF in question has been abandoned. Sometimes not for good, if the writer lost interest for a while or life events made it hard to continue writing, there is a (small) chance that that the writer will eventually regain enough interest in the IF to continue or be at a space in life again that is conducive for them to get back to that IF again. But even that is rare at best. So this IF, though promising, has unfortunately likely gone the way of so many other promising, but unfinished IFs here on itch.
actually being portuguese made this so much fun
This is the very first IF I read and it made me fall in love with the genre…I really hope we get more and you are so talented!! I fell in love with everything about this story and was so sad when there was not more LOL!!
Can't wait for the full story! Seriously, this is very underrated. If you ever have the oppurtunity, you should definately aim to have this idea realised as a TV series. I think it would be awsome! And the idea is so interesting and inventive.
this is a very good game and I've been finding myself checking it everyday to see if it updated AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I am too invested TT
There are some passages where if you chose 'Ima' as a Male character, you instead get stuff like "she", "herself" and whatnot. maybe it happens if you chose them as a NB too? or as a girl? Anyways it was a bug I noticed during the Alexander scene with the gang
love it though :))) glad i came across this IF when i did
oh i am so sorry, did not notice that. Ima cannot be NB unfortunately, but i will have an extra look through that specific scene to see and fix it. thank you for letting me know and for enjoying it! makes me very happy :]
Leo and Leo jr, very good name choices :)
Lou thinks so too :]
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I'm not sure if it's possible, but is there a way to prevent the protagonist from sharing the same name as other characters? It scares the hell outta me when I realised the principal's name is also Oscar.
haha i did not think of that, will add it yes. i am sorry you had to experience the fright of having the same name as the headmaster. i will add it on the next update! thank you for letting me know.
Thank you very much!
Nice story! but i do have to ask if you're portuguese? cause enrique is the spanish version of henrique in pt and the english translation would be henry and not eric
I am Portuguese, and i do have a lot of cousins named Enrique, it's a common name in Portugal.
When you find it a day after an update 😔
Haha hope you enjoy it!
Ohh this is amazinggg, I've been waiting for the update and I'm so happy to read more after the cliffhanger. I found some errors tho, in the relationship sidebar Immanuel /if, $Sibling in the hospital when you ask to be alone and $Child when your father talks with you. I hope to see more good job:D
Thank you! I am glad you liked it. I have fixed the sidebar bug, I cannot find the other two you have mentioned though, if you wouldn't mind, you can email me at: daopenghosted@gmail.com with screenshots or more detailed explanation. Thank you again!
great work! i really experienced the ever-constant noisiness of the family members
if you could, maybe add a place in settings to change your gender though
Yes, family members tend to be very noisy haha! That is a great idea, I'll implement that in the next update. Thank you!
Wow <3
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just playing the prologue, this hits hard, especially the scenes with Nessa and mc mom, i could feel this reasonate with my soul and i don't like it, as someone with younger brothers, aways having to behave well and be patient as the older sister, even though I'm sad or mad sometimes, i can't act like it, aways having to hand over things I like to them, it's aways "Vitoria, tu és a mais velha". Anyway Loved it, ghost is my favorite character, probably the bit of comfort we need in life
as an older sibling, i am glad the struggle resonates with you too. it is hard being the older sibling, we often have to put aside what we want or feel for the sake of the littles ones. i hold my role as older sibling in very high regards, and i am so proud of you for being a good sibling too. the ghost is very much a comfort character, i am glad you liked it. thank you for playing the game. hope to see you more!
Oof did this story, so far, hit the feels hard. Just everything feeling very close to how things had felt in the past (for me). The feelings, the thoughts, the being there but not really, you nailed it on the head. And that cliffhanger, ahh! Bravo, I can't wait for more and see how we, as the PC, are going to get out of this mess.
i am very glad that it is relatable. this story is very close to me as it is heavily inspired in my life, and my own struggles. i hope you are in a better place now in your life, and thank you so much for playing this. i hope you enjoy further chapters too! (and i am sorry about the cliffhanger)
I cry, how dare you make a beautiful story like this??? Anyway I can't wait for more update , this is amazing!! <3
thank you very much! i hope you continue to enjoy it <3
Just dropped by annnnnd…Happy Christmas Eve!🤣
i am a bit late but happy christmas eve!
I love this but at the same time I just.. criii.... T^T
it is a common feeling haha. thank you regardless :)
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アイケアビコーズ on a loop……
i just searched the song, it made me cry haha.
When I saw the new content I couldn't stop looping this song in my head😭 So fitting......
i am sorry but thank you as well.
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Okay an hour later and I've finished reading everything thus far I love the story already stinking love Charles with my soul
{SPOILERS TO THE STORY}
Personally was hit hard when the news of losing your ghost came up and felt horrible for the player character like give em some hugs and support (thanks to Archie for doing so) I was also hit hard by the player character suddenly thinking they where not real and they'll be forever alone that made me have a small reality check to remember i'm real, fine and safe which are my fault since I relate to most of what the player character has to endure so far but enough of that I can't wait for the next update to see what happens next thanks so much author for blessing us with this story
oh dayum took me ten minutes to write this so my last comment was two hours ago also sorry for the paragraph I don't write a lot of comments but when I do it's because of excitement and passion for the game :}
thank you so much for this comment, it is very detailed and lovely, it almost made me cry haha. a lot of the things the mc struggles with are things i struggle with in my everyday life, especially now as my mental health has not been very good. writing this into a story for others to read made me understand myself a bit more and hopefully make others understand that they are not alone. even when things seem out of place or not real, it is often just for a moment, stories like this help to make sense of these complicated feelings.
you do not need to apologize for the comment, it made me very happy and i hope you enjoy future chapters as well. thank you so much for taking the time to read the story and to comment!
"Updated 47 seconds ago"
Well thats a shocker O-o
Happy to be one of the firsts to read chapter 1
enjoy :)
Wow……Definitely looking for more! Some of the choices really catch me .(just the way I want my character to be…it's about the 'a bit overwhelming part' hhh) First comment in this website for you!
aww thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. hopefully the next update will come soon!
a really interesting concept, im super excited for the next chapter, definitely following :)
thank you very much! i hope to not disappoint.
I like your story. Can't wait for another update.
thank you, working hard on it.
can't wait for another ride! it's great so far, I love it
thank you! glad you enjoy it so far.
Nice demo, Can't wait for the next update. keep going
thanks, still working on it but it's getting there.