Mind the Gap
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
A journey without destination.
A story you can’t escape.
You wake up in a train compartment you don’t remember boarding. The air feels too heavy, the silence too deliberate. Outside your door you hear voices, footsteps, strangers who look just as lost as you.
"Mind the Gap" is a psychological thriller visual novel about trust, fear, and the way people change when they’re trapped together.
✦︎ All CGs, sprites, most UI elements BG's are hand-drawn by me with loving hands
✦︎ Voiced Characters!
✦︎ Languages: English + Español + Portuguese (BR) (more languages may be added in the future!)
✦︎ Around 4 hours of gameplay! (Depends on how fast you read)
✦︎ Over 50 000~ words
✦︎ Psychological thriller vibe: VERY slow-burn suspense, unsettling details and a constant feeling that something isn’t quite right...
⚠️ This visual novel contains mature and disturbing content. Reader discretion is strongly advised. ⚠️
✦︎ Graphic violence and character death
✦︎ Psychological manipulation and gaslighting
✦︎ References to torture
✦︎ Child endangerment
✦︎ Themes of suicidal ideation
✦︎ Strong language
✦︎ Body horror
✦︎ Assault and physical violence
This is a psychological thriller. None of the above content is glorified or romanticized — it serves the narrative.
If any of these topics are harmful to you, please take care of yourself first ♡
✦︎ Background music and sound effects taken from PIXABAY. Royalty-free music 100%. Links for everyone:
WELC0MEИ0, Lilliben, VirtueXII, Emmraan, Liecio, sharvarion. Check them out^^
✦︎ “Tense Silence” — is the first ambient I’ve ever made for a game.
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Making this game takes a lot of time, energy, and creative sanity. I love doing it — but sadly, love alone does not pay for groceries :D
If you'd like to support me on Patreon for a small amount, i'd be incredibly grateful! You'll also get early access to new chapters before everyone else and monthly updates.
!!!Important! If you want to support me with a donation, please do it through Patreon!!! Itch.io takes a huuuge commission, and I barely receive anything
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Development log
- I updated the CGs for Chapters 1–2!!5 days ago
- Portuguese (BR) translation is here! + Interface toggle button64 days ago
- MTG CHAPTER 3 IS OUT!!!65 days ago
- Mind the Gap Chapter 3 early access is now on Patreon!73 days ago
- Voice acting added! + royalty-free music...Feb 20, 2026
- Join Mind the Gap Discord!Jan 12, 2026
- SECOND CHAPTER IS OUT!!Dec 27, 2025
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this is like actually one of the best visual novels ive played in a while, the characters are all so distinct and interesting, its incredibly immersive to the point where the tense scenes made me feel actually anxious and unsettled. The voice acting and art is amazing too. ill defo be thinking of this game non stop for at least a week, whether thats due to how horrifying it is, how thrilling it is or both. Can't wait to see more of this game, I don't remember being so invested in the mystery horror elements of a game like this since i played danganronpa. Keep up the amazing work, this game is SO GOOD :)
Ame 😻😻😻
Haia! I noticed a slight bug in the music, at least I think it might be. The first time I played Chapter 3, the music in Vir's cutscene stood out to me a lot. I don't think it appeared anywhere else except the scene when we're alone. Unless I just don't remember it, but I'm sure it was only in that one scene.
(talkin about 171219 - mystery piano/ ancient ruins by WELC0MEN0)
I just finished replaying the game after the tiny update and now it seems to play in a lot more places (when it kinda doesn't fit the scene), like when everyone is at the table or just discussing in the first and second car. Which, if I remember correctly, used to have more suspenseful music.
Now I could be just tweaking and it was like that the whole time or it was done like this on purpose in the lil update. But just wanted to mention it in case it wasn't supposed to be like that, since it feels a bit off.
Annywayyyy, I love the new CGs!! They're very pretty! I also hope your break is going very well and I can't wait to see what you've been cookin up :>
Oh, how I miss Vir! He really got to me, I'm so anxious that I keep replaying it 🥲
this is genuinely one of the BEST vn I've ever played! It's been so long since a vn had an interesting story on it's own. I love naomi so much I hope nothing happens to her 🥹🥹 she my daughter
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD!!!
the characters are so interesting (also the voice actors did an amazing job)
Im so interested in how things will turn out!!
also I have to say this game really reminded me of your turn to die, And I mean it in like the best way possible ♡♡
Keep on doing what you're doing!
Ooh, thank you so much!! I'm really happy to hear you compare my game to YTTD since it's one of my favorite visual novels^^
That's so cool!! You have such a great taste by the way :D
Also your game is so so interesting I'm dying to know what will happen next !!
MDS EU AMEIII ESSA VISUAL NOVEL TÔ MUITO ANSIOSA PRA CONTINUAÇÃO 😭💞
Estou completamente ansiosa para a continuação
If something happens to Naomi ima crash tf out
So will I /silly
THIS GAME IS AMAZING OMG THIS IS MY FAVORITE NOVEL I CANT WAIT FOR MORE!!!
I'm in love with this novel, I can't wait to get to know more about Vir and Naomi.
As a fan of psychological horror?? THIS IS TOP TIER!!!!
THANK YOU!!^
I love Naomi Bro, she's so cute, and this game its so peak, also, i love vir so much.
naomi get behind me pls 😭I LOVE THIS
OH MY GOD! this game is absolutely AWESOME I was so tired of the stereotypical yandere VN because that's literally the only Visuals novels you can really find.. and this game is a breath of fresh air! It's incredible! I absolute love the mysterious atmosphere and the way each character is portrayed... You did an amazing job with the characters and their developments! My favorite characters are definitely Vir and Naomi, they're so mysterious.. I can't wait to learn more about them! I'll wait with excitement the next chapter! Congratulations for such a good game, definitely my top 1 favorite!
Really love this. I'm a sucker for stories with death games. Naomi, Leonel and Vir are my favorites so far. Vir in particular is quite mysterious and makes me curious; the voice for him is very fitting, too.
Also, Naomi is my daughter and I'll protect her forever.
Hehe thats a massive compliment coming from you!! Super glad you enjoy the game :)
Oh! Omg! Thank you a lot!!!<3
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OMG i love this game so much, the voice acting, story and art are incredible!! also the characters have such diverse personalities and styles, which i love. great job <333
omg ive been here since the beginning and i cant believe chapter 3 is already out :3
Apenas tuve oportunidad de leer la nueva actualización, sin duda está genial! Me encanta que Vir tenga mayor protagonismo y es interesante como cada decisión te da información diferente por lo que jugarlo más de una vez y probar distintos caminos te va dando más piezas del rompecabezas, ESTUVO LOQUISIMO EL DESENLACE, cuando parecía q llegaba el final muy amor y la amistad me pareció raro pero no cuestiones y derrepente PUM GOLPE DE REALIDAD, amo las imágenes y todo el lore, sigue así!
this game was freaking amazing !!! props to the creator, voice actors, and the music & sound effects. them voice actors had bills to PAY. I was intrigued from the start, and I loved how interactive everything was. and I know visual novels are usually like that, but this felt like I was playing The Waking Dead or Until Dawn. It was so fun trying to piece everything together in my head and trying to figure out what was happening before the characters/the mc does.
I also know the creator technically mentioned this in the preview when you download the game, but I love that this game shows how people are under pressure, when their trapped together, and when they're basically all being threatened with death. I adore psychology so seeing this and feeling like I'm almost in the game with them was so cool and I just loved playing this game.
chapter 3 spoilers ahead, go play the game first before you read the rest :3
I totally called the whole pardon = death thing, and it makes me wonder how no one (the characters) thought of that. and plus verity's hint, I knew from that hint that she was the concealer and it makes me wonder why no one thought to read in between the lines for what other people were saying. (though I'm sure vir must've at least had the thought in the back of his mind cause he's lowk smart). considering the fact they were to trying to use logic and interpret what everything meant, I feel like they should've remembered when vir said that they should focus on what people are saying and their body language to find out if their lying or not. and that also adds onto the theory that what if mc isn't actually who they seem and they're not an FBI agent like they say? I mean, if they're this so called FBI agent and they've been trained for this, how could they not catch onto veritys hint and that "freedom" isn't actually being released back to the outside world ? idk the mc and vir are a bit suspicious to me. even though I adore vir, I feel like he's hiding something. also, I could just be very yuri obsessed, but saphira and felicia were so cute. rip saphira my baddie, you will be missed :(
also I know that the stranger said that everyone that was in the train was completely randomized, but everything almost felt, planned? like the organization that abducted everyone had been watching them for bit before taking them. I mean hey, i could totally be wrong cause this is just a theory that could be irrelevant to the rest of the plot. but, it popped in my head when mc asked "was this deliberately planned?" because how could they have known that Leonel was into tarot cards, or when mc asked what everyone was doing before they got kidnapped Saphira had said her house got broken into. it could totally be random, but, I wouldn't put it past this mysterious organization to go out of their way to stalk 9 people to find out what they're like and how they behave before kidnapping them.
anyways thats all for my rant, thank you creator for making this I truly did enjoy every minute of it. and no rush, please take your time and take care of yourself. I cant wait for more !!!
First of all, thank you so much! It means a lot to hear the comparisons to The Walking Dead (OMG !!!)— it's actually one of my favorite games. And wow, this was incredibly interesting to read. Your thoughts and theories were so fun to go through. You know I can't confirm or deny any of them, but I really like the way you're thinking ^^
Lionel is the only sensible one here this chapter, Lord save us all.
Most sane character frr
stayed up so late playing this cause I just couldn’t stop until I was done 😭 so incredibly good and intense! The voice acting really brings all the characters to life it was like watching a movie. Love Vir and Naomi so much like I don’t want anything to happen to them 😫 I literally feel the manipulation through the screen cause I don’t know whether to trust Vir or not but like… he’s so pretty I honestly don’t care 😶
SOOO AMAZING ABSOLUTELY PEAK 10\10 I highly recommend
VIR OH MY GODD hes so fine with his hair down- plus the shirt- im FOAMING 🤤🤤🤤🤤 i love my baby Naomi , thats my daughter guys. i would NEVER let her get killed. nuh uh
The story in this VN is so fleshed out and creative. I truly did find myself being immersed in the world you've created. A lot of itch games fall short in this aspect (which is fair, no shade), but this game is truly one of a kind, and I can't wait to see what comes out of it.
Also, Naomi is such a cutie :(( I felt so maternal for her
I want the chubby one w the pube stache real bad.
I love death games so much!!!! And this one is so fun. Has a few key decisions, but they do impact the story from what I've played. I can't wait so see what comes next, even if I potentially lose my faves. I really love the character writing, even the ones I find insufferable (Vir n Deuce.) I cannot wait for more...
truth nuke.
Genuinely ate every. single. moment of this game up. The story pacing and character dynamics are just chef kiss, I love every bits of it to death and can't be more thankful that the creator created this game here (otherwise I wouldn't know that such a master piece exist).
Personally for me I don't think I have seen that many visual novel that truly delve deeper on darker topics and multiple facets on a character perspective, so the experience to me was quite refreshing. (Especially after I've finished ch3 💔)
(ps. Let's give a round of applaus to the amazing art style, sound effects and voice acting. <333)
*suspiciously and somehow gay-ly;*
man I can't believe there's gonna b more hair down Vir in the fourth chapter, I can't believe this, he looks sm better w his hair up sighh— completely unrelated but I accidentally slipped and made this sketch of him from memory, oopsie :3c
WOW, IT'S SO GORGEOUS!!!!
alot happened, i felt alot of emotions. but half way through i started to goon to hair down vir. and now all i remember is him
Lolol I'm already scared of what'll happen to you in chapter 4 when Vir's hair is down 24/7
CREATOR i love you keep iT coming more Vir content and my first born IS YOURS
OMGG?? Haha, okay-okay, I'm not stopping!^^
HOLY FUCK????? MAN JUST LET ME VIR AND NAOMI OUT THATS MY BAE AND MY KID. ALSO LET LEONEL OUT CUZ HE IS CHILL LEMME OUTTTTT
THANK YOU FOR FEEDING US! I JUST SAW IT CAME OUT!!! WHA YOU'RE THE BEST!
Aahh<3 Thank u, thank u!
Always! I just got done! The alone time with Vir?! The twist?! Hello?! The amazing drawings and voices?! So good!
This reminds me of Turn to Die -Death Game by Majority, it's also a very very good game. Btw kudos to the one who created this, it is very well made, keep up the great work
You mean yttd?(Your turn to die)
Yes lol i forgot the your hahahaha
It's so peak, Danganronpa too
I really love Your turn to die!!^^
Vuelvo a comentar después del cap 3, y pienso que una vez más se pasan. Se pasan en hacer una obra increíble una vez más! Me dejaron sin palabras, y con tristeza por lo que pasó. Sin duda valió la pena la espera, espero pronto que saquen nuevos capitulos para entender los personajes y seguir conociendo la historia que me tiene fascinada. Buen trabajo 🔥
(Aguante Stefan, Saphira y Naomi! Es el mejor, los amoo 😭)
Vas a caer Vir...
El juego es simplemente increíble, el como se envuelve y desarrolla todo es simplemente algo que nunca había experimentado dentro de una novela visual, incluso es un género que nunca había experimentado y este siendo una de mis primeras VN la considero un excelente trabajo!
Me encantó la historia y el desenlace del capítulo 3 es bastante curioso e intrigante, fue cine.
Aunque no sea un personaje muy interesante encajé mucho con Naomi, siento que es la hermana (o hija) pequeña que nunca tuve y siempre quería estar con ella y protegerla, como si realmente pudiera sentir y envolverme con el personaje :')
Como único detalle siento que hay algunos "inconsistencias" con la traducción al español, por ejemplo con "el cosa", algunos otros pequeños errores gramaticales pero todo súper entendible, quisiera poder aportar con el proyecto, muchas gracias por este trabajo Pix! ^^
holy shit... Me and a friend found this game on random and played through the whole thing in one sitting and oh god. This is so underrated. The writing is so well done, and the voice acting is so well executed for this kind of game. This is an absolute must play for any dark VN lovers
Spoilers ahead!!!
i think that the story is well written so far as what we have seen so far (chap 3). The mystery and the dynamic relationships are very well written, and no one has acting out of character nor acting strange for the situation. That hard to do when you want to express certain things about a character. Leonel is unironically the best character, it's not common they have this kind of character and it's so funny to see the dynamics between more stereotypical character's u see in killing games. I hope we get to see more sides of him but without losing his unseriuos appelle. But mostly bc i wanna see him get his shit rocked properly.
I am so excited to play the next chapters, such a good find right here folks. Also, those tags don't lie and I'm scared, going through all the options and seeing the differing dialog and routes and relationship changes depending on your actions is so cool to see (even if i wish we had a little more impact).
Also, small note for the VA's YALL ARE SO FUCKING TALANTED. I was worried we'd need to mute the voices bc this is an indie but the voice acting only enhances the game to another level. Personal fav is ofc Vir but Niaomi is also such a perfect fit.
hehe Naomi & Saph’s VA here! Tysm for the sweet compliment on the voice acting. Myself and my fellow cast members are amazing and I’m so happy you enjoyed all our performances 💕
Lo estaba esperando tanto, ame el capítulo Espero con ansias lo que viene después 😭🫶🏼 (te amo Vir)
Dios santo bendito, que estrés pase en este capítulo!!! Tenía mucho miedo de lo que podría pasar porque ya me lo olía pero a pesar de todo lo disfrute. Me encanta como este juego me hace pensar en todo, en cada detalle y desconfiar de cada cosa, es una tortura pero también es estimulante. Espero que sigas con este maravilloso juego, muchas bendiciones y abrazos🥰😘.
Me hace muy feliz que lo hayas disfrutado a pesar del estrés (¡que era la idea, jeje!) Que el juego te haga pensar en cada detalle y dudar de todo es justo lo que busco — es una tortura cariñosa 😌 Por supuesto que voy a seguir, ¡esto apenas empieza! Muchísimas gracias por tus palabras tan lindas, las bendiciones y los abrazos. Te mando otro abrazo bien fuerte<33