Body Count
Your life isn’t going how you’d hoped. Despite having big plans when you graduated, you’re stuck in a dead end job and a crappy flat with zero romantic life to speak of. All until a friend convinces you to join the cast of a new reality TV show.
The premise is simple: 12 singles are sent to a villa on a tropical island and they live there together for a month. After 28 days, the couple who is voted by the other islanders as being most likely to withstand the test of time will win £500,000. In addition, the couple with the highest body count will win £500,000. Total prize pool? £1,000,000.
In this context, “body count” refers to how many people you’ve slept with… right? Well, that’s what you think when you sign your contract. Turns out, though, that not all of your fellow cast members will be using that definition to get to the prize.
Fall in love, win big money, solve some murders and try to stay alive.
Body Count is rated 18+ for violence and sexually explicit content. Warnings for the existing chapters include: Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Sex & Smoking. This list will be reviewed and updated with updates.
Body Count is written by Nell! Want to track me down? You can find me on Tumblr, Ko-Fi and email.
The user interface for Body Count has been developed by the brilliant nyehilismwriting who can be found over on Tumblr and Itch.io. Chapters 2 & 3 have been edited by huge-brained J.A. Fitzjames who can be found on Tumblr, and the Body Count logo was designed and created by the incredibly creative Steph who can be found over on Tumblr.
Thank you to my amazing beta testers for swatting bugs and to everyone else that has given me advice, listened to me rant and whinge, and helped with testing/proofreading/tweaking etc etc.
Development log
- Public itch.io demo release!Apr 22, 2023
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Grinn, who I will lovingly cradle and protect from whoever slit Ellis' throat in cold blood. If it was him (it probably wasn't) I will conspire with my bae.
DAMN, this is noice
Im kinda leaning towards Griffin and Vinh,
This shit is good, hope this continues
Maybe we're delusional and seeing Ellis was a hallucination, but im low key sus of Avery and rowan plus atticusAfter clicking the "Bit rude, no? I'm not sitting until she acknowledges me." with nyra on a date there is this error and you can't continue picking choices. also i think the saving is bugged i can't save at all.
CHARLIIEEE ❤️❤️
arthur
need i say more
i knew what was going to happen vaguely from reading the description and it still caught me off guard. the writing is amazing and immersive, i can't wait for more!
love both the aesthetic and the concept, love island plus murder is a really cool idea.
MORE GRIFFIN LOVE YALLL
Jaw dropped
I'm seeing an odd lack of love for Florrie down here. Really hope this game gets continued.
FELL IN LOVE WITH IMOGEN AND FOUND OUT THIS PROJECT HASNT BEEN UPDATED IN EIGHT MONTHS RAAAAAH
GOOD LORD I NEED TO BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN GRIFFIN AND CHARLIE IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK GAAAAHHHHH
Hi! Can we have long hair options? I only got buzz cut, tight braid and short locks.
There's a cycling link earlier on to set your hair length and texture! If you leave it on short then your style options later will be specific to short hair 🙂
Thanks!
stumbled upon this game, it’s really good! loving the story so far, excited for future updates :D
came here for some goofy fun, got depression instead. Ellis. why
I love it the part when I choose Syd, and idk but the hint of Arthur show up just to tease me in the kitchen is so delicious
I have to be Adegoke's biggest fan the way he has me wrapped around his finger LORD
on another note, absolutely loving this IF so far. i just know its gonna have me on the edge of my seat
Ya boi was trying to shoot my shot w/ charlie
Everyone was alright or nice but me n charles got chemistry ✨
A very good game!!!
I definitely regret not fully reading the description, because I wasn't expecting a whole murder mystery, but this has me at the edge of my seat! Needless to say, pleasantly surprised. I just finished the other game she made, Nine Months Out. I wouldn't call it a game, more of a surreal experience. I can tell this game is gonna be insane when it's finished. Florrie ftw, thought she was gonna be an annoying character. But, I've warmed up to her fast.
Is this still ongoing?
this is a very spooky question
sorry for the false hope :/
I like this IF so much I've already played many times, usually I don't do this kind of thing. Cannot wait to see the rest of the mysteries regarding the plot! <3
Also, the UI is pretty and elegant, love it.
if arthur has a million fans, then i am one of them. if arthur has ten fans, then i am one of them. if arthur has only one fan then that is me. if arthur has no fans, then that means i am no longer on earth. if the world is against arthur, then i am against the world. (real) (i am extremely downplaying how much i love this man)
on a serious note, this is one of the best IFs i've read here on itch.io (might be a biased take because of arthur - and charlie, too!). the concept was so interesting and promising and you executed it perfectly. top-tier writing as well. honestly, i feel like i can read it over and over again and i'll still find new stuff. that's how good it is.
overall a great demo. hope we get a new chapter soon, can't wait!
hope this isnt a dead project
That was sarcasm directed at someone being pushy about updating. The project’s not dead, but Nell is an adult with a life, responsibilities, and commitments that leave them with less time than they’d like to focus on passion projects that require a ton of creative and analytical energy. I know it sucks, but giving Nell time to continue at their own pace without rushing will lead to a much better end result when the time comes. Art can’t be rushed. Let’s all take a breath and be patient.
Really fun so far! I'm noticing that a lot of the choice texts are cut-off near the end though. Not quite sure how to fix it because it didn't go away even after fiddling around with the settings or widening the screen
I realized….. I can romance Charlie and Avery….
Cheers, great concept and execution, defo want to see where it goes!
Saves don't work on the app.
prompt() is not and will not be supported.
can't believe i'm admitting this but when i started to play i sort of forgot the plot premise so when IT happened i screamed hhdjssj. i was thinking it's just a cute little reality tv dating show game cause my brain genuinely wiped any other info from my mind. also i have never wanted to befriend people more than griff and florrie despite being the exact opposite of them. 5/5 game patiently looking forward to more.
NDXUSOUFCJSODKSAOZ CHARLIEEEEEEEEE and vinh of course <3
maybe Atticus too…
I'm torn between Florrie and Rowan. HELP 😭
I love them both
I kinda love Vinh and Arthur although he is who I suspect as a killer the most lmao
at the Arthur scene during the first set of dates I think I started melting
I absolutely love the writing of the dialogue choices in this game!
"Call me Switzerland, because I'm staying neutral."
"[I'm] a durian, because I'm gross and everyone hates me and I'm banned from public transport."
GRIFFIN LOVE!!!!!!!!!
There were so many ROs to choose from and I loved everyone of them...
I chose Griffin but at the same time wanted to choose Adegoke as well😩😩😩
CHARLIE, MY BELOVED
my friend is asking about the s scene in chapter two, how do I trigger it? 😶🌫️
The first one you need to be sober after never have i ever and coupled with Griff, and the second one is you need to be drunk and coupled with syd
Uhhhhh this is just awesome. Love the concept, love the ROs, weeeee
AHHHHHH GRIFFIN 😍😍 I am in love. And I need more like omg a murder mystery?!