JACKKNIFE
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
JACKKNIFE is a psychological horror visual novel set in the highways of rural America. You play a lone hitchhiker trying to outrun your past when a charming truck driver named Jackie offers you a ride. But as snow begins to fall, you sense that your rescuer might be far more dangerous than you expected.
Features:
- 13,900 words
- 9 cgs
- Branching narrative paths based on choices
The Characters:
Jackie
Player:
You play as a lonely hitchhiker. A woman, though who she is and what she’s running from are left to you. There are no pronoun options, and the story uses feminine terms like 'lady' when referring to you. Your appearance is never shown directly, but your style of dress is more feminine, like references to wearing skirts and make-up.
Content warning:
Jackknife contains depictions of blood, death, stalking, manipulation, and predation. This game explores mature subject matter intended for adult audiences. Minor sexual themes, but no explicit graphic sex is depicted.
Future Plans:
Due to all the interest in the game, JACKKNIFE will be continued! An update is planned to hopefully release at the end of the year! See this devlog for more details.
I’ve had this concept for a few years now, but I took the opportunity this year to practice branching paths in a visual novel in a way I haven’t before. I do have some future ideas for this game, but I wouldn’t call it a demo, as I don’t currently plan to finish it , it was more of a writing exercise. However, if there’s enough interest, I might continue it!
For now, feel free to check out my other games. I recently released a remake of my lesbian dating sim from years back, check it out here: https://llonelly.itch.io/monster-sweethearts-recut
Join my Patreon if you also want to support me further: https://www.patreon.com/cw/llonelly
In general, thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to play. Thanks!
Download
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Development log
- JACKKNIFE Update Coming Soon.15 days ago
Comments
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girl i subscribed to the patreon i am so hooked. im also so glad to see that you are continuing this! like all the other comments, i definitely agree that Jackie is attractive, but one thing i found intriguing about the game is how often our MC’s desire is treated as a death sentence. and not just sexual desire! the amount of times i died just from wanting to investigate the weird things MC was hearing Jackie do or say were numerous. living as a woman, and a queer woman at that, there are so many tales of women desiring something and the moral of that story is that a woman’s desire is bad. and the desire can be anything: knowledge, freedom, sex, power. those women in these stories are then punished for that desire, and those narratives justify that punishment by saying that the desire itself is destructive enough to warrant a painful consequence. Jackie is very Blue Beard coded to me in that way. ANYWAY all that discombobulated rambling to say that i am hooked on the themes of it all and i am excited to see where you take it!!
why do i keep on getting typerrors like bool object is not callable?
I LOVE JACKIE SHES SO HOT HEHEEH
i really like jackie so far
Genuinely the first time I've found a visual novel with a character that feels like they were written for me (and a mc that feels like they're thinking my thoughts!). On top of that the art is absolutely gorgeous. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for future updates and you can bet I'll be buying that DLC! I wish you luck in your endeavors!
please finish this i'm begging </
It’s really arouse and drags on, I can’t wait for the next instalment.. It’s incredibly interesting.
i freaking love this came and went through everything in one day
We must be kindred souls, or have gone through some similar shit at some point. I'm not one to cry much anymore, but you had me tearing up by the first diner scene. I've met most of the people you've described.
Good job with your writing. Great game.
im so fucking excited for more butch trucker vampire yuri u dont even understand
shes so ethel cain
thoroughfare
PREACH
Awesome game! I played it live and I made it into an ASMR thing as well, I hope that's okay! Creditted the art and the game itself too :3
it’s no problem at all! Thank you so much :3
If you guys ever see me getting manipulated by a big butch, DO NOT SAVE ME! I'm exactly where I want to be
i really love this please make more !!!
PLEASE finish this game, we do not have enough yuri vampire content that isn't fetishised to the moon... we YEARN for Jackie lmaooo
this was so good I honestly wasn’t expecting how much it’d stick with me but it did and if you ever do decide to finish it one day, I’ll be the first in line to play it ^o^
Please finish it like genuinely i played a few weeks ago and i can’t get this vn out of my head I NEED MORE JACKKNIF (but obviously take ur time, great game ;)
please finish this game its so good and i need more of jackie
this game is everything, enjoyed playing it so much!!
Hello? I never once thought that scrolling through the Psychological Horror feed would be blessing me with a (finally) butch wlw VN aahueghrfegf!!! So excited to give my feedback on this and hopefully you'd consider continuing the game!
i miss my mucsle mommy
this game was sm fun i absolutely loved it. i need more wlw games like this, i immediately played ur other game as well ^^
I absolutely loved this! Once I finished the initial game, I played through to try and get as many endings as possible! I need more for sure, I'm hooked
I know the comments are full of this, but CONTINUE THIS PLEASE. This really is something. The concept, the execution. I'm salivating at the mere thought of getting to further explore the lore of this story. Oh, and I'm just a sucker for dom masc women. GUILTYYYY.
one of the best wlw games i've playeddd as a lesbian I find it sooo hard to find good wlw anything and this is just perfect I neeeddd moree
I NEVER play WLW, in fact this was my first, but with her in game ill gladly look foward for more! #needthat
this game makes me crazy. PLEASE more. or at least more with this character, anything
looved loved loved !!! one if my first games ive played on this website and one of the first visual novels i finished myself. i looved how much i got into it. the flirting had be blushing 🥰 if you wanted to continue id looove to support abd play the rest!
WOAH I NEED HER WTF
please, its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOOOOORE PLEAAAASEEEE
Va a salir para android?
estoy fascinado con esta novela visual,me encanta jackie es perfecta,deseo poder jugar la actualizacion cuando sea su momento <222
i love her so much,,, i love jackie so so much my GAWD... please,,, continue,,, im begging oplsslplsplsp,,, she is SO my type and shes a FOX!!!!im actualy so dizzy dis is the first tim e agame got me this hooked
Nesesito que continúes este juegooo 😔😔😔
PLeasee continue it i beg you!!! It was so well made and i loved every bit of it.🥹
This is really well done! You balance the horror with the various kinds of intrigue (the curious kind and the gay kind) super well. I'm not usually one for VNs but I played through as many endings as I could find! I'll def be keeping an eye out if you ever decide to do a full release
why do masc women just have to be so ughhh. we need more of this game and jackie i really hope you release more this is so good