schlo friends

A static HTML5 visual novel released on 04.18.2025. It features stories from the popular sitcom "Friends", alongside original stories involving Drey Gan and some Schlos he temporarily lives with.

Description of the game from itch.io: Multi-chapter kinetic visual novel featuring a mix of situational comedy and psychological horror.

Directly following the events of schlo room explorer (a short point-and-click game which helps establish the premise of this work), Drey Gan adapts to a new living situation with genetically engineered humans, or Schlos; most of whom do not like him.

While the information that is relevant to the schlo storyline can be found in the chapters titled "schlo friends", some fun friendlike comedy can be found in the other chapters. In the schlo friends chapters, Drey Gan is involved in unfortunate activities. In the comedy chapters, the six figures present in the title artwork are actors, portraying some well-known stories.

I do not claim to own the ideas presented in "poker party", "the preparations" or "resolutions". These chapters are parodies of preexisting works.

Total play time is around one hour. There is a chapter selection menu.

content warning: mention of human trafficking, verbal (and off-screen physical) abuse, threats of violence, weapons, and implied sexual violence towards an animal ("schlo friends, parts 1-3") and gambling ("poker party")

schlo friends on itch.io

Commentary

I don't really have any further commentary to share on this one at this time. It was hard working with the friends script because I don't like how the show is written. I never enjoyed watching it. I just thought this was a funny idea. I like this one.
You can read through it below.

Music
  • sixth2: Kind of futuristic and empty
  • sixth4: Bird chirping, rattle-y, kind of has a feeling of resolution to it
  • sixth5: Busy, has a vacuum sound
  • sixth6: This one uses a sitcom cue jingle sample, laughing tracks and is repetitive, as if saying that sitcoms are dumb.
  • sixth7: This one has clapping. It sounds kind of cold. I looked at the notes for the Friends song melody and plugged them into the piano roll.
  • sixth8: This one also uses the "Friends" "melody". It sounds commercial.
  • sixth9: Bubble sounds, dramatic sample coupled with the sitcom cue jingle. It's busy, hilarity is bound to ensue.
  • sixth10: Spa music meets toy shop music.