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Rambi_PorkChop · Published by Rambi_PorkChop
Content notice: This game features pretty descriptive mentions of murder and its method, whilst nothing is graphically shown descriptions are detailed
Last updated 6 Oct 2026
A visual novel passed through an image compressor Play as a murderer unsure of their entire life, down to their name. But you have a mission. One you NEED to undertake.
Embark on a journey of self-discovery as you navigate the consequences of your actions in "You are a Failed Murderer," an RPG where every decision matters. Question who you truly are when faced with a mission that defines your existence.
About this game
You're someone with no life.
No Memory, No life. You are absolutely nothing.
Your life has had it's borders realised and zoomed out
It makes a screen, one of which you can see the edges of. It's rubber tubing has an incessant humming; It is head splitting
You want to feel something. You NEED to feel something.
And you can only think of one way to accomplish that.
You have one want. One need. To steal the life of someone.
You don't care how, you don't care when, but whatever it is. Don't get yourself caught.
Because… You want to win this game right? To unplug life from its cables and wake up.
Play as a murderer unsure of his life. His circumstances. The people around him. His everything.
He only has a single goal, and you're going to be complicit in that.
Containing revelutionary features such as:
5 Colours
Welsh People
Multiple Endings
The "7 Days" Soundtrack as a guest appearance
A whole lotta murder
And bit crushed cats!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows (7 or BIGGER)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or SUPERIOR
- Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
- DirectX: Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS *: Windows (7 or BIGGER)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or SUPERIOR
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
- DirectX: Version 9.0
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
YAAFM 1.05
A big update that I've hoped fixes a lot of the issues from launch CHANGE LOG-Fixed Car Chase scene not displaying images properly-Car Chase scene now displays fail image instead of cutting to black-Fixed dead pixels in Yeah's (MC) walking sprites in the dirt road segment-Changed how cassette tapes are called by the system, I _think_ this should cause less lag-Fixed the Government Guy's battle not fading back in after completion-Fixed battles persisting for a turn after a successful murder-Added a comma to a certain scene to make it make more sense grammatically-Made this same scene not skip over dialogue if proceeded by a choice input-You no longer have to wait for the announcement to conclude at the train station before boarding-Changed an animation frame in regards to the train to make it look more natural-Updated Wii controller support-Updated the intro "PRESS ENTER" text-Stopped self def tape crashing/softlocking the game-Stopped self def tape having flicking images-Stopped self def tape persisting the punching image onto the intuition portion-Made 7 days tape fade out when selected-Made 7 days tape reshow song choices instead of having to back out of the menu and re enter-Made 7 days tape return you to the cassette menu instead of closing the menu entirely-Made 7 days tape return option part of the list instead of the back-out function being handled by its own logic, pressing return (X on keyboard, B on XBOX, B on Switch (I think) 2 on Wii, and circle on Playstation)-Made "Return" the bottom of the list, and not Welsh tapes-Changed the movement of the outside church graphic, so it doesn't awkwardly cutoff at the bottom-Changed icon image-Fixed typos-Fixed when selecting a place on the map it would repeat the prompt even when declining to enter the location-Changed overworld map to always be sprinting, pressing shift (X on XBOX, Y on Switch, Square on PS, and I have no idea on Wii, maybe B?) will now slow the player down instead of speeding up-Added prompt on o...Read full article on Community Announcements (Rambi)AnnouncementsOfficial
19 / 05 /2025 || You are a Failed Murderer's Development Progression
Hey Hey, another update! I've mainly been working on the church in Llanbradach. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/a2cda7614d2d8e73559c470dbb04e09aefde7357.png I've changed how rendering works, now everything is pixel perfect! Lighting, effects, shaders, all perfect to the pixel, we love to see it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/fa8562e2a75352e2d72d05cfb3a5dcdb1f4bcb59.png I've restructured some battle stuff under the hood {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/139404f323006d87f272ae6cb3ccf298361e79a9.png I've also implemented a time system, pretty happy with this one! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/605fb1019405a41e7f0397a59f1c7d705d59c91c.png Well alright, I have done other things, but they've been pretty minor, or too under the hood to be interesting, I hope we're still excited for updates, reminder that the demo will be releasing on the 16th of July, have a good one everyone!Read full article on Community Announcements (Rambi)AnnouncementsOfficial
You are a Failed Murderer's Development Progression + Demo Release Date
Heya! DEMO RELEASE DATE 16th OF JULY 2025 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/8c996b445d6562313adeaa83cf636b1aa07cea49.png I'm realising now that if people aren't part of the discord or following me anywhere then there hasn't been any updates, which sucks for people excited... sooooo! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/abc55ecbff09e3b1ed0ae24018f357a863d137d6.png I've been working on both Ystrad Mynach and Llanbradach, these are going to be the 2 playable areas in the demo; the train that connects the two villages is now completed letting you freely move between the two however you please, {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/674679298d6141ab466da321f59eb6fe1bbd0496.png None of the fights in Llanbradach have yet been completed, this is the next task to do after something big I'm working on in Ystrad, A lot of text was also re written {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/00dae62c1357a21d3e8454b98dcbcfa2c1880fe4.png As well, palette switching is completely finished! Not even any bugs, it simply works, it surprised me too. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/5bad71435de319e1a2cf368aaf945e90dc1756a4.png Here's Llanbradach station with palette 3 :P {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45515882/3b6a5a4651e0d2e63daa125d2530b3882e8c7fd2.png I'm hoping to have the demo internally completed sooner rather than later so I can have translated versions ready on release date, however if that can't happen languages will be released in updates :) As well! YAAFM hit 3,100 wishlists recently, that's something I never really thought would happen or for so many people to care so much, so I can only really give a huge THANK YOUUUUU It sincerely means a lot people care about my dumb little murder sim. That's pretty much the extent of the update on steam anyway, if you want more consistant updates you can join the discord or follow me on bluesky :P https://discord.gg/6UWBvZSqrt https://bsky.app/profile/rambiporkchop.bsky.social Until next time -RambiRead full article on Community Announcements (Rambi)
