🎮 True Smile – A Linear Visual Novel A dark, linear visual novel dealing with secrets, betrayals, and a past that refuses to stay buried.

📖 Story On her birthday, Lola wakes up plagued by nightmares. Her father is dead, her aunt is still absent, and her best friend, Chloé, is her only comfort. But when she discovers that her father's death was not an accident – and that a secret organization named LOLA is involved – she finds herself caught in a spiral of lies, hidden truths, and deadly revelations.

The deeper she digs, the more she uncovers the dark secrets behind her family's ruin, the mayor's corruption, and the experiments that turned her life upside down. The closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes that everyone around her — Ruby, Penny, and even Chloe — is pursuing their own agendas.

This is a linear story with no narrative branches. Your choices influence the flow of the narrative, but the destination remains unchanged.

✨ Features

• Linear narrative – a single story, no alternative endings.
• Atmospheric visual effects – particle effects, parallax backgrounds, dynamic text animations.
• Custom cursor and interactive UI.
• Auto-save – your progress is saved automatically (simple save system).
• Adjustable settings – fullscreen, music/sound volume, text speed, and auto-forward.
• Pause Menu – quick access to options and exit.
• Original soundtrack and sound effects – all royalty-free, used with permission.
• Developed with WinEngine – a custom game engine based on SFML.

🎭 Characters

Name	Role
Lola	The heroine – a young girl quietly haunted by her father's death.
Chloe	Lola's best friend – caring, but with secrets of her own.
Ruby	A mysterious classmate who knows more than she lets on.
Penny	A hostile rival who holds Lola responsible for her family's downfall.

🎵 Credits

• Director / Writer / Artist / Programmer – WIN
• Sound Design – WIN (royalty-free resources)
• Special Thanks – to everyone who supported this project an Noraneko for his backgrounds

📦 System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7 or later
• Processor: 1.5 GHz or faster
• RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 200 MB available space
• Resolution: 1920×1080