$12.99If Found... Erase a diary, save a world
You erase Kasio's December 1993 diary page by page to relive her month back home in Ireland: family fights, awkward crushes, kisses, a punk concert, a cute dog and a break-in, while a black hole grows toward the world. Hand-drawn and sad, then hopeful.
Is If Found... worth it?
If Found... is worth it if…
- you like short, story-first visual novels you read in one or two sittings
- you want a trans coming-out story about family, friends and starting over
- you like hand-drawn art and music carrying the feeling
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Erasing a diary to read it
You rub out Kasio's journal drawings and handwriting to move forward, uncovering the next memory underneath. It sounds backwards, and it is the point: you are watching her try to wipe December away as family conflict, confusion and small happy moments pile up. Late on, the motion flips and you write instead, choosing words and helping shape how she looks going forward. It stays gentle throughout, a short sit-back read with music and pictures doing the heavy lifting.
Coming home and the end of the world
The story splits between Achill Island in December 1993 and a space captain named Cassiopeia trying to stop a black hole from swallowing Earth. One thread is concrete: returning home, a mother and brother who do not understand her as a trans woman, new friends, Jupiter talk, a ruined mansion. The other is stranger and more metaphorical. You follow both toward New Year's Eve, when Kasio destroys the diary and everything has to resolve or break.
What should you know before reading?
How do you actually play it?
You erase. Each scene asks you to rub out text and sketches with the cursor, sometimes layer by layer, until the next part appears. There is a full-erase option when your wrist gets tired. Near the end you switch to writing and making small decisions about wording and Kasio's appearance, which feeds a short epilogue about where everyone lands.
Is the space story separate from Kasio's story?
Not quite. Cassiopeia's run from the black hole mirrors what Kasio is going through back home, and the two threads meet at the end. If you prefer everything spelled out, some chapters may feel open to interpretation. If you like piecing a metaphor together, that is half the pleasure.
How heavy does it get?
Heavy in places, warm by the finish. Expect rejection at home, spiralling, and talk of giving up, alongside crushes, jokes, music and friendship. The tone leans toward hope and acceptance rather than despair, with comfort coming from other outcasts more than from home.
