This is a wonderful game that evokes incredible emotions. Icould barely hold back my tears at the end.

This game is very well made and brought out a lot of emotions in me 

This is incredible. What an amazing and true-to-life depiction of manipulation and the pain that it causes. This made me analyze a lot of my past relationships and think about how much they may have affected me. Incredibly thought-provoking.

This. Is amazing. I can really tell you guys put effort into the story, the portrayal of the 'love interest' and the beautiful art! Thank you for this- I'm looking forward to your future projects!

the ending 1 For me it's the most real and also the scariest, because I know I would do the same as MC if I were in his place, it's scary to think that relationships like this exist and many can't get out of it due to psychological manipulation, when the words start repeating themselves and when you feel like things are only going to get worse even if the cycle continues the same

The writing caught me off guard really. It felt like any sort of cheesy trope before evolving to be on par with real life. The tension doesn't just magically resolve. It stays and festers, boiling down before erupting. While I have not personally experienced these issues, I appreciate the care put into the writing for victims of abuse feel seen. 

10/10, confused on getting the other endings and frankly, I might stop using skip for the sake of seeing other endings

lovely game. I found it when i was searching for a yandere game & at first it didn't seem like a yandere game.. until the psychological method of manipulating someone showed. I guess this is how it's like when you're in an abusive relationship n have to deal w/ this.. I'm just glad that the other siblings were there for us and have to deal with this cause i would not last a second. Overall the character designs & cgs are beautiful, i love the voice acting too, quite real.

Lovely game, amazing voice actors, great art. i loved everything. and the story itself is the highlight of the game <3

It breaks me, it broke my heart </3

For some reason, I feel that ideas highlighting awareness about signs of a toxic relationship are quite rare. As someone who has never been in a romantic relationship, this hits me hard and makes me more cautious about who I fall in love with

this one was certainly intense and unexpectedly hit home </3 a bittersweet, realistic experience and I felt satisfied reaching the true end which gave that kinda moving on aspect more easier, there's truly that valuable something you can take from this, some inspiring strength, relatable moments, and well, it helped me to learn about those toxic relationships that were so difficult to get out of.

I'm glad i played this. It helped me to realise some important things about both past and present relationships. Thank you for making this.

I came to see how this game is going to play with the 'hanahaki' disease trope and oh. My God. I did NOT expect to get flashbacks and absolute whiplash. THE PLOT IS SO GOOD. This feels so.... so realistic. My ex used to act like our sweetheart, making me feel horrible each day and then acting like it was fine afterwards, it feels suffocating and this game did those feelings so so well. I felt trap and when I got the final, true ending... Oh the tears. I learned how to forgive them, not just the characters, the person i was with, too. I wonder about them sometimes but I'm way better now. Thank you for this game, you have truly TRULY moved my heart.

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oh. my god. I absolutely BAWLED my eyes out over this game. I love yua sooo much !!!! they're such a cutie pie!! wish there was an ending where we happily ended up with them; but it makes far more sense from a realistic and creative project to not have that. this game is such a fucking masterpiece!!! the scene with yuu trying to make yua remember what their mother was actually like was SO SAD. and that scene with them walking together happily at the end of the 4th end?!?!? im dead. deceased. literally cannot explain how much I love this game.

Someone ask me to play this game... and I'm glad they did 1000/10

Since starting itch.io games, I've grown a new appreciation for the  beauty that's woven so intricately within these creations. 

Hydrangea is a visual novel that I will hold forever dear to my heart, and it is purely due to the amount of love and care intertwined within its story and storytelling. 

Characters, especially Yua, were so biting and raw. I would really like to say thank you to the Liyah Pon for her part, the voice acting was genuinely phenomenal.

Abuse isn't a mistake, or an occurrence, or some whimsical slip of acclaimed cruelty, but more often than not a cycle of... love. Not the love of purity and of warmth, but the love that holds and the love that drowns. 

As a previous commenter has mentioned, Hydrangea perfectly encapsulates the pure suffocation within relationships where unbalanced power dynamics are followed with resigned servitude. 

Thank you so much to all those that worked on the game, it was such a delight to play. 

I genuinely felt so trapped and helpless playing this game...it beautifully encapsulated the prison that abusive relationships can be. 10/10 experience, I found it horrifying. 

Passing by to remind everyone that Hydrangea’s Steam page is live! Wishlisting it helps the game reach more players. Tell your friends, family, and pets! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3121650

so good didnt even bother looking for a walkthrough guide

I originally downloaded the game due to taking an interest in the concept of a psychological horror that delved into the topic of an abusive relationship and it didn't disappoint in the slightest.

I was sucked into the story and began to relate a lot to the MC in terms of their mindset and how they thought, which then made me realise that a relationship I had gotten out of a few months back was like the one portrayed in Hydrangea to a lesser extent. 

The game portrays the topic in a very interesting and respectful manner and I appreciate that. Even making me aware of the cycle of abuse and that being the thing to make me realise what had happened and choosing to portray it via hanahaki disease was genuinely a smart move.

10/10 

this game was quite interesting to say the least. The concept of hydrangeas in the game was just WOW.. the characters and the story itself was so emotional it left me thinking about my life in the end. 

this is genuinely one of the best games i have played on here. its extremely immersive, well written, sad, and beautiful. love it <3

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Great game! Made me very emotional, I almost cried which doesn't happen often. All of the characters were very well written. Glad that in the true ending everyone got a happy ending. I loved this and it is definitely one of the best games I've ever played. 5 stars!

Amo  los Yanderes y a esa enfermedad ficticia q puede salir mal ? Jsksj

this game was insanely good
and i almost cried playing this
amazing storyline, art and everything 
10/10 

this is so good oh my gosh,, what's more crazy is after playing this I can see myself realizing and relating to some of the traumas elaborated in the game. 10/10!!