I.C.O. - Machina Lutris
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
In the far future, the world has been overrun by unknowable entities known simple as the I.C.O. Civilization has all but abandoned the surface and now hides away in structures known as Craters. While both are locked in a violent standstill, the Craters have produced one weapon to combat the I.C.O. threat: the Ferals.
Judah Bishop is a young sea otter who just recently joined the Feral branch of the military and is now plunged into a whole new world of battles, strategy, and danger. He must work with his squadron against any threat that comes his way lest he falls to the I.C.O.
I.C.O. is heavily inspired by anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Attack on Titan, and Gurren Lagan which have greatly shaped the design and story being told. I do hope however that I.C.O. is able to carve out its own identity and hopefully be something fresh and new in the furry VN medium.
The project is intended to be fully SFW but will feature potentially triggering topics such as death, gore, and trauma.
Support Me!
I.C.O. requires a lot of art assets and time to make and by supporting me, I can have people make the VN even better and allow me to focus on writing the story I want to write!
Coloring of characters and promotional material done by the lovely Cody Opulos! Check his twitter out here.
Art direction, concept art, and BG/CG work done by Jasper Huxley.
https://twitter.com/JaspersArtVault
Music and sound effects composed and designed by Hughhhh.
UI and programming by Dusty 닿스티.
If you enjoyed I.C.O., please give these other games a stab! They'd love the support.
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Development log
- Pulling the PlugJun 02, 2024
- Machina Lutris 1.1Nov 13, 2023
- New Song!Sep 20, 2023
- Brief UpdateAug 06, 2023
- oh hey look its outJul 31, 2023
- Progress Report + Teaser for Something Else?May 27, 2023
- Progress Report Oops!Jan 29, 2023
- Progress Report 7/25/2022Jul 25, 2022
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What is the status of build 1.2? How is development going?
Currently, it's just waiting on art. The entire script for Chapter 2 is complete and I did recently get a job, so I'm hoping to fund it more by getting more artists on board but it's been extremely expensive as is. I am working on something else in the meantime at least that shouldn't require much funds but yeah unfortunately, I don't know. I don't want the project to be cancelled so I'll try my hardest but we've seen how much my promises mean xp... I'm sorry I don't know what to do.
I'm sorry to hear that art has been expensive; perhaps opening your Patreon up again could help alleviate the financial strain? Regardless, we wish you all the best in your efforts.
i thought moneta was the mc lel
What's the most exciting thing in here
A furry visual novel with a... SEA otter as a protagonist, color me surprised xD. Jokes aside, I'm really looking foward to how a Visual Novel medium can convey a Mecha story. Consider me hooked.
Thank you! I'm really hoping to get some stuff out soon! But the art style's been pretty hard to make work. I'm tryna find alternative sources of revenue to help with this project but things are complicated y'know? But thanks!
This reminds me slightly of Darling in the Franxx
I am playing the windows version, and I encountered a spelling error, is there a place where I can submit it to be reviewed for the next draft?
You can just say in comments! I don't mind much and it's helpful. Thank u! :>
Omg same that's why it's always been a passion project to make something like this. NGE's probably one of my biggest creative inspirations and I'm so happy the aesthetic and everything fits.
Are anyone else's game on android closing by itself. Cause for me after I download it then open the vn it works for like a few seconds. I can't even get past the menu.
the mobile version is not out yet right?
Android should be uploaded by now I believe?
OMG... A paradox Groudon
So glad this VN is back!
Really liked the atmosphere of it way back then and it still nails it quite well.
Keep up the good work bud!
The re-write is INCREDIBLE! O_O I absolutely love how xou've changed I.C.O, esspecially Judah's personality UwU amazing work
Just received the notif, i'm going to enjoy this...
shit went so hard my pussy got blown away, please update your patreon link in the itch page so i could throw money at you, you magnificent bastard
If I'm right in thinking this I played the old verison of this game so I can't help but feel glad you kept working on it CetusOtter.
The intro was top noch! I really loved it. I can not wait for the first chapter!
No screenshots of the VN?
This VN has so much to offer, I'm exited to see what you'll do next!
If you think this is good I'm very hopeful you'll love what's to come. Pushing through art is really a struggle but yeah hoping it should be soon! Sorry for the wait lmao
You provided a very strong introduction to this series and as a furry enthusiast who loves and watched all of Evangelion this feels like the start of something incredible and amazing! I am sure 100% that this vn is worth the wait, either way you have me hooked! (I also found this in a gay furry collection hahaha I got a better experience out of it!)
I was checking up on news about the game and I caught your post 36 seconds after it was posted. Thanks for the updates.
Okay... so... game...?
where did the rest of the game go?
Only an intro of a goat feral unit getting decimated and the enter Judah Bishop...That's all Folks!
I could swear i've played this VN before and there was alot more to it?
The game is currently getting reworked so parts were removed.
The author deleted the Twitter page, so I guess the novel is over?
Is it deleted? It shouldn't be? Here's a link to it if you need.
https://twitter.com/MachinaLutrisVN/media
Any updates on the progress?
Yis. I haven't posted yet but I did hire a new art director and we're working through the whole thing. It has been a process but he's very good I can't wait to show off what he's done.
The mechina lutris rework is awesome so far! i can't wait to see what else comes of this rewrite compared to the previous version!
hey man thank for this VN mannnn i love this and highly recommended.......
The game force close when I press start :(
Que no es la trama de Gurren Laggan y Evangelion?
This VN is SO GOOD! The writing....the character development....the suspense! This is such great work, you must be so proud of it. Def gonna be donating to your patreon, I can't wait to see more.
Tried to download on Android and was met with "App not installed." Can't figure out what the issue is here.
That's strange. My artist is also having issues downloading for Mac. I'm trying to solve it atm but I'm not sure what's going on.
Have you tried checking your storage space? Or maybe you have and old update?
In the old update try deleting the app then download it again
On the storage you know what to do, free up space
If you still can't download It then idk, I hope this helps in some way
Unfortunately, none of the above works. Thanks for the effort, though! It seems to be issues with RenPy most of the time as it works on some devices but not others.
Let's just hope that cetus fixes it on the next update
So game is great but as soon as i heard felix's last name it threw me for a loop, because im northern irish and the Capital of northern ireland is called belfast and for a moment there i was like "hold on a minute did someone say belfast?" The fucks going in? Then i realized, im an idiot and that's his second bloody name! So well done mate you are the first game in years to confuse me. Awesome game though loving it so far
hey, there's a bit of mistype when the dingo and otter were using the simulation on first part of episode 3 or chapter 3, it should be transformed into mode-b but the dialogue are Mode-A. Your welcome
I'll take that into consideration. Thank you! Going to change the Mode names because it's honestly way too confusing lmao.
you could try to find some terminology that means attack form/stance(a mode) and mobile form/stance(b mode)
Cetus knows.
to clarify, will there be nsfw scenes?, asking before downloading
It's intended to be a SFW VN. I should probably put that in the description but thanks for asking!
How big is shay cetusotter?
squadron use the feral.like to see shay feral.
Hmmm… I don’t know if it’s a problem on my end, but it seems like only the android version is available for download.
Whoops! Fixed hopefully!
This update didn't disappoint
I have a question : Which characters are romance-able ? I plan on playing this VN as soon as I have some free time, since the plot seems really intriguing to me.
Also, I know there won't be NSFW material, but would there be atleast some intimate moments between the MC and the potential love interests ? Nothing too explicit of course, but something more than just a simple "kiss on the cheek" would be nice ^-^
Hmm... Thinking about having to answer this.
Romance won't exactly be the primary focus but I do plan on featuring intimacy in some capacity though that's for the future and the groundwork isn't exactly finalized ATM if that answers your question.
Hey I like new character Jackson.
I have a question! Do you have a discord server?
no. not at the moment. i am active on the general furry visual novel server though so you can find me there.