I Can Smell You From Here

I Can Smell You From Here is a supernatural horror-dating visual novel that puts you in a strange encounter with Edmia, a mysterious girl you met on the dating app Fumble. It’s the perfect first date. She’s beautiful, charming and seems genuinely happy to be with you. But beneath her beguiling exterior is a terrifying secret. But Edmia is not your ordinary human and her appetite for human flesh soon makes the date a dangerous ordeal.

The Horror-Dating Narrative of I Can Smell You From Here

You play a character with little to no dating experience, who’s suddenly asked to meet up with Edmia. You two go to a restaurant, order espressos, and start talking about your lives, your interests, what each of you has been through. But as the talk goes on her sweet compliments are starting to be mixed with disturbing revelations.

Edmia confesses the truth that she is a creature who can take human form to hunt, using human bodies as a disguise. Her kind can take the DNA of other beings, which allows them to change shape and continue their hunt for ever stronger prey. Most chillingly, Edmia doesn’t view hunting humans merely as a means of survival; she considers it an instinct—and an enjoyable part of her existence.

In I Can Smell You From Here, you must navigate how to respond to this truth. Will you feign a nature similar to hers to earn her trust, or will you honestly admit that you are human? Every choice you make can impact how she feels about you and whether the date ends in a moment of connection—or a deadly encounter.

How To Play I Can Smell You From Here

Dialogue Choices and Relationship Building

The game is based on reading through dialog and selecting the right answers. You could compliment Edmia, ask her where she was from or tell stories about your own character. Consistency counts; Edmia is observant, and will notice any inconsistencies in your story.

Uncovering Edmia’s True Nature

From your questions you will learn how Edmia lives in human bodies, how it hunts for prey, and how it perceives humanity. Her instincts, her dietary needs, the way she moves through the human world, all tell us of a creature that is as alien as it is dangerous. Choose your words carefully, an unconvincing remark could easily arouse her suspicion.

Divergent Story Paths

I Can Smell You From Here allows the story to shift depending on your interaction with Edmia. You may be allied, intimate or, conversely, prey. It’s so disturbing not only in what you do, but in how you keep the dialog going and respond to what you learn.

The game's visual style and character design are both very expressive, making for a compelling contrast between a beautiful exterior and a horror-filled core. If you enjoy dating visual novels with supernatural entities and dialog that makes you think, then I Can Smell You From Here is worth checking out. Take Edmia out on a date, mind your words, and see what this unusual relationship can offer.

Having gone through this scary encounter, you can now move on to the next challenge in I Know Where You Live.