About
About this site and the game it hosts
Who made I Can Smell You from Here, what this domain does and does not do, how the versions line up, and the exact sources behind every claim on these pages.
01The game
What the game is, in its own numbers
- Title
- I Can Smell You from Here
- Creator
- catproblem9735 opens on itch.io
- Genre
- Visual Novel · psychological horror · dark humour · satire · surreal
- Engine
- Godot
- First game
- Yes — the creator calls it their first game in their own comment on the page
- Art style
- Abstract geometric shapes and colour blockouts under painterly rendering; the creator cites Malevich (comments opens on itch.io)
- Made for
- Spooktober 8th Annual Visual Novel Jam opens on itch.io
- Platforms
- Web browser (HTML5), Windows, Linux
- Language
- English
- Accessibility
- Subtitles
- Average session
- About half an hour
- Endings
- 5
- Rating on itch.io
- 4.9/5 from 28 ratings, as displayed on 2026-09-28
- Generative AI
- None used, per the official page
- Content
- body horror, violence, cannibalism, references to murder, strong language, sexual themes
The rating line is what the official page displayed when we checked it on 2026-09-28. Ratings change; we do not average or estimate them.
About the art
The painterly restaurant scenes sit on top of hard geometric blocking. That is deliberate, and the creator has named the influence:
“unironically i love using abstract geo shapes and color blockouts in my designs because of malevich”
It is also why this site’s own palette is built from the cover painting — umber, parchment, rust and one cold teal — rather than from a template.
02Credits
One person, four departments
catproblem9735 is credited for every part of the game, which is unusual enough to be worth spelling out:
- Writing & game design — catproblem9735
- Art & animation — catproblem9735
- Music & SFX — catproblem9735
- Programming — catproblem9735
Special thanks
- milqtost opens on itch.io — Voiced the endearingly sarcastic line the creator quotes on the official page, and gave emotional support.
- adam pype opens on itch.io — Encouraged the creator to turn a one-line sticky note idea, “a game about telling lies”, into a finished game.
Both credits are quoted from the credits block on the official page.
03This domain
What this site is, and what it is not
Independent, authorized host
This site is run by an independent host with permission to mirror the browser build of the game and to write original guide pages about it. It is not operated by catproblem9735, it is not the creator’s official identity, and it is not affiliated with itch.io.
All game content — art, music, writing, characters and the game itself — belongs to catproblem9735. The guide text on this site is ours. The cover art is used with the creator’s permission.
What this site does
- Hosts the browser build on this domain so it opens in one click.
- Explains the controls, the save system and the endings structure in plain language.
- Links every claim back to the creator’s own page or devlog.
What this site does not do
- Charge for the game, sell add-ons, or gate anything behind an account.
- Publish a walkthrough, ending names, or datamined story details.
- Copy the creator’s page text or screenshots into our own pages.
04Versions
Release history
Five devlog entries, with their publication dates.
- v1.1.1 — Controls improvement patch2026-09-24: EN TER / SPACE / LMB can all progress dialogue or confirm a non-dialogue choice. The scroll wheel can navigate choices alongside the arrow keys. Holding ENTER / SPACE / LMB confirms a dialogue choice. Holding for three seconds fast-forwards dialogue until the next choice. The DEBUG menu was renamed OPTIONS.
- Web build — Added web version2026-09-21: The game can now be played with no download required.
- v1.1 — Game art enrichment and optimization2026-09-17: Added special CG art for each ending, plus more character expressions and animations. Assets were compressed and optimized: Windows download 133.9 MB → 73.4 MB, Linux 124.5 MB → 64 MB.
- v1.0.2 — Changelog2026-09-16: Fixed a few typos and replaced one screenshot that contained a typo.
- v1.0.1 — Quality of life patch2026-09-15: The game now shows the essential controls on boot. Dialogue choices must be held down for one full second to confirm. 20 save slots, reachable with TAB, let you trace the sequences of choices you made. A run can be restarted at the main date scene, right before branching begins.
05Official
Where to get the game properly
The game is free on itch.io, where the page lists a suggested price of $2.00 for optional support. Downloads there are Windows 73 MB and Linux 64 MB, and the same page hosts the browser build we mirror.
If the browser build is not for you, or you want the creator’s own hosting, use the official itch.io page opens on itch.io. Anything you would like to tell the creator — bug reports, praise, questions about the endings — belongs there, not here.
Mobile is requested, not released
Several players have asked for a phone version. The creator has answered in the comments that it is noted and being worked on, and that it is not out yet. The official page still lists HTML5, Windows and Linux only, and the browser build on this site does not support phones.
“mobile port is not out yet. will work on it soon, stay tuned”
No sequel and no expansion planned
Players keep asking for a second date; the creator has answered both ways, joking about considering it and stating plainly that the game is meant to stand alone.
“there is no plan to expand this game itself. reason is it's self contained enough on its own”
06Sources
Where every fact came from
- I Can Smell You from Here on itch.ioOfficial store page: premise, controls, content warning, credits, platforms, downloads.
- Devlog — catproblem9735Official patch notes for v1.0.1 through v1.1.1, including the web build and the save system.
- catproblem9735 on itch.ioThe creator's profile page.
- Comment section on the official pageWhere the creator answers players directly: ending hints policy, the alignment readout, art influences, mobile plans.
- Spooktober 8th Annual Visual Novel JamThe jam this game was submitted to, linked from the official page.
Method: facts on this site are limited to what is visible on the official itch.io page, the official devlog and the official screenshots, checked on 2026-09-28. Sizes are the exact byte counts declared by the official browser build. Where the creator has not published something — ending names, for example — we say so instead of filling the gap.
07Corrections
Found something wrong?
Tell us and we will fix it: contact@icansmellyoufromhere.com. If the mistake is about the game itself — a mistranslated line, a bug, a missing platform — the creator is the one who can act on it, via the official page.