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A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
A little backstory:
I decided to get serious with development in Unity back in August 2020. With a pandemic on the horizon for the foreseeable future, dwindling software opportunities at my previous job, and a desire to make games since childhood still present in my soft-beating heart, I felt like it was finally time; the chance to get serious was now. Thus far, it has been an incredible learning journey, but one that I often feel isolated in--which is not an indication of the nature of the industry, rather, an aspect of my persona that carries over into everything I do.
Fast forward a few months: it's winter, I am in the throes of creative flatlining and, for the sake of honesty, utterly defeated by a lifetime of consistent depression. I had stumbled across game jams in the past and always admired the participants, but found myself staring at Ludum Dare #47 with a theme that really fit the bill for my emotional state. So, naturally, having already missed the boat to compete--and not really confident that I could even if I hadn't--I decided to challenge myself to make a game in 72 hours highlighting, well, the process that led to making this game. Very meta, I know.
Attempting to make a game in 72 hours from absolute scratch is the single hardest thing I've tried to do, and, it's worth mentioning, I failed at it as well. This game was made in the ballpark of 5-6 days. That being said, this is my first game, my first failure, and, for once in my life, something I'm proud to have failed at. Each success is the destination of a road paved by the culminative bricks of failure. This is the first brick in mine.
In order to play, just click the download button, extract into your favorite folder, and click the executable. Controls are point and click. Some stuff on the computer utilizes WASD or arrow keys.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Love this! Play if you want have a chill time while experiencing someone's melancholic state of being caught in a loop of self doubt.
*SPOILERS*
The family stuff and imposter syndrome are super relatable to me, the former being something that I've never seen expressed before in a way that I completely relate to like you do here. The exact thought processes behind responding to messages is a constant issue that I face.
The pacing of this is great. Revealing a few new things to try here and there really added to my interest in seeing what happens if I keep playing. The LD part really hit me right. Being able to create the new intro page to the game really had me.
Thanks for sharing your perspective with us (random people). I know it can be hard, but all we can do is keep trying.
Great way to remember where your feels are. reading the thoughts of the main character make you wish for more irl. I think i accidentally gave it a speedrun. excellent. if have a huge heart and you're a millennial, probably don't start playing unless you have a box of tissues handy, based on my experience, yours may differ.
I enjoyed this game a lot. It's very quaint, simple, and interactive. The subtleties really made it for me. I spent over a half hour playing, learning more every time I clicked. Beautiful ending. I felt connected with the creator, as well.