You wake up in an unfamiliar forest. You don't remember how you got there, or why. You're all alone, until you stumble upon a strange creature.

　　This game was made in one month for the 2021 Spooktober VN jam.

　　Features:

　　A story that spans the expanse of a mysterious, eerie forest, two entirely separate character routes and over 20,000 wordsA customisable player character whose backstory and personality depend on your choicesMultiple endings, including friendship or budding romance with either of the two main charactersAn unlockable polyamorous epilogue

　　Characters:

　　Decay - the Caretaker (they/them)

　　Catastrophe - the Sentinel (she/her and he/him)

　　Credits:

　　Leon T. (Itch | Twitter) - Narrative designer, lead writer, programmer

　　Seth Lucien Black - Writer, main menu art

　　Quinn Flynn (Itch| Twitter) - Sprite artist, concept artist, game menu art

　　D'ray (Twitter) - Sound effects

　　The music featured is by Michael Levy, a composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all major digital music platforms. Hear hours more on Spotify.

　　Learn more at Michael Levy's website.

　　Content warning:

　　This story contains discussion of environmental degradation (destruction), death, and grief, as well as descriptions of insects and mentions of dismemberment.

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