Today is The End of the World.
And so was yesterday. And the day before. And it will be tomorrow.
Today is The End of the World, and everyone is coming to your backyard tonight to watch it happen. There's just one problem: your best friend Echo is missing, and it is your job to find her.
And tomorrow, she will be missing. And tomorrow, you will find her.
She’ll remember, but you won’t.
Play as a young child searching for their friend in the face of impending doom in this 10,000-word visual novel with four (easy to get) endings, each of which are happy in their own, strange way.
(About the endings, all four of them can be found during Day 5 and are not reliant on choices that you make on previous days.)
Content Warnings: the apocalypseexistential horrordeath (the deaths are not shown, but they are distressing for the player-character)visual noisederealization and depersonalizationweirdcore and dreamcore imagery (this includes floating eyes, disorienting text, and characters with flower and mushroom heads--the second and third screenshots on the right are as intense as the visuals get). There is no animation.There are some phrases that make it sound like one of the characters was kidnapped, but they weren't. They just ran away.
Playtime: approximately half an hour
If you encounter any bugs or problems, let me know so I can fix them. Just note that I don't have a mac or linux system, so I won't be able to fix any issues that are system-specific like that.
Credits:
Music: FelidaeMelody
Writing, Programming, Character and Background Art: KnightAnNi
Image Source Credits:
Photo by Sven Brandsma on Unsplash (child’s bedroom)
Photo by Sven Brandsma on Unsplash (mom’s silhouette)
Photo by Man Chung on Unsplash (flower garden)
Photo by Axel Eres on Unsplash (eye)
Photo by Filipp Romanovski on Unsplash (eye)
Photo by Eduardo Barrios on Unsplash (senior woman)
Photo by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash (sunflower)
Photo by Michael Jasmund on Unsplash (white door)
Photo by Aleks Dorohovich on Unsplash (TV)
Photo by Josephine Baran on Unsplash (couch and table)
Photo by John Salvino on Unsplash (child silhouette)
Photo by Scott Umstattd on Unsplash (baker’s body)
Photo by ian dooley on Unsplash (baker’s body)
Photo by Ellen Tanner on Unsplash (kitchen)
Photo by Franki Chamaki on Unsplash (grocery store)
Photo by Fiona Smallwood on Unsplash (mushroom)
Photo by mohammed idris djoudi on Unsplash (closed eye)
Photo by Shaun Montero on Unsplash (outdoor party)
Photo by Kay Ingulli on Unsplash (neighborhood)
Photo by Zac Gudakov on Unsplash (neighborhood)
Photo by Paul Volkmer on Unsplash (night sky)
Photo by Cullan Smith on Unsplash (fire)
Photo by Artem Militonian on Unsplash (water)
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | Mantequilla |
Genre | Strategy |
Tags | City Builder, JRPG, Pixel Art, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Turn-based Strategy |
Development log
- Devlog #4: Public PlaytestFeb 08, 2023
- Mechanics being finalized, closed alpha startingOct 07, 2022
- Devlog #3: City Building UpdateOct 03, 2022
- Pre-alpha 3 (Combat update part 2) released!Jul 19, 2022
- Pre-Alpha 2 (Scavenging Update) Released!May 30, 2022
- Devlog #2: Combat System and First DemoMay 17, 2022
- Devlog #1: Game DesignApr 27, 2022