The Prologue to a Dream of Home
One hundred years before the events of A Dream of Home, Dr. Seth Schumann’s reality simulation is nearly complete. With the birth of the Narcissus Project, Eridean scientists have discovered a means to project the soul as art. Who will finish Schumann’s unfinished masterpiece?
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Cat’s Menace
This game was a lot of fun to play in front of my stream audience, however playing it by myself without friends would have been a rather miserable experience, I’m afraid. The game has no save or checkpoint system, so when you have a Game Over, you have to start the entire game over from the beginning. The game operates by having you assign a cat to a task and making choices to decide whether the cats succeed or fail in the mission. The choices have no logic behind them, so it’s a coin flip in deciding if you lose the cat you assigned or not. Also, it doesn’t seem to matter which cats you assign to the mission. They’re essentially just very cute life counters.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
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So, I’m going to be honest and say, I LOVE CATS…
Now, when I then looked at the “Similar to games you’ve played: The Witcher 3 and Portal 2” I was ready for this game to BLOW. MY. MIND.
Spoiler alert: It did not…
The other reviews are spot on:
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English translation is bad, even to the point where some things doesn’t make sense
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It’s game over pretty easily and you have no idea what would be the right answer to the events you’re prompted with
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When you get a game over, you start over from the beginning - so it becomes a pattern of blindly guessing what’s right and having to remember every right answer to get further in the game. Which gets boring and annoying very fast.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK INSIDE A BAG OF MILK I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜N̵҉̾͟͞͡Ṡ̷̢̫̞̻͈͋͛̓̅͜͜͜͠͠͠I҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜D҉̣͍̓̎͗͜͜E҉̰̰͎̆͞ A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠ B̵̴҉̞̠̘̩͍̱́͊͗͜͠͠͠͠A҉҉̦̣̤͔̟̩̋̿̏ͦ̈́̍͟͠G̸҉̜̜̱̄ͩ͆͜͝͞ O̷̵҉̢̭͚̜̠ͫͣ͐͢͟͢͠͞͝F̶̵͖͚̯̮̤̫̿̆͌͋͢͟͡͡ M̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅI҉̡̯̺̜̅́͋̃͢͜L̴҉̴͙͖̞̳̜̖ͣͧ̑̑͜͞͠͞͠K҉̿ͭ͘͜
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
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– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Primate Signal
Thought provoking, deep and twizted. Absolutely stunning graphics, audio and character development so much so that I actually was physically transported into the fucked up world of the minds of the Wainstop gang. This work, will replace the Bible in our churches. Thank you.
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
It’s not very often something comes along that is this unique. It has such a strong stylistic character that you feel transported to another world with the original artwork and music, not to mention the mind bending story. The time I spent in this world was totally bizarre in the best possible way. Nothing else like it.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Schastye
WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL OF A GAME. I can´t please my hands hurt. After a few pages I stopped reading and just wanted it to be over. The end was NOTHING it was suddenly just black wtf. I mean ok less than 1$ but PLEASE ITS JUST TERRIBLE. Maybe the story is good idk I couldn´t even payed attention to it. It was just a pain in the ass game. Play it if you want to but I regret paying for that shit.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
The game technically: As the anthropologist and spiritualist Carlos Castaneda said in one of his brilliant passages, “(…) the aim is to balance the terror of being alive with the wonder of being alive”. Mixing the exploration of the sensorial and the experimental, Schastye, aims at the balance between the terror of spiritual/existencial awareness with the wonder of spiritual/existencial awareness, using a pixelated and dithering aesthetic, something like a revival or “lost game” from the PSX era or early 2000s PC games. In Schastye you wake up in a small bedroom, with few elements beyond of a radio, a burning incense and an old computer with Word 97 opened. The only substantial progress action you can take is to sit in front of the computer and randomly press keys on keyboard to see the story being written automatically… Yes, all you can do is read an interactive story on a computer screen, a metalinguistic gameplay where the sounds around you alternate between children playing in the street, raindrops and noise from neighbors. During the reading we come across with quotes from Chapayev and Void by Victor Pelevin, Necronomicon by H. P. Lovecraft and the ambience of a journey through the studies of Marcel Griaule. Writing and narrative are close to the Lovecraftian epistle style with Carlos Castaneda’s oneirism, and his pioneering spiritualism full of hallucinogenic teas/drugs.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
The Ghost
A simple visual novel consisting of only music, photos and text.
It’s a game like a play.
All photos were taken here in Aomori, a provincial city in Japan.
Press a button to move through the text and background.
You can select Japanese or English from the menu at the bottom.
About ghosts that cause everyday mishaps.
Why do you see ghosts?
Seemingly unrelated things are connected.
All things are connected by underground stems.
The Space Between
I am not fond of games that have me blundering around in the dark. This causes nausea because you are visually disoriented. Also, the ending was just… nothing? OK you are done now, here are 2 chairs? Sorry but this was just not great. :(
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
I have a soft spot for psychological games with a retro aesthetic, the weirder they are, the more I enjoy them. You can complete the game in 40 minutes which is admittedly short considering the slow text, but in the end, I care more about my overall impression of the narrative. Without spoiling anything, you can tell from the trailer that the game focuses on intimacy issues, paranoia, and anxiety - which it does pretty well. While I enjoyed the story and the psychedelic visuals, the actual dialogue could use some polish; with the game like this I think you could avoid saying too much, and it will still have the same effect. I wish the text would not lock you into the conversation the entire time, you could just let the player walk around and read, not to mention that the camera tends to lock in the wrong place anyway. It’s not a horror game aside from one little jump scare, it’s more about the atmosphere and creating that isolation through an unsettling environment. I am not always a fan of dark shading and tiny rooms, but within the context of the narrative that tries to convey that feeling of being alone, I think the claustrophobic locations work very well.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Acolyte: Prologue
My play through of the prologue here (once it uploads) if you get stuck and need help: https://youtu.be/9GET1gsMWZ0
I had so much fun with the prologue I’m super stoked to see what comes next also the link for the transcendent edition brought up a 404 error on itch.io. Check this game out for sure also it’s very easy to get stuck on a tangent if you make a mistake figuring out part of the puzzle. I had to close and reopen the game to get back to what I needed, luckily it saves your progress. I love games that make you think outside the box and use outside resources. I had two things that might have been glitches? I rated a haiku and the task didn’t complete I got information for a evidence database but I couldn’t find the evidence database I had two messages I couldn’t find in my message log and all messages were shown as read but regardless I still made it to the end of the prologue so nbd
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
so.. this sucks. don’t get me wrong, i LOVE this game, i just found it yesterday and I loved it. I beat the prologue, then went and bought the transcendent version to continue the story. (weirdly enough the transcendent edition has more actual bugs and not fictional bugs than the steam version, including spelling errors, but c’est la vie)
i’ve reached the part now where i had to fill my contacts list, and figure out the passwords to unlock the cosmetics. there are 0 hints for either. for the latter, the hints that ARE given, are extremely vague and i am unable to find any references for them that correlate to the actual game, and it’s extremely frustrating. what does “dog” mean in this context? the cosmetic was related to hair so i put poodle, nope. i also put cat, thinking back to the personality test, also nope. what does QR @ 0:40s mean? and the postal code? where would i even begin to find that? i understand this game is new, so there’s not a lot of info out there, but i’m stuck. (yes, i’ve looked through the discussions and reviews here for any hints, i’ve looked at the itch.io forums for this game, i’ve looked at twitter, ive looked at youtube, i’ve looked at reddit. i’ve even looked at your patreon to see if there was anything there.) i’m unable to progress because i have no idea what to ask, what the passwords might be for the cosmetics, or how to progress the storyline.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
DIVINATION
This game disturbs me a little bit and I love it for that. I guess I should call it a visual novel because the only real thing you do is decide how to arrange the runes your patrons select, but even that little act can be a quite an experience depending on how into it you can get. What could this rune mean, what order do they actually go in, can I actually reverse the fortune by moving this one?
It’s very short (like 20 minutes tops) to go through a single time and the English text could use a bit touching up in a few spots, but for the cost of a soda or candy bar I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
This is a very short game with only 4 characters but each divination change the outcome whoch makes the story very interesting. After the first round, you can use the flowchart to pick the options you decide and see the result, I do encourage you to not necessarily focus on the 100% chaos but to try to see how each result has an impact with the ending.
The 100% Chaos ending is really interesting, it reminded me a LOT of Chobits (not the animated version) as the plots turns a lot around the fact the robots don’t have the choice to live or to die.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Queerskins: a love story
This left a bad taste in my mouth.
There just wasn’t enough time for reflection or enough moments to challenge the perspective that is being driven into us (that being Gay is wrong because it is against God). I suspect (hope) the intention was to prompt reflection and thought, but in a 15 minute 360 video, there is no opportunity for this, and the developers don’t fuel it at all.
The result, whether intentional or not, is a mess of bigotry and “cruel and irreligious piety.” I hate this. It should be withdrawn until it can be amended so that it isn’t provoking hate. I have reported it.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
game bad and about hating gays
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game