White Elephant
It's Christmas eve, and you're back home for the most tedious task of the year; catching up with your family. Who said holidays were supposed to be relaxing?
Content warning (major spoilers):
Mild sexism, allusions to abortion
- Find yourself trapped in an endless time loop while visiting your home over the holidays. Succeed in escaping the time loop, or remain stuck in an endless cycle together with a cheerful...axolotl?
- With ~10k words and around an hour of gameplay, immerse yourself in the shoes of the hapless protagonist as you work your way through completing chores for your family, enduring the awkward conversations that follow.
- Diligently complete three different minigames on your way to dinner; help your mother chop vegetables, help your father find the right tools in his toolbox, and help your brother play the piano!
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- Lea Sioson - Programming, art, UI/UX
- Katherine Song - Writing, editing, graphic design
- Jon Wake - Music
And thank you to the following:
Code
- Feniks - EasyGui
- CuteShadow - Snow effect
- __ess__ - Minigame tutorials!!!
Backgrounds
- bedroom - Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash
- dining room - Photo by Curtis Adams: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-wooden-table-with-chairs-3935311/
- front door - Photo by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/photo/snow-covered-wooden-house-near-trees-3736487/
- garage - Photo by Kordanalev : https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woodworking-workshop-full-of-tools-13600871/
- hallway - Photo by Curtis Adams: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-wooden-staircase-with-brass-chandelier-328810...
- kitchen - Photo by Jean van der Meulen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-wooden-kitchen-cabinet-1599791/
- living room - Photo by Irina Novikova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/living-room-with-piano-and-christmas-decorations-11...
- neighborhood - Photo by Mortandos: https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-view-of-a-town-during-nighttime-5488004/
- window - Photo by Mo Eid: https://www.pexels.com/photo/crumpled-blanket-in-dark-room-at-sunset-3337209/
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This is beautiful, and I think it's very well written. Thank you for giving us your good work
thank you so much!! we’re actually very proud of this game so it’s a bit sad that no one seems to like it, especially since this tackles themes that aren’t very apparent. your comment means a lot to me!
I'm glad that you liked my comment, I do truly think that this is very well written and I enjoy it very much!