saw your post about your game on twitter and had to click the link immediately. can't wait to start playing, because the vibes from the screencaps are amazing. also, i'd love translating this to spanish! i'm a translator and i have a soft spot for texts heavy games with horror themes ♥
Thank you for all the kind words!! I'd love to have it translated but unforunately the game wasn't made with translations in mind and it's just not feaseble implementation-wise at the moment T__T That's currenly one of my bigest regrets with this game as I can't event have it in my native language... Thank again for the proposition tho! ♥
of course, they're well deserved, had a blast playing the game yesterday! it's super engaging, and i highly appreciate the game not being super long, because that way you can start a new gameplay a different day without feeling like you've spent too much time doing the same stuff before.
aww, it's a pity that you couldn't add your native language ): i hope you end up finding a way to implement it, and if that happens, i'll be more than happy to help with a spanish translation then
The in-universe timeline raises interesting questions. It ain't really a spoiler territory cause all of this is covered either in pdf-file or at the very beginning of the game.
So the Huta Grobno (or the place it was built in) was abandoned for many years after the war and then rebuilt by private investors. What kind of conflict was it and how long ago did it happen?
We know it's 1983 as of today in game, we know from the game's description the place was abandoned for many years. Yet in Pan Klimek's bio we can also see that he worked at the local factory for "Most of his life"-logical to assume, for at least a couple dozen years. The first option here is that he worked here before the war and then went back after the rebuilding. Yet it seems unlikely cause the description kinda implies the uninterrupted sequence of events from him working there to his retirement. Meaning most likely the city got destroyed, rebuilt and then he worked there for many many years.
Even before that, as we remember, place stayed vacant and dangerous for a long time. Meaning, if the history of this world is even somewhat similar to ours, the conflict must have happened somewhere late 40's to early 50's. Who fought whom? The description of the vacant wasteland kinda implies the large amount of nations surrounding it-meaning it is probably the border-town of sorts. Might it be that at one point at the time it was bordering the Soviet Union maybe, the Ukrainian or Belarussian SSR for instance?
Maybe it was a proxy war of Cold War blocks then? Maybe the West went ahead with Patton's eagerness to nuke the reds to kingdom come right after the ww2? Maybe the communist Poland fell earlier than IRL and joined the western block? Anyway, the existence of Soviet Union in it's historical borders on par with Poland keeping it's communist course seems unlikely in this timeline-they would not tolerate the existance of a privately owned city-state I reckon.
Then what exactly happened to this land before? No big clue here. Tactical nuke, the environmental hazard (either nuclear or chemical) caused by intense combat? Maybe the weapon used was paranatural all by itself.
Or maybe this world's history has very little to do with our own's and there were no soviets, no west and no ww2 even, who knows!
Oh wow, such a lenghty lore dive ♥ Thanks for taking interest in my game!!
The timeline is more like this:
+ The land was unusable for a long time after some unspecified military conflict
+ Then people took interest in this place and the city of Huta-Grobno was formed
As for the location you're right, it's placed in again, some unspecified place in central / eastern Europe. In general it's set in similar but somewhat alternative world with a slightly different timeline,technology and of course, a layer of supernatural stuff hehe
It makes me so happy to know that you read the additional booklet!!
I'd love to but I don't have a Mac at the moment and it's needed to make a build... T__T Good that you bring it up, I'll see what I can do in the future
Idk what to say... Standing ovations. Literally one of the most atmospheric games of 2024! I beg you to create more cause everything is FIRE about this game.
Great all around with certified block of flats atmosphere, sounds and a relatable protagonist AND you can get it for free? I'd reccommend paying, but unreal (like the engine???? dev must be some kind of genius i guess)
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saw your post about your game on twitter and had to click the link immediately. can't wait to start playing, because the vibes from the screencaps are amazing. also, i'd love translating this to spanish! i'm a translator and i have a soft spot for texts heavy games with horror themes ♥
Thank you for all the kind words!! I'd love to have it translated but unforunately the game wasn't made with translations in mind and it's just not feaseble implementation-wise at the moment T__T
That's currenly one of my bigest regrets with this game as I can't event have it in my native language...
Thank again for the proposition tho! ♥
of course, they're well deserved, had a blast playing the game yesterday! it's super engaging, and i highly appreciate the game not being super long, because that way you can start a new gameplay a different day without feeling like you've spent too much time doing the same stuff before.
aww, it's a pity that you couldn't add your native language ): i hope you end up finding a way to implement it, and if that happens, i'll be more than happy to help with a spanish translation then
The in-universe timeline raises interesting questions.
It ain't really a spoiler territory cause all of this is covered either in pdf-file or at the very beginning of the game.
So the Huta Grobno (or the place it was built in) was abandoned for many years after the war and then rebuilt by private investors. What kind of conflict was it and how long ago did it happen?
We know it's 1983 as of today in game, we know from the game's description the place was abandoned for many years. Yet in Pan Klimek's bio we can also see that he worked at the local factory for "Most of his life"-logical to assume, for at least a couple dozen years. The first option here is that he worked here before the war and then went back after the rebuilding. Yet it seems unlikely cause the description kinda implies the uninterrupted sequence of events from him working there to his retirement. Meaning most likely the city got destroyed, rebuilt and then he worked there for many many years.
Even before that, as we remember, place stayed vacant and dangerous for a long time. Meaning, if the history of this world is even somewhat similar to ours, the conflict must have happened somewhere late 40's to early 50's. Who fought whom? The description of the vacant wasteland kinda implies the large amount of nations surrounding it-meaning it is probably the border-town of sorts. Might it be that at one point at the time it was bordering the Soviet Union maybe, the Ukrainian or Belarussian SSR for instance?
Maybe it was a proxy war of Cold War blocks then? Maybe the West went ahead with Patton's eagerness to nuke the reds to kingdom come right after the ww2? Maybe the communist Poland fell earlier than IRL and joined the western block? Anyway, the existence of Soviet Union in it's historical borders on par with Poland keeping it's communist course seems unlikely in this timeline-they would not tolerate the existance of a privately owned city-state I reckon.
Then what exactly happened to this land before? No big clue here. Tactical nuke, the environmental hazard (either nuclear or chemical) caused by intense combat? Maybe the weapon used was paranatural all by itself.
Or maybe this world's history has very little to do with our own's and there were no soviets, no west and no ww2 even, who knows!
Fun little game, kudos to you!
Oh wow, such a lenghty lore dive ♥ Thanks for taking interest in my game!!
The timeline is more like this:
+ The land was unusable for a long time after some unspecified military conflict
+ Then people took interest in this place and the city of Huta-Grobno was formed
As for the location you're right, it's placed in again, some unspecified place in central / eastern Europe. In general it's set in similar but somewhat alternative world with a slightly different timeline,technology and of course, a layer of supernatural stuff hehe
It makes me so happy to know that you read the additional booklet!!
Incredible job! One of the prettiest games I've ever seen! It's oozing with atmosphere!
Aaah thank you! I'm glad you like it!
very well made game. like the visuals
Thank you!
This game looks amazing. Right up my alley. Too bad it's Windows only. Any chance it will be released for Mac in the future?
I'd love to but I don't have a Mac at the moment and it's needed to make a build... T__T Good that you bring it up, I'll see what I can do in the future
Thanks for considering it. I really appreciate the extra effort. Hope it works out.
A gameplay video?? So soon?? Thank you so much for the positive review!! I'm so happy you liked the game!
How many endings are there?
There are only 2 endings
thanks!
Great all around with certified block of flats atmosphere, sounds and a relatable protagonist AND you can get it for free? I'd reccommend paying, but unreal (like the engine???? dev must be some kind of genius i guess)
Omg thak you, dziękulla!
A lovely short experience, packed with things to do and see. Would love to just sit there and chill for a while
Thank you!
In my next project there will be a place to chill made for you ;_;<3
Great game. I also love the pixelated textures looks very cool.
Thank you!!!