Description:

This is a story about my relationship to time.

Controls:

  • WASD - Move
  • Space - Grab
  • Enter - Continue

Supports Gamecube controller.

Unplug any other controllers before playing or it might interfere.

Meant to be played with noise-cancelling headphones and CRT monitors (its okay if you don't have either of these.)

Not supported for mobile.

Credits:

Background:

I made this for a community pop-up in San Francisco called Fruits Base. It is a video-game adaptation of one of my blog posts with the same title with sort-of fictional characters.

I originally intended for this game to just show the repetitive nature of life and aging. In the middle of the making of this game, I had gotten into a fight with my mom, went through a few friendship breakups, and I fell into a long and deep depression. The development of this game helped me somewhat repair my relationship with my parents, to let go of guilt, to give my past a proper send-off, and to be a lot kinder to myself.

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StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(124 total ratings)
Authorqwook
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withThree.js
Tags2D, Short, storygame, Story Rich, zine
LinksDiscord

Development log

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A really heartfelt game. There's a lot here: Stephenie, and the blink sequence where time passes while you're not paying attention, and the Teams chat part where you send off one bland corporate message after another in contrast to the real conversations you had before. Gives me chills.

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This game made me feel...  understood. My 19th birthday will be coming in 5 days, yet emptiness and being lost in life fills my chest. This game therapeutic in sort of way, where I didn't have you speak up.

I also resonate how weirdly time works.

I hope for you to find tranquility in life!<3

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Games like this genuinely make me wish I had done so much differently. I haven't cried over a game in forever, and this hit harder than I expected. I sometimes wish I had been born 10-15 years ago, to be in a time that looked so much simpler.  I wish there were more games like this to find. :,)

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this made me decide to do something with my life and appreciate it while im young thank you so much

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This was beautiful made me cry real tears I love it

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Crying. Sobbing. Why.

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oh! didn't plan on tearing up on my lunch break! beautiful!

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i cried. I'm going to go hug my mom and sister now.

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had me as a person that doesnt cry much, in tears

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God, that last conversation with steph made my stomach sink. You captured the feeling perfectly.

made me feel a lot of weird emotions...  thank you

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this game is so sad but its such a beautiful game I'm sobbing

This game felt like taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the day.

I love this game I cried

this game is so sad but is so nice too ;((

I was feeling bad those days so I decide to come play my lil comfort game: last seen online. I click on your profile, I see this new game I didn't see before and I play, and I needed it. I feel better, a bit comforted, I cried because the game was sad, I cry because the game made me fill better. All the sweet affirmation really feel good. I lost my online bestfriend a year ago, thank you for this game. For all your game. You made my day

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aughhhh tears literally running down my face

this is so beautiful, thank you for taking the time to make and release it.

missed your gamess

this game just got me the same way last seen online did

keep up the great work! your games just resonate with me at the most perfect moment of my life, looks like ill have another game to replay once in a while

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Woof. 

ngl today i'm feeling depressed due a lot of reasons, some make sense and others are just my imagination trying to drag me into a pit of depression. I was going to sleep right now and i just see a post on blueskye talking about this game, so i give it a try. 

You see, i really don't cry very often, because you know, we grew up with the idea about not crying, because man have to be strong and shit like that. I was feeling miserable and unable to cry, then, i played this game. Memories, feelings, sorrow, grief, regrets and all that shit. But joyfulness too. I earn the right and drop a (lot) of tears. 

My boy Felipe had the time to watch evangelion 3.0 + 1.0. I miss you. Life is no fucking fair, but we have to craft memories, and i will fight for that. 

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Cried for 2 hours relating to it and wishing that time never did pass, before eventually accepting it and letting time pass and accept that things happen and be happy that it did happen rather than wish it never stopped happening.

10/10 would 100% play again in the future

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and suddenly i'm sinking into the ground

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this is a very good game, so relatable 10/10

i cried playing this Very cool game!!

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very good game. i cried. 10/10 fr

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this and "Last Seen Online" both resonate with me heavily, time is such a valuable thing but i can only feel it all slip on by

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your games mean more and more to me every time i play them. thank you so much. 

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HI, does anyone know the name of the song at the end/start? (fantastic game:3)

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"I've changed too" by Matthew Rudas

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I absolutely LOVED this game, and I didnt expect any less from you. All your games have been awesome so far!

Had a stream only for this game, and here is it as a youtube vid :)

Youtube Video

Aww, what a sad piece of work...
The thoughts of the ones left behind, the thoughts of those who leave behind, such a thought was a piece that deeply pierced my heart!
meow...😭

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NOT ANOTHER INDIE GAME MAKING ME CRY... I love this.

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its beautiful... i cant describe the feeling i had while playing this game

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this dude always makes me cry at the end. love you qwook 

i am speechless...

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this is so great! the art piece of stephanie and you holding hands at the end is so cute. I definitely relate to the endless job applications/corporate grind. such a beautiful game about loss, friendship, and growing older :)

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made me cry.

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ive made an itch account just to comment this, i can proudly say that this game is the most emotionally driven experience ive ever been apart of. this is just great.

just wow

¡¡Hermosoo!! juego , solo me gustaria que este en español  :)

when i was playing in *the* stephanie scene, my spotify was on "Hug All Ur Friends" at 2:44, and it came on like at the perfect time...
[so hug all your friends, and let them know / you're not letting go]
i absolutely adore this game and i love all your work, dude. keep it up :)

I absolutely enjoyed playing this game! Keep up the fantastic work!

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