Wow. I'm seriously amazed by this. Seemingly inspired by worlds.com and the supposed cult in game. Is the dev a nexpo fan? Yet despite the inspiration being perhaps a bit silly we got a game about the fear of death, fear of loneliness, and the fear of growing up. I'm just a bit older now, but I'm amazed at how this brought me back to my own coming of age. Thank you
this game was so good! I love the puzzles and figuring out what to do it was a lot of fun! also the story was so deep for such a short game which was also nice :)
This game is such a short and sweet game! It has the perfect amount of everything and doesn't drag or make things too easy (fairly easy imo though lol), But I loved the style of the game and can tell there was love and hard work put into the storyline and puzzles. I would love to see something like this from you again in the future! :D
and getting asked a question then reading through other texts to unlock a file to answer that text to play otherworld to perform the ritual that was all just perfect
This game not only showed us what happens when loosing the ones you love and taking your life and living with it forever. It also really developed our brains to solving clues and riddles and makes us smarter. 10/10 Highly Recommend
This was incredible! I loved investigating the old computer. The story is really sad, but I loved it. I'm still curious about Orion though.. (SPOILERS!!) Judging from the webcam footage we saw, and the fact that Orion could type on the Otherworld chat the same alonegurl15 did, that means he did the ritual and he was still in the game right? Then how could he talk to us, but alonegurl15 couldn't talk to lawson or anyone else?? why did she act like she was alone if he was there? Very creepy to think about. I'd love to see another installation of this concept or world!! <33
I doubt that, at least on some level, since from the webcam, footage, we can see Orion was a real person at some point. The discheveled state of the room + the flies indicate there is probably Orian's deceased body laying around there somewhere.. I assume that after basically uploading his consciousness into the game, his real body was left to rot. Wether the person we talked to though was the /real/ Orion.. Who knows. (;
Long reply but... Orion kind of has an issue as a character... or not?
First, you can only guess Liz met Orion on some online chat group. The notepad diary makes it sound like Liz only knew Orion for 2 months, where Orion introduces her to OtherWorld and also Scott, before Liz did the ritual with Orion on Halloween.
When you first talk to Orion though, he talks to you like he's still alive and presumably in his 30s, so he says in your new chat that "you used to be friends as kids" when you say you can't remember who he is.
That's when he tests your knowledge of the ritual you did and then gives you a new invite to OtherWorld. Once you're in though, he types like he really thought you were Liz.
Also I think the webcam footage would make more sense if it's a new owner (like you, RIP) who recently died from cursed PC stuff, and Orion's soul simply still has PC access unlike Liz who only has OtherWorld access. This would make sense since Orion never had that cursed text font like Liz did and can use the chat app like normal. The reason I don't think the body can be the real Orion is they did the ritual 20ish+ years ago, so his body would've been cleaned/just bones and building abandoned/cleaned/resold/destroyed by then). This could just be dev oversight in the story though. Or maybe the story takes place only a few years after the ritual but I missed a clue somewhere.
But again, Orion types in the chat app like he's a regular human and not someone who's also ritualistically digitalized himself. He's obviously in OtherWorld and can talk to Liz, yet he gives another code to Liz on the chat app acting like it is her and he believes her and hasn't talked to hear in 30 years?
I'm just gonna say Orion's lost his memories like a schizophrenic (due to soul degradation and the ritual) so he forgets Liz is in the game and fools himself to believe he's a real 30 year old that can use his PC still (since he still is). Seeing Liz pop up as online on the chat app must have made him immediately log out of Otherworld and even forget he probably just saw the real Liz there.
Had my eye on this for a while and I'm so glad I played it. It was a really well crafted story and the puzzles were so smart! I loved the first puzzle where the desktop was the solution, and using the songs over that; It was just a really well thought out and such a fun and creative way of doing puzzles! It was also interesting to see the story unfold and see what happened to everyone associated with Liz and herself too. It was super fun, and you did a great job making the game! Good luck with future projects!
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This made me cry i'm so nostalgic for that era of the internet this was like a playable heart retching retread i loved this game so much :')
Good concept, remind me to the anime Serial Experiments : Lain
exactly what i thought !! i was honestly surprised when it wasn't in the inspiration credits >.<
Wonderful game! I ty for this experience. :D
this was an incredible game.
fantastic!!
wow. awesome game
THIS WAS SO SAD i was crying so hard at the end. i related to so many themes in this game, thank u <3
Me too
the ending was so good th
this had me sobbing at the end :'c
i had to cheat to get past the passcode parts and on the part with otherworld i gave up cause i was too fucking dumb and spoiled myself
on the inside i genuinely feel frustrated and furious i cant keep doing this to myself :(
Loved this so so much played it with my friend grabbed my bat halfway through and at the end we cried
loved and enjoyed this a lot!! i just wish it was longer T.T
Wow. I'm seriously amazed by this. Seemingly inspired by worlds.com and the supposed cult in game. Is the dev a nexpo fan? Yet despite the inspiration being perhaps a bit silly we got a game about the fear of death, fear of loneliness, and the fear of growing up. I'm just a bit older now, but I'm amazed at how this brought me back to my own coming of age. Thank you
this game was so good! I love the puzzles and figuring out what to do it was a lot of fun! also the story was so deep for such a short game which was also nice :)
damn that was deep one
i cant figure out the password. im crying
Es verdad, que difícil :(
Scotty1992
spoilers!
ohhh I must be dumb
我也是（中国的）
This game is such a short and sweet game! It has the perfect amount of everything and doesn't drag or make things too easy (fairly easy imo though lol), But I loved the style of the game and can tell there was love and hard work put into the storyline and puzzles. I would love to see something like this from you again in the future! :D
That was... An experience. Is there a sequal? I like to know more about the story
great game
anyone know the pass word?
Scotty1992
you're welcome
this was really sweet, reminds me that death is scary and forever is scarier<3
What was that creepy song that was playing when selecting the images for candle part? I cant find it anywhere.
damn the it was pretty intense at the end
wait this is so good ❤️
what is this, I saw something while going through orion's messages and clicked on it, It gave me a download (in the game)
dev said that he also have no idea what is it, i think maybe it's somehow connected to orion and how he got in the otherworld
the name of that picture was "redherring" and irl red herring is a thing that takes people attention away from central point
Fun, no jump scares, just spooky, nice 90s PC programs, laughed at zanga and loseamp
the end hits hard though the game was supposed to be a horror genre
it was perfect
i want more
the puzzles just make me feel so smart
when I do get them right
and getting asked a question then reading through other texts to unlock a file to answer that text to play otherworld to perform the ritual that was all just perfect
exceppttttt
I WANT HAPPY ENDING
that was great ngl
This game not only showed us what happens when loosing the ones you love and taking your life and living with it forever. It also really developed our brains to solving clues and riddles and makes us smarter. 10/10 Highly Recommend
Nice one
Landess off 680!! I live on Mission haha! went to WHS <3
stumbled acorss this randomly with a friends. Did not disappoint, really fun and challenging, would recommend!
i loved this i have a song stuck in my head "a babbling river a pond that glows a hot spring over-over flow"
This was incredible! I loved investigating the old computer. The story is really sad, but I loved it. I'm still curious about Orion though.. (SPOILERS!!) Judging from the webcam footage we saw, and the fact that Orion could type on the Otherworld chat the same alonegurl15 did, that means he did the ritual and he was still in the game right? Then how could he talk to us, but alonegurl15 couldn't talk to lawson or anyone else?? why did she act like she was alone if he was there? Very creepy to think about. I'd love to see another installation of this concept or world!! <33
Is Orion like... the devil or baphomet or something? I was wondering this throughout!
I doubt that, at least on some level, since from the webcam, footage, we can see Orion was a real person at some point. The discheveled state of the room + the flies indicate there is probably Orian's deceased body laying around there somewhere.. I assume that after basically uploading his consciousness into the game, his real body was left to rot. Wether the person we talked to though was the /real/ Orion.. Who knows. (;
Long reply but... Orion kind of has an issue as a character... or not?
First, you can only guess Liz met Orion on some online chat group. The notepad diary makes it sound like Liz only knew Orion for 2 months, where Orion introduces her to OtherWorld and also Scott, before Liz did the ritual with Orion on Halloween.
When you first talk to Orion though, he talks to you like he's still alive and presumably in his 30s, so he says in your new chat that "you used to be friends as kids" when you say you can't remember who he is.
That's when he tests your knowledge of the ritual you did and then gives you a new invite to OtherWorld. Once you're in though, he types like he really thought you were Liz.
Also I think the webcam footage would make more sense if it's a new owner (like you, RIP) who recently died from cursed PC stuff, and Orion's soul simply still has PC access unlike Liz who only has OtherWorld access. This would make sense since Orion never had that cursed text font like Liz did and can use the chat app like normal. The reason I don't think the body can be the real Orion is they did the ritual 20ish+ years ago, so his body would've been cleaned/just bones and building abandoned/cleaned/resold/destroyed by then). This could just be dev oversight in the story though. Or maybe the story takes place only a few years after the ritual but I missed a clue somewhere.
But again, Orion types in the chat app like he's a regular human and not someone who's also ritualistically digitalized himself. He's obviously in OtherWorld and can talk to Liz, yet he gives another code to Liz on the chat app acting like it is her and he believes her and hasn't talked to hear in 30 years?
I'm just gonna say Orion's lost his memories like a schizophrenic (due to soul degradation and the ritual) so he forgets Liz is in the game and fools himself to believe he's a real 30 year old that can use his PC still (since he still is). Seeing Liz pop up as online on the chat app must have made him immediately log out of Otherworld and even forget he probably just saw the real Liz there.
i absolutely loved this game. i would love to see more games like this one :3
Thank you for this game, it was very refreshing and inspiring.