Withering Gardens
A downloadable game for Windows
Follow the aged-up detective in the dystopian future, trying to regain his memories back.
A DEVELOPER'S NOTE
Hi! My first solo project here! Inspired during a chat with a friend, I decided to make my own detective mini-game slash visual novel.
Created for a ThinkyGame Jam, this project was developed in a short timeframe. Please consider it as a prototype or a training exercise.
It was a great experience, as I single-handedly handled every aspect of this project, from game design, narrative development to writing the dialogues and assembling it all in the game editor. By the way, sorry if anything sounds awkward; English is not my first language :)
I really hope you like it! Because I loooooove the detective genre. What's better than a little riddle to solve?
SPOILERS/ WALKTHROUGH
Spoilers ahead! If you want to go the right route: Proceed to delete "An angry note" in the first location, "A letter in a fancy envelope" in the second and "A confirmation from the Notary" in the third. In the "key" location choose Marigold. That should lead you to the final scene.
CREDITS
IDEA
Maria Osipova and Anna Tsykhanevich
ASSETS
Project done in RPG Maker MV with standard assets from RPG Maker MV, RPG Maker MV - Add-on Pack, RPG Maker MV - Cover Art Characters Pack, RPG Maker MV - Essentials Set
Title Screen and Inspection Images are done with DALL-E
MUSIC
Maybe by Sakura Girl | https://soundcloud.com/sakuragirl_official
Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Install instructions
Open the archive, and click on the "Game" file to start.
Comments
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this is a very sad story, honestly, I would have stayed in the world of dreams т_т
a little bit lacking immersion in interaction with my family, maybe in the form of flashbacks-memories
but the story is really beautiful and heartbreaking, thank you that's a great game - detective, music, atmosphere!
thank you! <3 I indeed planned to incorporate flashbacks between the stages but was pressed for time. I'm glad to hear that our thoughts align!!
waiting for an updated version with new visuals
it's a cute little game with a shade of sadness. I loved how you implemented the initial idea into a sci-fi setting, it got way better conceptually. dialogs are VERY GOOD. the music got me confused, i was waiting for a more melancholic vibe. but it depends on each person's perception.
congratulations on your solo-debut!!!!
Amazing and stylish work with a huge potential in narrative.
Truly deep and meaningful story, wish the game was longer. It really touched me 'cause the main plotline is basically about what I think and worry almost everyday.
Thank you for making the Withering Gardens and hope you will have the strength and power to make it into something even bigger and extended.
Got the right solution on a third try 😼 This reminded me of To the Moon~
Looks so cute !
thank you so much :) i tried to combine the standard assets of RPG Maker in the nicest way I could imagine, but the "sci-fi" and "medieval" style clashed too much. that's when I came up with the idea to make a world set in the aftermath of an apocalypse, where remnants of the old world coexist with the new "modern" reality.