Distress Signal
Controls: This game is controlled only with the Up or W key. "Walk" forward through the scenes and events in the story! This project is a linear environment piece - enjoy the journey :)
This game is a gift for CommunistSister as part of the Bitsy Secret Santa Jam!
The prompt words were: Radio, Ruins, Map
Game made in Bitsy 7.2 with use of Borksy Hacks
Special thanks to Adam Ledoux for Bitsy
Cephalopodunk for the AMAZING background hack
and AurySystem for walking me through how to edit code - I learned a lot working on this!
I made all the art in Aseprite, then used the above mentioned hacks to insert the images directly as backgrounds. All the walls, items, and sprites are invisible so you can focus on the imagery and enjoy the dialogue!
All sound effects come from Freesound.org and are available for open source use.
Sound samples below:
MachineHum (LifePod)
https://freesound.org/people/martian/sounds/513509/
SciFiRuins(Stairs, Door)
https://freesound.org/people/reznik_Krkovicka/sounds/530743/
DrippingCave (Hall)
https://freesound.org/people/Sclolex/sounds/177958/
WindEnvironment (Scape, Entrance)
https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/175513/
RocketThrust (Descent, NearPlanet)
https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/515122/
SpaceAmbient (DeepSpace1+3)
https://freesound.org/people/cubicApocalypse/sounds/195506/
Distress Signal (DeepSpace2)
https://freesound.org/people/GameramPC/sounds/343740/
Landing Sound
Development log
- Minor Update - Landing SequenceFeb 02, 2021
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i mentioned a lot of this when i played earlier with you, but i absolutely loved how you incorporated themes of state responses to national disasters. visiting a derelict planet in the ruins of pods where there were only a few life sustaining station tells us everything we need to know about a society stratified by wealth. who is worth saving, who is worth investing in protecting, and which groups of people do state apparatuses organize around?
great job!!!!!!!!!!
I love this game's eerily beautiful atmosphere - keep up the good work
this was so so good, the visuals and audio and writing style are great, and i was very invested in the tension built up until the end, so emotional!
this is so atmospheric, and the story is well told and conceptually very cool
This game is so beautiful! I love how reflective the writing is. Also the sound work in it really helps set the mood. Great job!
woww i like this, very atmospheric!
Really cool story!
I love the concept and setup, and the art and writing is so lovely! Thank you for the christmas gift :)