A downloadable game

de brevitate vitae

a straightforward experimental typing game which examines the state of mind and thoughts of the dying protagonist who is regretting his life choices. have fun :)

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i must die. but must i die bawling?

controls:

  • confirm -> enter↵
  • toggle fullscreen -> F11
  • delete all -> left control + backspace 
  •  reset graphical changes -> type "reset!" and confirm
  • restart game -> type "restart!" and confirm
  •  exit game -> alt + f4
  •  take screenshot -> ctrl + s (saved in appdate/love/shortlife/screenshots)

WARNING: contains death

made with lua and love2d
(full license included in download)

StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorfishbowlforever
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withLÖVE
Tagsascii, Black and White, Experimental, LÖVE, Minimalist, Short, Surreal, Text based, Typing, weird
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, Subtitles, High-contrast

Download

Download
shortlife-win0.2.8.zip 4.1 MB

Install instructions

unzip the folder and run the shortlife.exe file

Development log

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