on the shortness of life
A downloadable game
de brevitate vitae
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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)
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | fishbowlforever |
Genre | Interactive Fiction |
Made with | LÖVE |
Tags | ascii, Black and White, Experimental, LÖVE, Minimalist, Short, Surreal, Text based, Typing, weird |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard |
Accessibility | Color-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
- 0.2.8: my first update everJun 21, 2023
- 0.2: making my first gameJun 06, 2023
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