This is for a class project that asks students to tell a story about ourselves. Here, I did a visual novel telling a story about my struggle with gaming addiction and how it ties with people's consumerist idea of personality being tied to our relationship with 'things'.

This game can run on your phone's browser, but the best experience is on a computer with headphones! If there are performance issues or you're on an unsteady internet connection, please feel free to play the downloadable versions below.  

Enjoy!

Content warning:

There are mental health themes including gaming addiction, depression and body image. There might be one small mention of a sexual topic.

Updated 2 days ago
Published 3 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
AuthorGensun
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRPG Maker, GIMP, Audacity
Tagsmemoir, Mental Health, No AI, non-fiction
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen

Download

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BeforeDawnV1.2.1_Win.zip 157 MB
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BeforeDawnV1.2.1_Mac.zip 291 MB
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BeforeDawnV1.2.1_Linux.zip 166 MB

Install instructions

Download then unzip the folder. Run Game.exe to open the game!

Development log

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