Love the vibe ! What are the inspirations for this game ?

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How do you take off your pants? Do you drop trou, step out; do you unfasten, then proceed to step on the cuff/hem and raise your leg out; do you grab the bottom cuff with your hands and pull; do you sit?

Not a very interesting question but is it compatible with other aspect ratios like 21:9? Is it steam deck compatible?

Nice vibe :D love the trailers

Hi! Narratively speaking we draw a lot of inspiration from Pixar and Dreamworks movies (mostly the humour and the compelling characters). Toy Story and Inside Out would be the major ones.
For the gameplay however, it's games like The Magic Circle and their weird mechanics that inspired us the most :)

Thank you so much <3

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How long did you worked on this game?

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How long is it and is there replayability to the game!

I've loved the concept of this game ever since I first saw it. Are you considering adding co-op / multiplayer to it later on in the future (I can already see my friends and I goofing around on it)?

We have been working full time since September 2020. So about 2.5 years

Unfortunately not, the game has been thought as a single-player adventure from the start.

It's about 4-5h long however some testers played more than 10h! If you're interested in all the little hidden stuff, there's a lot to discover. There's replayability if you want to nail the ending better (but I'm not going to spoil why)

ok, seriously now. Would you update or not? :)

Yes but only on Mondays and Fridays

Congratulations on the release! From a narrative standpoint, how were the computer science references balanced so as to avoid becoming too "inside baseball" and possibly losing the interest of players?

That was surprisingly tricky! We first went head first and bloated the game with tons of references and tech jokes and nerdish easter eggs, but when the first playtesting rounds came back, we were forced to kill almost half of them... Because players got frustrated very quickly.
TL;DR: test a lot and NOT only on your game dev friends

oh and since it's Monday :P

I meant where your sympathy lies, is it on the old but familiar side or the new but unknown side. If you had to choose. In the context of the game, of course

There's an exhaustive review about steam deck compatibility on the website of Steam Deck HQ.
Regarding the 21:9 ratio, we had some problems at first, but they shouldn't be anymore.

Me personally: always with the old but familiar.
The game's point: go Marie Kondo and update at all times because people die if you don't

First of all, I am having a blast with the game so far ! My question is: how did you balance the puzzles' difficulty ? Did you have to remove or modify a lot of them because they were too hard / confusing / easy ?

Is the game like family friendly or more adult suitable?

Congrats on the release! Had this on my wishlist for a while. How big is your group, and how many iterations of your core gameplay did you go through before landing on your final game?

How did y’all meet?

Does it have anything about all the spyware that needs to get access to all my contacts and pictures, and texts, and internet history?

Just finished the game. It's wonderful! Totally got The Magic Circle vibes.