UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN

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a sci-fi bitsy game about grieving, holding on to fading memories, and carrying the world on your shoulders, made for LIMINAL magazine's GLITCH series, released in June 2020 as part of the Emerging Writers' Festival.

use wasd or arrow keys to move and interact
content warning: allusions to grief, death
click on the title screen at the beginning if it’s unresponsive at first

soundtrack: Elegy For A Cosmonaut, made in beepbox.co

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for Ruslan


bitsy hacks and tools used

[made in bitsy v7.0]

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(706 total ratings)
Authorcecile richard
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withbitsy
Tagsartgame, Atmospheric, Bitsy, glitch, Minimalist, Narrative, Sci-fi, Space, Walking simulator
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

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"It is the hope of reaching you that will always make me think the steepest path the best."

This is wonderful

Beautiful. Thank you very much.

A curious experience, in itself the game looks quite good for the limitations of the engine, but what surprised me most was the ideas on which the work reflected.

It reminded me of the time when I had to study in a different country than the one I was born in for a year and how I began to miss everything related to the life I had had at home while I began to do repetitive tasks with the intention of not to fall into the frustration and nostalgia of feeling so far from home, although I knew very well that the trip and distance I had to make was beneficial for my future.

In general I can say that the reflections of an astronaut who remembers his past and reflects on how fallible memory is is a very good experience.

Sooooo good! 

I kown i can't get what I dream for from you, but after sending the message , altas put down the burden.

Too much want to say about this moving game. Thank you!

The music lined up really nicely to the story the first time I played it, and even though i think it was coincidence, it really made the experience that much more moving.

beautiful and touching. Thank you!

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This is lovely. 

I love this game. A simple design, yet an incredible story.

It's great!

This hit so hard. Absolutely wonderful and poetic. 

IM NOT CRYING BITCH YOURE CRYING YOU ARE

i damn near cried

"Who do you blame for misfiling a memory..." hit me deep. What an incredibly moving game. Thank you.

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Short and ...deep.

Been pondering on the self corrupting memories as well, this is beautiful.

Such a poignant elegy

This ship's trajectory is unchanging... and the ship's name is "Life".

The Atlas carries the world on his shoulders, and he endures another day.

So minimalistic, yet complex. Love it!

This is amazing!

oh… love itTTTT repeated vague memories…

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absolutely gorgeous writing and art, amazing work

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nearly cried (i didn't cry in years)

thank you

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Wow. This is my second game of yours I have played and you have such an amazing way of storytelling and in such a short format as well. The repetition of "the trajectory of this ship is unchanging" tore me to shreds and then I decided to murder my heart even further and delete the message at the end. I'm absolutely in love with this, thank you.

Simply a beautiful story ;)

Oughh my heart squeezed so hard playing this ;__; so short yet so lovely, I loved it !!!!

I exploded(my tears are now everywhere)

Man, this game resonates.

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I'm crying so hard. I have a long distance relationship and this really moved me.

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WOW!!!! AMAZING!!!! 😭😭😭

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so so beautiful and moving, i zqs really emerged in the story ...waw

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That was incredibly powerful :) Especially loved the music and how it helped create the mood <3

Loved the game man. The graphic style is very nostalgic bringing me back to the old days playing Snake on an old nokia phone with my friends. The music is really good too, very touching. I was teared up by the end of the game!

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i had tears after finishing the game. perfect job by developer!

I think this game captures a certain type of feeling that a lot of us have experienced at different points in time. Something about this game is just so universal

The music is amazing. Like the narrative as well.

As a prelude to a much larger story or a one off moment, this was such a good experience.

The soundtrack for this is so good. It makes me weep

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I was interviewing another creator once when they said something that stuck with me: "The more specific you get, the more universal that thing becomes."

There are areas of this game that are vague and others that are hyper specific. It is because of this that I think it is so affecting. Every line of this game feels quoted from my own life, and yet, it is clear that the events that happened to you aren't even remotely similar to the events that happened to me. This game means a very different thing to me than to others, and that will be true for everyone.

I actually first played this game around August of last year, and I played it with the person who I can't help but think about when I play it again. They were a person I loved back then, they wouldn't be for much longer.

Thank you for this game. It hurt me. A lot. I'll cherish it.

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