u/Aggravating-Gas-5577

Hello,

I am looking for different motivated and available people (if you're unemployed like me that's perfect lol) in order to build a cozy puzzle and emotional game. The game will be available on browser. If we can participate in a game jam that would be even better.

If you're a pixel artist, a writer, a composer, a programmer, or anything else don't hesitate to reach out here or on dc : sar7885.

Here's what the game is about :

PLOT : It's May the 1st. Like every 1st of May, you write a letter and then send it away in the wind. Surprisingly, the next day, you receive a letter. That's unsual, cause you've never received a letter before. The letter is dated May the 1st and is from an unkwown sender. From then, you receive a letter every two day during the whole month of May. Until the last letter. The letter you wrote to yourself the first day of May. All the other letters were also from yourself, but from different times of your life, from each May the 1st you wrote one.

MAIN MECHANIC : The goal is to make the letters readable through puzzles. Once this is done, a voice-over read it for you. Then you can put the letter in a memory box.

LETTERS PUZZLE MECHANICS IDEAS :

• the first letter is normal, just read it.
• the verso of the letter is a puzzle to assemble.
• the ink is invisible and you need to use a candle to make the writing appear.
• the words are all mixed up and you have to put them in the right order.
• the letter is an origami to unfold in the right order.
• the envelope is sealed with a string that needs to be undone.
• there's two pieces of paper within the envelope and you need to overlay them and put them at light to reveal the complete writing.
• the writing is mirrored.
• you have to shake the letter so that the words fall into place.
• the letter is a scratch card.
• the letter is a calligram.
• the letter is encoded with drawing (first letter of each drawing).
• the letter is a music sheet, you can hear the music when your overlay the music notes.

ENDING : The last letter you receive is the one you wrote at the beginning of the game, and with it comes a note.

“May I tell you something?”

“I was afraid you would forget me.”

“So I started writing to you every day I couldn’t reach you.”

There's no puzzle this time, just words.

A little cinematic with a deep and emotional message to conclude the game.

Of course, I am opened to feedback and new ideas to make the project better. I'd love to collaborate with a team.

See you soon, hopefully !

- Sar