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Release Date 17 June 2025
Release Type Freeware
Content Advisory None | None | Occasional, mild
Operating System Windows
Setting Other
Genre Drama
Story Original
Play Length Short Game (can be completed within 30 minutes)
Language English
Graphics 640x360, 32-Bit Colour
Tags Adventure; Black & White; Short Story; Visual Novel
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About

You wake up in the void, with no memory other than the deep sense that something horrible has happened to you in life that has left you in limbo. Can you find your way back to the living to make things right?Should you?

Welcome to my first game, The River. I actually made something!This is my very first attempt at making a game, as well as my first second earnest attempt at a cohesive, stand-alone narrative.I set off to create all of the game's visual assets, sound effects, and music myself, and scripting/tying it all together with Adventure Game Studio.Estimated gameplay time: 30-50 minutes.Playing with good Audio / Headphones is highly recommended.Content Warning: Contains mature subject matter (discussion of death and dying, written descriptions of violence)Game Features:

  • Unique, (mostly) monochrome style visuals
  • Digital hand-drawn backgrounds
  • Unique soundtrack and dynamic music score for each of the game's 12 scenes
  • Nearly 2000 frames of sprite animation
  • Visual Novel styled story, including dialog and character portraits

bokchoi Development (Art, Animation, Music, Scripting)

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Text Language: English
Filesize: 60,000 kB
Last Updated Date: 17 June 2025

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