Gone to Hell in a Handbasket - GTHIAH
Gone to HELL in a Handbasket - 18+ Interactive Fiction (wip) - by glucosify
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tags : urban fantasy (inspired by late 70s / early 80s), romance, supernatural, mystery, satanic and occult themes, cults, 18+ rating for violence, sexual content, mental illness and more
A simple pizza delivery turns sinister when you find yourself trapped with 5 other strangers in a decaying place that hides a dark history and darker secrets.
last update : May 2023 ⋄ word count : ~7,400 (~13,100 with code)
Only the prologue is available for now, you won't play as the main character until chapter 1 :)
Features :
- a story that (loosely) takes place in the late 70s, in NYC
- custom made UI : dark, light and retro themes, mobile friendly, adjustable fonts, font sizes and weights
- customizable MC : play as male, female, non-binary, touch starved, touch averse.. and choose your appearance and personality
- figure out the secrets left behind and find a way out - one way or another
- choose to forsake an imminent evil or become part of something greater
- decide if your companions are trustworthy or simply useful for your own goal
- five gender selectable romantic options (male, female, non-binary) - choose their pronouns and appearances separately / romance is optional but will most likely be a big part of the story
Romantic Options :
- Mahalia / Marlon / Mars "MOONLANDER" Harris : a sarcastic and pragmatic computer operator; they’re an arcade, tech and sci-fi lover through and through
- Amélie / Alexandre / Astin "ACE" Beaulieu : a college athlete with a sunny disposition who's currently feeling lost and going through a difficult time
- Gina / Gil / Gera "GUMDROP" Fernández Alfonso : charismatic and resourceful, this social work student's desire to help others always seems to break through their fear of letting people get too close
- Ilona / István / Írisz "IRIS" Juhász : though they lack in life experiences due to a sheltered upbringing, they possess a gentle thoughtfulness and vivid imagination
- Kat / Kit / Ky "KILLJOY" Miller : a reckless straight-edge hardcore punk with a sharp tongue and an honest heart
LINKS : DEVELOPMENT BLOG ⋄ FAQ ⋄ GOOGLE FORM (feedback & bug report) ⋄ DISCORD (TBA) ⋄ PINTEREST (TBA)
started in december 2022 - first update in may 2023 - b&w image from untermyergardens.
credits to : Ccrberus (twine template), Chapel (custom macros), Cyrusfirheir (custom macros), sounds from freesound.org, icons from Font Awesome and Iconify, fonts from Google Fonts - additional and detailed credits in game.
Development log
- UI fixes for mobileMay 17, 2023
- GTHIAH Launch !May 16, 2023
Comments
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Is this still being worked on?
HOLD UP ISTVÁN!!??? úristen magyarok........... MY TESTVÉR!
the prologue has beem pretty fun i rlly enjoyed it!! although i made sure to carefully reread the text around grimoire to find the right order like you said here in the comments but i couldnt find it??? am i blind or are u not supposed to succeed with the ritual after all??,,
I dont think so I think a good part of the game is trying to live with the cursed?? baby and or trying to find ways to free/save the baby
the author said lower in the comments "Yeah there's a right order for the elements to be in, it's written in the grimoire when you find it. Once you're doing the ritual, you need to click on the elements : the text in the next passage should be different depending if you succeeded in the ritual or not" so there is a chance to do the ritual right i just cant notice the right order (probs bc i read fast&miss half of the info b ut anyways) ;-;
So I looked in the book and this is what I got fire earth water and air but I'm not sure if it worked or not
I love it I reallly want to read the rest D: I can't wait <3! I hope for more soon <3
love this, I’m already invested in it (is that the right Word?)
update?
It is currently only a prologue right now, but this is officially my favorite IF~♡ I'm excited for what's gonna happen next!
Is there a way to succeed the huh no killing child ? With Aqua Terra Aer aaaand I forgot the fourth one-
Yeah there's a right order for the elements to be in, it's written in the grimoire when you find it. Once you're doing the ritual, you need to click on the elements : the text in the next passage should be different depending if you succeeded in the ritual or not ^^
Oh okay ! Thanks ! I tend to read too fast XD Anyway I love it ! I wonder what will happen next !
I have just a question on how did you made it- did you used Twine ? Or another one ? If you used Twine- how did you manage to understand how it work- ? x) Because to be honest I did a WIP on choicescript but I want to start back to zero- if you have time of course !
No worries, I also tend to skip passages sometimes oops
And yes, made in Twine, Sugarcube specifically. I already had some knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript so I think it made it easier to understand it. The Sugarcube documentation is very well explained so that's the only thing I used tbh...
Hmm, I'm pretty sure there are tutorial playlists on Youtube that explain step by step how to make a game on Twine so that could be a good place to start if the documentation is too intimidating to start with !
Honestly, I'd be happy to help you with what you need for the basics; it'd be easier to explain on my Tumblr though so feel free to ask me over there, the link to the development blog is in the description above :^)
The story was so good! I really love how mysterious the prologue is and whatever the baby was. I can't wait for more!
Thank you ! It means a lot <33
I can't wait for more! So far the story is off to a great start and I'm really enjoying it!
Ahh thank you so much <3 I'm so happy you enjoyed it, I'll do my best for the rest of the story :^)
And thanks for leaving a comment, means a lot !!
I had a great read 😀 so, is the child us or one of the RO's? Or the one who has kidnapped us? 🤔 you did a great job! I'm looking forward to more ❤️
Aww thank you so much, that means a lot <3 As for who the child is, you'll have to investigate and find out in the story hehe :^)
Could be anyone, so all the ROs and the MC can be suspicious of each other but it could also be someone else entirely - maybe whoever it is doesn't even know it's them...
As for the person you play in the prologue, I realize you might not even learn their name depending on your choices but if you get caught by the cult, the high priestess will call Sam by their name though who knows when we'll hear from Sam again in the story ~
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment !