The Letter

An atmospheric narrative game about a pensioner's existential crisis in a dystopian future.

Made for AdventureX Jam 2020

Credits

written by
DENNIS PLOEGER

narrative design
SALLY BEAUMONT

based on
"THE LETTER"
by DENNIS PLOEGER

dialogues
SALLY BEAUMONT

music
RIKARD PETERSON

sound design
CADE CONKLE

characters
ERIK PLOEGER
DENNIS PLOEGER

programming
DENNIS PLOEGER

voice casting
SALLY BEAUMONT

starring the voices of

DENNIS PLOEGER

SALLY BEAUMONT

PAUL THOMAS

MICHAEL FORWARD

ROSE NEWELL

LAURA CRESS

testers
MIKAEL NYQVIST
AMY TANT
GILLHESPY

Some parts of this game are released under an open license. Check out our Github-Repository.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, HTML5
Release date Dec 06, 2020
Authordeep entertainment
GenreAdventure, Visual Novel
Made withGodot, Blender
TagsNarrative, Walking simulator
Code licenseMIT License
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen

Download

Download
Release (macOS) 91 MB
Version 1 Dec 06, 2020
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Release (Windows) 87 MB
Version 1 Dec 06, 2020
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Original Soundtrack by Rikard Peterson 18 MB
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Beta (macOS) 91 MB
Version 6 Dec 06, 2020
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Beta (Windows) 87 MB
Version 6 Dec 06, 2020
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Beta (HTML5) 88 MB
Version 6 Dec 06, 2020
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Dev (macOS) 91 MB
Version 10 Dec 06, 2020
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Dev (Windows) 87 MB
Version 11 Dec 06, 2020
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Dev (HTML5) 88 MB
Version 13 Dec 06, 2020

Install instructions

  • Windows: Unzip the package and run the Executable
  • macOS: Open the DMG and move the game to your Applications folder. Because the game wasn't signed, right click on the game in the Applications folder and Ctrl-Leftclick on "Open" to open the game for the first time. Accept the warning. (Afterwards just open the game like any other application)

Currently available:

  • Release - Official version.
  • Beta - Beta version. Playable, but may contain some bugs and glitches
  • Dev - Development version. An up-to-date version of the game, but may not be playable

Development log

Comments

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Wow, what a beautifully sad story. Definitely had me feeling emotional at the end. Well done.

Awww, thanks. ♥️

Very good storytelling and interesting worldbuilding. And oh, so sad ... The soundtrack is perfect, good pacing overall. I'm amazed that you managed to even have voiceover in your game inside the jam timeframe.

Out of curiosity: In the credits it's stated that you used Blender. What did you use this for?

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Thanks so much!

That all was very much due to teamwork. Rikard wrote the awesome music and Sally did and organized the voiceover.

I used Blender for 2D animations, because I totally suck at hand drawn animations. 😊

Additionally, I used the COA tools plugin to create the walkcycles for the characters.

Thank you for this game! A touching story, superb voiceacting and a wounderful soundtrack. Great work, all of you!

Thanks so much! ❤️