Casey's Very Bad Day
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Enter if you're brave- or stupid!
It's a typical Saturday morning for Casey- until things start to go very, very wrong. Find a way to escape the mysterious house you've suddenly woken up in, and (probably) die trying. A lot.
Inspired by Goosebumps books and choose-your-own-adventure games, Casey's Very Bad Day is a short (~15k words, 10 endings) light horror/adventure game in which you'll find yourself in a mysterious suburban home where nothing feels quite right. Will you escape alive?
Explore the rooms of the house and find clues and items hidden in the branching paths in order to reach the game's true ending.
FEATURES
- 10 ending CGs and two bonus artworks unlockable on completing the game's "true" final ending.
- 15k words, around 1-2 hours of playtime.
- Branching CYOA style story with 10 different endings including at least 1 CG per route.
CREDITS
Art/writing/programming- Heartpunch
Music- Dova Syndrome- Heitaro Ashibe
SFX- Freesound, Dova Syndrome, Heartpunch
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WARNING
This is a light horror/adventure game which contains very infrequent use of moderately strong language and contains flashing image effects and animation. Reader discretion is advised.
Streaming/recording OK! Thank you very much for enjoying the game.
Game Walkthrough [SPOILERS]
To reach the true end, the player must have finished the following endings. The guide below lists the choices you'll need to make in order to reach each one:
"Bad Dream" (Stay put for now > END)
"Thirsty" (Check out the airing closet > Go down into the hallway > Go into the kitchen(?) > Drink the water > END)
"Fever Dream" (Climb out of the window > Climb up into the attic window > END)
"Mirror World" (Check out the airing closet > Go down into the hallway > Go into the bathroom(?) > END)
and then go back to the hallway downstairs by choosing the following actions in a new playthrough
Check out the airing closet > Go down into the hallway
A new choice called "Go into the dark room" should appear, leading on to the True Ending Route.
Good luck and have fun!
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Couldn't quite figure out how to get the "true" ending, but just from the various bad ends I can certainly say I enjoyed myself. The "consequences" of actions felt elaborately absurd in their horror; this is a good thing! I found it quite reminiscent of the "don't take this cat home" game, if I'm being entierly honest. Also HUGE coraline vibes! The artstyle is just adorable and simplistic when it comes to the backrounds and I find that really works for this game. My sole complain, likely lodged in my inability to figure out the true ending, is that the actual story, ie the overarching narrative is super hard to decipher