be safe tomorrow.
note: part two is still under development.
another note: best played in full screen.
this game was made as a submission for Portland Indie Game Squad's Summer Slow Jams 2023: Narrative.
story
the year is 2912. a massive, unstoppable asteroid approaches kepler as the rest of the solar system looks on. it promises utter devastation and an effective end to the world. but all ends hold potential for renewal and new beginnings, as one estranged family finds out; it’s never too late.
be safe tomorrow. is an interactive fiction game about the distance that’s grown between a family, and our protagonist’s first steps to close it.
controls
click with the left mouse button to proceed. (dragging boxes is optional & buggy, oop)
credits
narrative design & programming by alexandra tang
narrative design & art by jessica chu
inspired by mountains's FLORENCE
music:
“sinewaves” by airtone (ccmixter.org/people/airtone). 2023 - licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) at [ccmixter.org].
"renewal" by airtone (ccmixter.org/people/airtone). 2022 - licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) at [ccmixter.org]. the original track was split for looping in first gameplay scene.
sfx:
"Light Switch Turn On Sound" by ChrisTutorials (https://freesound.org/people/ChrisTutorials/). licensed under CC Zero (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) at [freesound.org].
"Moving Boxes and Bags.wav" by kemitix (https://freesound.org/people/kemitix/). licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) at [freesound.org]. audio cropped from original.
"Notification" by IENBA (https://freesound.org/people/IENBA/). licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) at [freesound.org].
"Foley - Pour coffee in to mug" by freesh (https://freesound.org/people/freesh/). licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) at [freesound.org].
"alarm clock short.wav" by ZyryTSounds (https://freesound.org/people/ZyryTSounds/). licensed under CC Zero (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) at [freesound.org]. audio cropped from original.
Comments
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I love how much you convey with such a pared down style and simple colour palette. And, having to go through the motions of regular days while impending doom closes in is such a clever way to create tension in the game. Looking forward to part two.
cannice, thank you so much for this comment! this was exactly what we were discussing as we designed the narrative & gameplay, so i'm super glad to hear we were able to properly convey this. we hope to bring you pt 2 soon!
AAARGH NOOO
AAARGH SORRY? hehe
oh this is gorgeous!!!! super intrigued to see where it goes 👀
STARA!! thanks so much for the kind words & we hope you'll stay tuned for pt 2!