Canyon Rites Perigee
Become conjunct: a cosmic parasite given a human body for ritual purposes. Navigate the world. Fulfill your function.
A medium-length interactive story/alchemical allegory with 2 endings(?) and many randomized events. 5957 words of combined writing and programming, around 30 minutes of playtime. Published March 2023.
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Moody. Short game, but cool setting and ambience.
It reminds me of Summit, a little, with the whole "semi-randomized wandering in a surreal world" thing. Alternatively, Dark Souls. I've never actually played Dark Souls or any FromSoft game, but the walking corpse plus decaying fantasy landscape bit makes me think about it. The cyclical nature of the story, too. Space phoenix, reincarnation cycle, food for thought...
Some quotes:
"The sediment you walk on is impressed with the footfalls of others. High overhead, lights of lamp and hearth glow in the canyon walls. These places are not for you.
The night air is thick and motionless. It carries the smell of spiced roast meat."
and
"The sunrise blazes in that slit of sky ahead, monstrously vivid and vast. "
Wow, thank you for taking the time to play through it and write this very thoughtful comment! I really appreciate that attention :D