V0.3 is finally out!!


Finally, Version 0.3 is out!! This one was mostly a feature update, but part of it taking a lil longer was that I wanted to try and get at least 1 new character for each update! Also work and personal life have been mad hectic, so I've spent most of my free time lately job hunting or binging cartoons. Updates are as follows:

New additions!

  • A new victim NPC: Lamar the nerd!
  • Added mouse compatibility! Left-click to move, right-click to move faster and interact, and Middle-click with the mouse wheel to Pause!
  • Made a REAL pause menu! Now you can actually pause and do other stuff like:
    • Resuming the game
    • Quitting
    • Use the updated pause and mini maps! I'm counting  this as a  new addition because now we actually have map  sprites to show where everybody is! You can also use this as an indicator for whether an NPC has been transformed or not
    • Saving/Loading data has been added too! I know it's a pretty short game to need saving/loading for, but I figured why not figure it out and get the bones ready for future updates!
    • Cheat Codes! >:3c

Bug fixes!

  • Revamped the way NPCs are built to make it easier to build them up in the future once I've got artwork ready to go!

Aaaaaaand that's all for this go-round! With how things are shaking up I'm not   promise any more updates for any time soon, but I've still got a couple things I wanna add once I get around to it. Big factors are having time  that I don't spend braindead after work + finding artists to work on overworld sprites.

Future ideas!

  • 2 more NPCs I currently have sketched out and planned
  • 1 final NPC to use as an end-game character with multiple routes/endings depending on how you play
  • Potentially more NPCs as development goes on and I get the itch for more weird freak junk
  • Get custom assets for background art
  • Non-interactive background characters to make the place feel a bit more lived in
  • Special effects for all post-transformation NPCs (similar to Kai's slime blobs)
  • Controller support and control re-mapping
  • Fetch Quests (to include an inventory system, hints for items, and reworking dialogue to reflect this)

Files

Gnarsty_Demo_V3.exe 106 MB
May 26, 2025

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