A downloadable game for Windows

Your life sucks. But why does it suck? How did you get here? Explore to discover who you are and what you've been through, leading to this moment.

Snapshots of History is a story driven, exploration game, made for the Kenney Game Jam 2023, but it wasn't completed on time.

IMPORTANT: This game deals with themes of depression and suicide. If you struggle with these issues, don't hesitate to reach out to someone for help.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	Windows
Author	Tiny Dice Studios

Download

Snapshots of History - Desktop version.zip 43 MB

Install instructions

My anti virus program tried blocking the file when I downloaded it; not sure what about the game is causing that, or how to fix it.

Comments

Kawaii Kultist1 year ago

Things I liked:

10/10 music
Great mood
Enjoyable story
Levels felt like real places

Things I didn't like:

The movement felt kind of slippery (too much acceleration/deceleration) but this is a small critique.
I didn't really what to do until I accidentally found the photo album.
I'm not sure what the purpose of the photos were but I liked collecting them.
Invisible walls
I had no idea where to go, so after talking to everyone and finding a photo I would just leave the area which seemed to be the right call..?
If I exited dialogue before the person was done speaking, the rest of their text would be added to the beginning of the next character's dialogue.

My main issue really was just a lack of direction. Other than that I thought the game was nicely done and at no point did I want to quit early. I'm also not entirely sure I actually finished the game, it just faded to black and after waiting for a minute or so I assumed it was the end.

Overall, for a first game this is great. None of my initial games were this good, but we all learn I suppose.

You did a great job on this game. Keep it up!

PS: Your AV likely said it was malware because I'm assuming you didn't pay a company to sign the exe which isn't exactly cheap, so don't worry about it for now.

Tiny Dice Studios1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't realize it while making it, but you're absolutely correct about the lack of direction, especially the ending and scene transitions. Thanks again!