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A jam submission

What Keeps Us HereView game page

A branching narrative about resilience, routine, and chasing a dream before it dies.
Submitted by Dustin Triplett (@dustintriplett) — 8 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
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What Keeps Us Here's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme interpretation#533.0573.222
Storytelling#633.2683.444
Overall#722.9873.148
Gameplay#832.6352.778

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

Great emotional experience! Definitely a relatable story as a writer stuck in the depths of retail. Thanks for the boost of hope, and awesome work! :)

Submitted(+2)

Your writing is both expressive and engaging! Also, this was such a relatable experience to read through. 

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+2)

Just wanted to say your writing is really evocative and engaging. It was like working a shift at QuickPick, and by the end, I was really rooting for you :D It probably helps that I've been this person, so I understand the feeling. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for your feedback!