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A jam submission

Dinner & a Show (DEMO)View game page

Put on the show of your life while trying not to choke on the truth.
Submitted by Hel Raiser, ROHHSA — 5 days, 10 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall Experience#94.8754.875
Story#204.7504.750
Category: Music#334.5004.500
Category: Cinematography#574.2504.250
Visuals#694.6254.625
Category: Voice Acting#1912.0002.000

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Content Warnings
Fantasy Violence, Violent References, Comic Mischief

Log Line
Having wandered into the realm of fae while looking for something you can't recall, you become part of a theatrical performance that blurs the line of story and reality.

Team Credits & Cast
Art, Writing, and Programming by Hel Raiser, Music & SFX by Rohhsa, UI & Additional Programming by Rosia (@ayperosia)

Work Start Date
09/01/2026

Which engines and/or plugins did you use? (NaniNovel, Light.VN, etc.)
Ren'Py

University League Participant

No

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

That was a blast and the premise felt unique.  The writing was also  humorous and flowed well. The art and energy from the whole demo really makes you want more from this world! I can't wait for further updates and I'm glad you all were able to put this together for the jam!

Submitted(+2)

I knew this one was going to be fun from Stella's stream :) I'm sure there's nothing I could say about the visuals/music/tone that other people haven't already, but I'll say it again anyway! It all works together in a really good, vibrant, twisted package. Leanna is a lot of fun and the art style is so creative. Great work on this.

As you guys (hopefully?) continue work on the other acts -- I considered that having at least some simple visual during the plays would be nice. I sense they're black as a 'just imagine it' thing but since we have nothing else to look at for quite some time, a solution to that would be a help to the 'cinematography' aspect. 

Developer(+1)

We are working on getting visuals for the play as well as eventually finishing the story. It’s just been a bit of a crazy month so the full demo got delayed by a few weeks.

Submitted

Amazing! No rush at all, take all the time yall need

(+2)

Love love LOVE this demo so incredibly much, your writing is so much fun and the art is so chef kiss !!! I love how much personality and energy the sprites have, and the designs are so cool, and ahh the textures in all of the art is so nice too. And shoutout to Puppet's art especially, the little floaty face cover is so cool... and I am of course a huge fan of Lady Leanna and would play anything with her in it all day. And I'm very fond of the bit at the beginning of the game if you keep refusing her and reloading anyway, LOL. You've created such a compelling world and plot and characters and I can't wait to learn more about everything, and I always enjoy visual novels with unique gameplay gimmicks and this is just so much fun! I can't wait for the other acts!! Beautiful game so far, I'm hooked !!!

Submitted(+2)

Extremely fun and underrated submission. The artwork is fantastic and quirky. The writing was hilariously dark. I would die for Puppet. I hope you finish it, I want to see how things end! Great work.

(+2)

Such a fun and creative entry! I really love how the story passes through multiple levels of storytelling from the meta aspects of the game itself being subtly acknowledged (if you take an early exit), to questions about the main protagonist and fae world-building, and then to the dark fairytales being told.