
Death's Guide
Press [W A S D] for direction
Press [Spacebar] to paddle
Press [E] to progress the dialogue
"Death is an opportunity" - Jamsepticeye Game Jam Theme
Play as Death, guiding recently deceased souls along The River and into the afterlife. Avoid obstacles, navigate the changing currents, and comfort the dead amid all the guilt, shame, and curiosity they carry from their lives. Maybe, just maybe, the souls under your care will find their way to a peaceful eternity.
Includes:
- Three levels, increasing in difficulty
- Visual novel-style storytelling
- Dynamic and expressive voice acting for all characters
- A full soundtrack, with 10 songs
Death's Guide now works on Chrome and Edge!
Full playthrough available here! Thank you to Brogan Farr.
Developers:
Sitara Effat Ahangari. Narrative Designer, Voice Director, VA: Marienne
khovre. Programmer, Level Designer
Ventiique. Pixel Artist, Level Designer, VA: Death
Brogan Farr. VA: Narrator
Wavend. 2D Artist
Jupiterpascal. Artist
Sōseki. Music
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
| Authors | khovre, Wavend, Sitara Effat Ahangari - stargirlwriting, ventiique, Jupiterpascal, Brogan Farr |
| Genre | Adventure, Visual Novel |
| Made with | Godot |
| Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, LGBTQIA, No AI, Short, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Top-Down |
Download
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Development log
- Devlog #0 Ready to Play!64 days ago
- (In Progress) Game Released!90 days ago



Comments
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Beautiful game! I enjoyed playing through it, and I actually thought hard about which dialogue options I wanted to pick, especially after listening to everyone's stories :').
Aww, thank you! That means a lot :)
Good gaming experience...And some voice actors made me cry. Not gonna tell ya which ones, you must take a guess. Anyway star rating
Thank you :') Extremely happy to make you cry <3
Nice gameplay mechanics, and beautiful artwork
Looking forward to play a full version of this game once it releases
Thank you so much :) So glad you liked it!