Channel 22
A downloadable game
A short, analog-horror visual novel about a man named Sven caught in the midst of a disease outbreak in the small town of Salem County. Made in Ren'Py.
This game contains dark themes, body-horror imagery, religious references and themes of suicide. It also contains sudden audio/visual effects. Please play at your own discretion.
Made in 7 days for the Outlands Game Jam. Theme: Mitosis. I barely finished this shit in time.
The game's music is from the incredible artist crxw, who kindly allowed me to use his music. Tracklist in order of appearance: (v0idness), (shop_so_20s), (,,,),
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Such an amazing game! I liked it a lot. Visual style along with story are outstanding. Also IMO the story progression works perfect. I was really scared of changes of the character. Thank you so much for such experience!
Thanks so much for your kind words slowrunner, and for bringing the game to an audience that couldn't enjoy it otherwise! I watched your play through using the Youtube auto-translate, lol. I'm happy you and your comments were drawing parallels to No, I'm Not A Human; my art was an attempt to try and look as good as that game. (I'm flattered someone in the comment section thought I made that fantastic game, but I can confirm I did not lol).
I'm amazed you were able to translate it so well. The broadcasts seem incredibly hard to translate with all the moving text and audio-only dialogue. Well done! Thanks for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
There are moments in life when games have been classed as art, THIS is one of those games! In it's simplicity lies it's beauty. The quietness of the sound is deafening and adds to the tension, and when the game DOES have sound an music? It's played well and the way it makes you feel like you are in the moment really propelles the story in to realms of psychological feel. From the graphics, to the absolutely compelling and tragic story story, Channel 22 is not just a game, it is an experience!!
Very well done and congratulations!
- Ash
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really enjoyed watching your video and your thoughts throughout. I'm glad you had fun with the game, I wasn't expecting it to reach as many people as it did. You calling my little game art makes me want to make a bigger project where I have longer than a week to work on it. If that happens I hope you'll play it too! Thanks again Ash :)
You are VERY welcome my friend! I can't wait to dee your future projects! Channel 22 was haunting to the point of terror! And the thing about a post apocalypse world that always fascinates me, but what you did? It was just the beginning of that change to humanity and I was drawn-in like a moth to a flame! Thank you for watching! Again, VERY well done! :)
-Ash
CREEPY
Thanks for playing :)