A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

Defend your fireplace, craft, build and explore in a mysterious world while you elevate your abilities until you can eventually defeat all evil. Play again on another difficulty or with another character to experience a completely diffent playthrough within the game's procedurally generated universe. 

Play this game if you like:

* The replayability of roguelikes such as Risk of Rain or Brotato

* The atmosphere of Don't Starve

* A deep crafting and building system which rewards experimentation

* A difficulty system that allows you to choose between a chill run and a challenging one


Background and development

This game is a submission to the Norwegian Game Awards (NGA) 2026. It has previously been submitted to the Game Dev Field Guide (GDFG) monthly game jam. 

I started working on the game in the summer of 2024, but it was put on hold for a longer period of time during the fall and winter of the same year. I eventually came back to it with new inspiration and a clearer vision. The GDFG jam motivated me to get a head start on my new vision during the spring of 2025, and I have since kept a steady pace developing the game.

The game is in a state where all core systems are in place, and content quantity is the biggest lacking. You can currently experience three different areas. However, the amount of areas as well as the "interesting things"-density within each area need to go up. That being said, the game is playable from start to end, so it's very possible to gauge its potential. Give it a try if you'd like!


Credits

I have done all of the game design, programming, art and music myself. 

All of the sound effects are from: https://freesound.org/

Font: Khurasan

The chunk loading system is based on this dennissmuda tutorial: https://dennissmuda.com/blog/godot-chunk-loading-tutorial

There is an exhaustive list of credits in the game's main menu.

Updated 13 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthortheVengeful
GenreAction, Survival
TagsBoss battle, Crafting, Roguelike

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ThisTime v0.2.1 (latest version - Windows) 142 MB
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ThisTime v0.2.1 (latest version - Linux) 136 MB
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Comments

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I really enjoyed this one. As a fan of don't starve it definitely brought me back to that place. I like the crafting system. It's cool that you can use any material to craft each part of your tools. It really added a lot of depth to an otherwise simple system.

It took me a few plays to really figure out what was happening and how to play. Could benefit from a more in depth run thru of the mechanics.  Especially as you add more to it.


I have a feeling I'll be coming back to play this one again. Genuinely very cool and I hope you keep developing it further.

Thanks, I will definitely keep developing! Yes, finding out what is going on seems to be the recurring theme! First priority is to straighten that out:)