Matryoshka
A downloadable game
Loneliness is a curse we're all born with. There are ways to get close to others, but they're never enough and they do not last.
You are Elizabeth and so is she. You are on a school trip in the middle of the woods. Each night you are haunted by a voice within your dreams. A voice belonging to a mysterious creature called the Matryoshka. What does it want? Why is it only talking to you? What does it want you to do to the other Elizabeth?
What does it mean to want to be someone else? What does it mean to want to stop being yourself? Your rib cage is welded shut and you're never getting out.
- The visuals are made with acrylic on canvas.
- Two, count em, TWO, endings!!
- Flesh is a liquid you can pour in a mold.
- Everyone's connected by a psychic umbilical chord and I can feel tugging on the end of mine but I don't know by who... or what.
- Menu text that moves when you adjust preferences and return to the main menu! Normally you'd have to pay extra for that bug.
- Etc.
One man's content warning is another man's features.
- Body horror
- Violence
- Blood
- Discussions of childbirth
- Mature themes
- Abstractions of nudity (it's fine you can stream this no prob)
- Pretentious writing
Music: Jerrica Van Sluyters
Sound Effects: freesounds.org
Everything else: Sevencents
Made for the 2023 Spooktober game jam.
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You did an great job on this Spooktober game!
Thanks for playing! and congrats on the whole two endings, you deserve and xbox achievement for that. Also I like your voice for beth ( *︾▽︾)
This was outstanding! Very, very creepy. The dream sequences kept me on edge, and how mundane most of the story was had me constantly waiting for the shoe to drop. And when it did, I wasn't prepared at all!
The sprites and backgrounds here are truly fantastic, and the very unique CGs during the dream sequences were very cool looking. And of course, I was really impressed by the writing; knowing how it ends really re contextualizes a lot of what happened prior. I think I'll be giving this one another read through, and a recommendation to my friends; it makes for a perfect Halloween season read!
"How many rats do make a king?"
Absolutely amazing visuals. The lovely backgrounds and cute character designs perfectly enhance the horror this story delivers! Also, really loved talking with Nathan about loneliness. That was very well well written! Thank you for making this game!