Runaway Darling
A downloadable game
The year is 1951, a housewife opens a letter from her mother, asking whether she missed her ballet career. What ballet career? She has been a housewife her entire life, right?
Join the game to dive into a discovery about identity and autonomy...
WASD/Arrow Keys to Move
E to Interact
Y for yes, N for no
Theme Song: "Runaway Darling" by FutureYou
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⚠️ CW / TW ⚠️
This game contains sensitive and potentially distressing content, including:
- Implied domestic violence and emotional manipulation
- Depictions of a toxic relationship
- Themes of pregnancy loss / miscarriage
- Scenes featuring gore and animal dissection
- Depictions of psychological abuse and manipulative behavior
Player discretion is advised. This game may not be suitable for all audiences. Please prioritize your mental well-being.
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Development log
- 2024/11/13 Bug Fix37 days ago
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really love how this game illustrated without being a gore scene. i never play such an epic story game. so emotional! Keep your great work!
Your passion for this project comes through so clearly and your design choices were spot on. You really captured emotions of anxiety & fear during the "don't fucking move!" phase, meal preparation and the final escape scene. The surprise and delight of the secondary screen during "find the egg" speaks volumes of your technical skills and the fact that this was created in a short production window is nothing short of impressive. Very proud of you!!
It's so impressive, and I'm speechless after playing this game. It comes so well together! Well done!!
I don't understand how you do it. Howyan, you are a super human. 老师太强了！
靠压榨我宝贵的肝hhh感觉上周除了吃饭睡觉就是在walking sim...谢谢ZZ你喜欢！！
the scenes have a nice rhythm to them and the 'find the egg' scene, up until actually finding the egg (because it looks a little silly), was stimulating for its short run, but I'm not sure if the game adds up to much for me. it's a plausible narrative, unfortunately close to the lived experiences of many, but the storytelling and presentation here don't feel rich or detailed enough to provoke a response beyond "this is sad."
Thank you so much for taking the time to play my game and for sharing such detailed feedback! I'm really glad you found the scenes to have a good rhythm and enjoyed the ‘find the egg’ sequence (that scene was my favorite while making). Your point about the game’s storytelling and presentation not quite resonating deeply enough is definitely something I’ll keep in mind moving forward. Thanks again!
you're insane this was beautiful
thank you for playinggggg im glad i scared you
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the surgery part is super cool!
thank youuuu I had so much fun finding those gross sound effects lmao
haunting, beautiful, scary, sarcastic, biting, mind-blowing, this feels like a complete game and an amazing experience i'm grateful to have had
omg the adjectives just keep coming and coming im blushinggggg, im really happy that you like it!