A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

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Edit: There is a browser version available for this game now! I had to add it separately after the jam since the entries were locked but here it is! Link (I would recommend downloading though, as you can't fullscreen the browser version)

PLEASE READ THE BELOW BEFORE PLAYING

Notice: You must play the game in one go! The save function does not work once closing the game. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience. If there's a part you need to skip through because you've seen it already, hold down the z button. I have been told the game lasts about 20-30 min.

Notice 2: In the part where Mikhail is searching for clues in his room, check the bed the same way you go to sleep the day before (face the bed from the side and interact). I have been informed that there's a bug when searching for clues in the room where you can't progress that a few people have gotten, but others have not. I genuinely cannot figure out why this is happening, but I have been told that reloading an earlier save can fix the problem. Do this by opening the menu by pressing x, going down to exit game to title screen, and pressing continue and selecting the autosave. After that, try checking the bed again. I would appreciate feedback on if this bug occurred for more people, and if they were able to solve it. Thank you for your patience!

Story

Mikhail is a college student who realizes that he can't remember anything about the small childhood town he was raised in--not even why and how he left. He decides to visit his father and sister over break, unaware of what he is going to uncover about his past.

Features

  • Branching paths
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Classical music
  • Uncover memories
  • Psychological horror

Controls

  • Arrow keys to move
  • Shift to run
  • X/esc to open menu and close things
  • Z/space to confirm

About

This game was made for the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam. Credits are in the game, but I want to give special thanks to @adexia for playtesting! Edit: For some reason the credits in the game do not show this, but piano recordings were from classicals.de and musopen.

Download

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

A Cardboard Town - Windows.zip 173 MB
A Cardboard Town - Mac.zip 215 MB

Comments

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this was awesome. i loved the story, art and the way you used music to establish tone. 10/10

Thank you! That's so kind of you T-T

out of curiosity, were you able to progress through the entire game? I have gotten reports that there's a part that breaks for some people ;_;

yup! i got the good ending >:D (did not have to eat anything :P)

Awesome, thank you for letting me know!!