Well Tended
a short storybook simulator about wandering through death's shade-filled garden, following the spiraling path of poisonous plants to the center.
- use wasd or arrow keys to move and interact.
- content warnings: horror; discussions of poisons, drug use, death, and murder
- i recommend playing in the dark with headphones on.
- this is my 2nd video game
- music loop by joshuuu and jhaeka
- made with love in bitsy
Development log
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this is a beautiful walk.
I loved how deeply atmospheric and evocative of a sense of place this was, using so few pixels. The use of limited palette across screens and the simplified line drawings of the flowers, coupled with the BEYOND AMAZING and poetic writing, really drew me into the small glimpse of a world you've offered here.
Loved it, so atmospheric.
Loved the writing and I jumped at a few parts. The animations work really well, it looks great. You really nailed this!
This is so neat! Your use of colour and all the shadows create a great death's-garden atmosphere!
This is so moody, I like it. And hey, that screen transition slide with the changing colors was really cool! I really liked reading all the blurbs about poisinous plants. Great for a 2nd game! Keep making em'!!!
Thank you! I wanted it to feel like a small storybook. I'll definitely keep making Bitsy games.
This is a very cool game. The writing is nice and meditative, the pixel art is sweet, the whole experience is very atmospheric.
Neat game! I like the atmosphere, it was very creepy and somewhat oppressive! The dialogue is well written and does a great job of painting a picture in the player’s mind. Seems like a lot of the meaning of this game will be different based on the person who plays it, which makes for a nice experience. Good work on this!
Thanks for playing it! This is my second game, so this is very encouraging. I wanted to make the garden oppressive and difficult to traverse to help build the sense of unease in the player. It's interesting how everyone seems to react to it differently, with the spectrum ranging from creepy to cute. Thanks again!
fun! cool atmosphere and i liked all the little text boxes :) maybe you could add a third item to pick up that changes our interaction with death, or not if you dont want to :3
Thank you for playing it! I wanted to add a little more, but with the all the tile art, Bitsy started to slow down quite a bit. I may try to revisit it in the future, but for now I'm pleased with the ending. Thanks again. :)
engrossing and creepy 💚