A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Jreg and Artchad get their beliefs of suicide tested by a visit to the afterlife.

Features a main storyline that is currently being updated, and multiple bonus chapters including:

  • A Patricia Taxxon Guest Episode
  • A Centricide Short (with sprites from the incredible @814nk0
  • [A Unlockable Secret One]


CW: There is no explicit or overly graphic content, but there is Plenty of suicide discussion, religious violence, youtubers being killed, and jokes about those things


Art Credits

  • Chapter 5 CG Art by was made by Bgongo!
  • Centricide Character Sprites used with permission from @814nk0)
  • Likeness stolen from members of the CCCRU & other entertainers

Song Credits-

  • "manic" by Lifeless https://open.spotify.com/track/01Ywuk434h82qA6GhrkJnU?si=6e7510c650674be0
  • "Minor Ragtime" https://elements.envato.com/minor-ragtime-QLWH5WY
  • "The Deep Dive" by Sophus Alf Agerbæk-Larsen for the Deep Rock Galactic OST
  • "A Piece of the Sky" Swans 
  • "Neutral" Originally from StoryBlocks
  • "A Role of a Lifetime" Instrumental from Bare; A Pop Opera
  • Call of Cthulhu Jazz playlist
  • "Caravan" Live High School Performance
  • 'Paul' by Patricia Taxxon (slowed)
  • "Auditions"  instrumentals from Bare a Pop Opera
  • "God Breathed but Better" by maux
  • "Smoke in your eye" by Miles Davis
  • "Chill Wave", "Cool Vibes", "Beach Party", "Look Busy", "As I Figure", "Avant Jazz" by Kevin Macleod.
  • "Rain on Windows, Interior, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
  • Some original composition- will compile at the end of the project including unused tracks

Download

Download
HorseshoetheoryPodFanfic-1.5-pc.zip 309 MB
Download
HorseshoetheoryPodFanfic-1.5-mac.zip 304 MB

Install instructions

Download and Extract

Development log

Comments

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Yay! New chapter!! Can't play yet, thou I'm very excited :)

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I just play the chapter. It was so good. I thought it was really hard to continue the story and you did it perfectly. And also, Bo fucking Burnham?! I used to have a Bo Burnham phase and I think you characterized him so well, I loved the interactions between him and Jreg. Especially the phonecall scene.

(Spoilers i guess)

I love seeing how Brogan, that seemed the hero at first, becomes crueler and more powerful, like "the end justifies the needs" type. And Jreg, who wanted to convince people to kill themselfs, realizes that he doesn't want that, because it would leave him alone. It's like if you took the horseshoe theory to a narrative level, and that is fucking sick.

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Good one Boreality! You really showed those games how boss!

But, unironically, very good game: loved the story (and lore of the afterlife), loved the humor (you nailed their personalities), loved the moral questions, loved the music. I hope to see more

Also I would be so cool to get Patricia in pod fr

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Thanks NocteJ, thats awesome to hear!

For updates, admittedly I've fallen into The Dip with this project- but I do plan to finish it

if patricia goes on the pod we riot (in a good way)

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I understand must be dificult doing all that, you alredy did a lot, take your time :)

I made some fanart, it's not very good, but, idk, I just wanted to share 

Why are the images so fucking big

OMG Thats so cool!!!! Thank you so much for sharing, I really like it, especially the expressions and outfits

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this is so funny i love it the creator is a genius

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lol thank you!

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incredible

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Wait until you see Chapter 4 😎