Rooftop Dwellers
A downloadable game
CONTENT WARNINGS
[blood, implied suicide (not really shown), a little bit of swearing, traffic accidents]======== SUMMARY ========
Embark on the daily life of a mad scientist-
Wait. That's the wrong script.
Join this lead researcher daily adventures that has been chosen, by the Gaia force.
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'The Chosen One': "What does that mean, you ask?"
'The Chosen One': "It just means that I'm The Chosen One tasked to fight The Organization! Hahahaha!"
Student A: "..."
Student A: "There he goes again. Mr. Law does that a lot."
Student A: "I'll translate it for you. Join this delusional part time physics teacher journeys!... which just means an adult chuunibyou and his origins."
'The Chosen One': "Wh- What the hell does chuunibyou even mean?"
Student A: "You. That's what."
'The Chosen One' "But I'm The Chosen One !"
Student A: "Exactly. You're delusional."
Mello: "I have to agree with Lily on this."
'The Chosen One': "Traitor."
======== FEATURES ========
- 6.5k words, 15-30 minutes of gameplay
- Five endings
- 15++ CGs
======== NOTES ========
All the characters, sprites, story and CGs are made by myself. I used a lot of free resources on background images, SFXs, BGMs from websites. For full credits are in the game folder, "credits.txt".
For all endings walkthrough, click here.
Special thanks to For Amerta by syllphana for the inspiration to this game :D Please be sure to check that wonderful game out !!
I'd appreciate any feedbacks/comments :>
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Development log
- Rooftop Dwellers Behind The ScenesJun 13, 2023
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it sounds dumb but this game is really great, i have a similar most likely unhealthy coping mechanism to our dearest chosen one because of my stpd so it felt interesting to read and it felt uncanny-ily real in a way
I'm glad that a game i made on a whim relates to you man. I hope you're doing well !
i guess it just means you're the chosen one man
I stumbled upon this game and I honestly really enjoyed it! Your art style for this is really unique (love the use of solid, and popping colors for the background, especially during the final rooftop scene. You drew the characters really well too! I really love Lily's design tbh). The story itself is pretty fun to read through, Mr. Law is such a chuuni and he'd honestly be a pretty fun teacher just for his chuuni stories alone LOL. I really feel for him and Mello at the end though (also, I'm a big fan of the flashing scenes of Mr. Law's childhood. It looks really cool). Nice job on the changing title screen as well!
Also, as someone who graduated from a private school, most of the experiences inthat school feels very familiar and nostalgic. So you did a really good job potraying that!
I read your behind-the-scenes post and making a full ren'py game could be pretty tough, I understand. Managing the story, codes, character sprites, BGs, BGMs, and CGs all alone can become really overwhelming, even for a really short game. Taking one step at a time like you did (finishing the script first, then the art, etc) is often a better approach if you're easily overwhelmed (like I am lol). The fact that you finished the story and published the game is something you can be very proud of, so great job and congrats!
Sorry for the really long comment, I like to ramble on and on sometimes. I'm looking forward to see what you'll create in the future! :D
OH MY GOD !!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING 💖💖 your comment means so much to me :')
You inspired me !! Talking about behind the scenes post, I really enjoyed reading your behind the scenes post too, it taught me what I should do LMAOO
I'm glad you enjoyed the game!! I'm also looking forward to what you make in the future!
Again, thanks so much for everything 💖💖
I'm glad that I'm able to inspire you to create and my random ramblings on my behind-the-scenes post can help! It's an honor! You're welcome and thank you too! :D
I really liked this game. I wasn't really expecting Mr. Law to be using the whole organization as a way to help him. I hope to see you create another great game.
thanks for playing, hehe !! I hope to make more games in the future when I have the time to <3
I found the Chosen One really charming with all his eccentricities, especially as we see him cope with any problems simply being the Will of the Gaia. Then learning where it all stemmed from, you really feel for both him and Mellow.
Looking forward to seeing what you create next!
thank you for playing !! <3