Annihilation Party
A downloadable game for Windows
Thrust into the far reaches of the solar system with nothing but a logbook and a charming personality, you find yourself at the head of a haphazard investigation into an infestation of aberrations -- plagues that hide within a repressed mind. You have four suspects to investigate, two aberrations to uncover, and one month until annihilation.
This is a game about managing your time and minding the details. Every day you'll get a report of the previous days' activities which you can use to build a profile of the characters' schedules. You can visit two people a day, but you must acquaint yourself with the suspects' schedules to find out when you can actually find them. Once you've found someone, you want to make the most of your time together -- do whatever it takes to make them open up to you. Be kind, be funny, or be unhinged. But be mindful above all else.
Once you get their measure -- it's time to figure out what doesn't add up. Look for inconsistencies, and then subtly press the suspect for more information.
Between your log entries and personal investigations, you'll delve into the lives of four troubled individuals. Everybody's hiding something from themselves -- but only two wish for annihilation above anything else. Can you find them before the New Year begins?
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | Rian |
Genre | Visual Novel, Puzzle |
Tags | Detective, Mystery, Singleplayer |
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- Game design thread + let's connect on TwitterMar 25, 2024
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excellent game, really connected with all the characters!
As someone who watched Rian build this game from scratch, I can say that he's easily one of the most impressive game developers I've ever seen. The script for all characters alone was literally developed over the course of days. Despite the time crunch, he put so much thought into showcasing the depth of each character, and he genuinely cares about feedback from players like you and me.
The animation for characters is super detailed, and there are parts of the dialogue that made my jaw drop. It's quite unexpected how inter-connected each characters' stories are and the way each of their backgrounds contributes to the lore. There was seriously some back and forth in my mind about who the aberrants were. Overall, it's a thrilling game, and I genuinely think the message at the end could resonate with anyone!
Well thought out game, with amazing decision choices! (Occultist's route had me in stitches at times). Was able to reminisce my time playing through danganronpa while playing through this game, good work!
Thanks!! Yeah this game probs won't beat the Dangan-inspired allegations I fear... which is fair
Eyy no worries. Even if the dangan inspiration exists in the gameplay, you've gone ham with the dialogues which I immensely appreciate. Going through a bunch of choices for each character interaction is sometimes a pain in any vn and you've captured that quite well with some of the ahem "unique" dialogue options😂 (I'm totally not referring to the butcher and occultist ;) . It was definitely refreshing to play through it, cause it felt so much more relatable.