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Play Dead!

2020 Indie Point-and-click Visual Novel

A story about a band, their junky, broken down van, an abandoned house, and a surprisingly lively dead dog.

World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceStory-focused MoodHorror

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Everything about Play Dead!: story and gameplay

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Story & context
Corey, Kaleb, Brian, and Savannah make up an up-and-coming pop punk band, currently touring in a junky van that breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a little too close to a haunted house. A trip inside to look for help ends with them running out the door with an unexpected stowaway–the ghost of a small dog that once lived there. Kaleb somehow convinces the rest of them to keep the dog, which he names “Thief” after something Corey said when the mutt stole his hat in an attempt to play. As they’d been looking for a new band name anyway, they run with the theme and rebrand themselves as Stop, Thief! From there on out, however, things get exponentially weirder, as they suddenly seem to encounter some kind of supernatural creature or unexplainable scenario in every other town they pass through. From vampires and werewolves, to a giant fluffy spider-octopus, to a haunted payphone in their gr Show full description

Corey, Kaleb, Brian, and Savannah make up an up-and-coming pop punk band, currently touring in a junky van that breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a little too close to a haunted house. A trip inside to look for help ends with them running out the door with an unexpected stowaway–the ghost of a small dog that once lived there. Kaleb somehow convinces the rest of them to keep the dog, which he names “Thief” after something Corey said when the mutt stole his hat in an attempt to play. As they’d been looking for a new band name anyway, they run with the theme and rebrand themselves as Stop, Thief! From there on out, however, things get exponentially weirder, as they suddenly seem to encounter some kind of supernatural creature or unexplainable scenario in every other town they pass through. From vampires and werewolves, to a giant fluffy spider-octopus, to a haunted payphone in their green room that the venue staff conveniently has never seen before, the band always winds up down some paranormal rabbit hole, usually while chasing their incorporeal pet. Corey keeps a blog detailing their encounters, and develops a bit of a following (that he mostly uses to promote the band), though they all think the stories are creepypasta-esque fiction.

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Play Dead!: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Skelebun Studios
Publisher
Skelebun Studios
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Auditory, Text, Third person
Themes
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Linux Oct 01, 2020
  • Mac Oct 01, 2020
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 01, 2020

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