The Monster in my Backyard

A young woman's life is forever changed one day, on a commute home from work...

Monsters lurk in alleyways, but not all follow the script. Play as Callisto, a defeated woman as she takes her evening commute. But not everything goes to plan....

content warning:

creepy imagery, 1-2 descriptions of minor gore. nothing shown.

✦•·········• FEATURES •·········•✦

• Multiple endings and branching pathways
• Dialogue/action choices
• Teaser for a larger story
• Character expressions and music

✦•·········• CREDITS •·········•✦

• Kimya Taheri - Character Art, Writing, Programming
  
  
• Music: Epidemic Sound
  • 'A Little Murder for Dessert' - Luella Gren
  'Question Mark' - Dream Cave
  • 'Pick Your Numbers' - Claude Signet
• Background Art: Re:Lief art, Anime Background from unknown source

✦•·········• INFO •·········•✦

• Engine: Ren'Py
• Date: May 2023
• Time to Make: 1 Day
• Made For: Final project for an intro to programming class, NYU Game Design

✦•·········• AUTHOR'S NOTE •·········•✦

This was my first ever game in RenPy, and my first ever visual novel!! It's reeeeeeally rough around the edges but I love the concept and would love to expand this in the future!

Fun Tidbit: during a playthrough, try typing in my name when it asks for yours.

✦•·········• KNOWN BUGS •·········•✦

• In the web version, sometimes the game will not take inputs in full screen. Come out of full screen and go back in and it should fix!