An exercise in filling a niche with nuclear results.

A visual novel about Jreg and Art Chad from the Horseshoe Theory Podcast going through an transformative adventure that interrogates their beliefs regarding suicide.

Originally started as a self study project to learn the visual novel game engine RenPy, but kept going from there.

The game’s sprites are direct, deliberatly poorly masked screenshots from the podcast videos themselves. My drawing skills wouldn’t suffice the project, but my Paint.Net skills could, and it’s an aesthetic that grounds the more fantastical elements.

Writing is something i’ve tried to get better at

Gameplay

The Results

• Invited into a community of like-minded peers because they liked it.
• Releasing to said community in late-night update parties for feedback and enjoyment
• Commissioner practice (Splash-art for a scene)
• Video Comping Practice (A complex cinematic asset)
• Narrative Design
• Episodic Creation Cycle Practice
• Recognized for it in-person by the creators I wrote this VN about.