ESC (itch)

ESC IS... an interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams

Enter the memories of Raine as she explores the text-based world of VerdaMUCK, a simulation of the old network within the vast cerebrally-interconnected network of the near future. Meanwhile, a mysterious individual known only as The Navigator exposes the truths of the Cerenet as a conspiracy-in-the-making begins to unfold.

FEATURES

• An interactive reading experience split between two character perspectives
• Between 4-6 hours of play, depending on reading ability
• Full soundtrack written by Lena Raine
• Additional music by Christa Lee
• Original art by Dataerase
• Immersive sound design by 2 Mello

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Computer running Windows or MacOS
• Keyboard

CREDITS

Lena Raine
Writing, Design, Programming, Music

Maddison Morgenstern (Dataerase)
Art

2 Mello
Sound Design

Nick Suttner
Editing

Christa Lee
Additional Music

Lotte May
Additional Programming

Natalie Weizenbaum
Additional Editing

j hayley
macOS Port

KNOWN ISSUES

v1.0.0

• Game runs at 2x speed on 120hz monitors. This is a bug with the engine & will be fixed as soon as GameMaker Studio 2 updates to fix it.
• Switching between Fullscreen & Windowed can cause shaders to apply incorrectly. 
  • Fix: Restart game with intended screen mode for shaders to apply correctly.
• Some laptops may run at a slower-than-intended speed.
• Resolutions lower than 1920x1080 may scale oddly at full screen. 
  • Fix: Try running windowed & manually scaling until it improves.