HalOPE is an exploration game with light puzzle elements, made in RPGMaker VX Ace. It mainly makes use of the key items system. This allows you to 'equip' items and use them on objects and NPCs- for hints, solutions, or maybe just some fun flavor text.

You play as an angel who has woken up in a mysterious white space, with an unexplained hole in their chest. Your goal isn't entirely clear, but all you can do is continue on. A series of small and colorful worlds will help guide you on your way. Currently, the story rests in an incomplete state, but perhaps something is lurking just outside the next door... So to speak, of course.

The demo covers the first two 'chapters' of the game. This should be about half of the full experience. The demo will not be being updated with new content, but it may receive the occasional patch here and there!

FEATURES:

an item system that allows for unique interactions with NPCs, attempting to add a bit of spice to the ‘fetch quest’ formula
two full areas to explore, each based off of specific themes
around 1-2 hours of gameplay
original pixel art and music by myself. is that a plus? maybe!!
just a pinch of esotericism! the game has quite a few secrets to find! or ignore entirely, if that’s more your style...
a lot of symbolic storytelling with a few spooky elements-- make of it what you will!

0.5 - The initial demo release!
Current version: 0.5.1 - includes a small bug fix.

Content warnings

This game covers quite a few sensitive topics, which you may want to be aware of before playing. The content warnings provided here are attempted to be vague but may still lightly spoil the game. Scroll past at your own discretion.

This game includes:

-Depictions of depression, anxiety, abuse, and mental illness as a whole.
-Suicide and suicidal ideation (no on-screen depictions, but is mentioned often in text).
-Slight body horror.
-Murder through strangling (only through mention), and another instance of strangling directed toward a child (brief on-screen depiction).
-Death by falling, unrelated to suicide (implied through an on-screen depiction. the result is not shown.)
-If there is something I have failed to add to this list, please feel free to comment or message me about it!

HalOPE [DEMO] screenshots