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hi - thank you so much for the kind words. i've uploaded a .txt version to accompany my zine. please see my update in the project description above :) 

yeah, you could say that! we intended it to be akin to taking any sort of gender-affirming action as a trans person

thank you so much!! we appreciate your support :,)

also thats a very good question - i realized that we never really went into where the Prophet came from, like we did with all the other characters… maybe we could put this in a future game? i jest, i jest… unless…?!?

but to answer your question, i’d say that Prophet has always been relatively glitchy like that, but has been doing some sort of targeted gene editing to buzz’s own body over time. i think buzz probably materialized someday as a manifestation of a glitch in one of the lab systems, somehow - maybe a result of a mishap in a DNA synthesis machine going way too far? and buzz has been steadily refining the glitchgender up until the events of the first genome hacking, giving buzz the appearance we see today! :D

my wife is lowkey obsessed with this game and asks me to boot it up every so often to play!! rly fun gameplay loop

i enjoyed this so much!! each character was so cute and i loved talking with them about what being a monster means to them. and the sprites are adorable!

great news!! we have released physical booster packs, purchasable at-cost (aka, no developer markup to keep them as inexpensive as possible). 

you can check them out here: 

• GnarpleCity Gen 1 Booster Pack
• GnarpleCity Gen 2 Booster Pack
• GnarpleCity Gen 3 Booster Pack
• GnarpleCity Gen 4 Booster Pack

thank you so much!! i appreciate the kind words!

i edited the content warnings to be a bit clearer on the type of allusion - thank you for pointing it out.

this is incredible. keeping my eyes peeled for redjeweled and maybe even yellowjeweled

this is incredible!! i adore the liminal (is that the word - im not sure if i have the exact language) feeling of your rpg/paper games - my brain is always rushing to fill in the gaps. your writing style is super suitable for journaling games - this is really awesome.

Hi!! Thank you for letting me know! I made it public but unlisted in search and browse. Please feel free to let me know if you still can't see it :)

for those interested: https://www.washington.edu/news/2017/08/10/dna-sequencing-tools-lack-robust-protections-against-cybersecurity-risks/

thank you so much, it means the world to me! and yes bugs are awesome :D

your zine is swag and awesome

i love your game!! the music change rly scared me and the brain image was a rly cool moment

thank you so much!! it means the world to me

thank you so much for the kind words logan!! i appreciate it dearly :,)

Incredible concept!! This was super cool. 

10/10 i finally learnt what baseball pitches are even tho i've been playing baseball games all my life.  I love the art - and the writing is excellent. 

My jaw dropped when I opened the game and realized that I could walk around in renpy!! Most unique use of tool for sure. I realized very soon that I was picking a lot of options that removed the "juice" from door opening for the sake of efficiency, and it was very evident the effect it had on the gameplay. It made me think of my own game design a bit! 

Wow - I love the atmosphere of this game. I jumped out of my seat when the anglerfish came on screen - when it was approaching me it really felt like I couldn't escape. 

I adore this game so much oh my gosh. I was also introduced to Katamari recently and the controls really are something, even with a controller - I can't imagine Katamari with a keyboard. I also had the same reaction to "make cancer" - so that part made me laugh rly hard. I love this style of reflection, stream-of-consciousness reflections on a game with lovely doodle-y crayon-y art. 

Nominating this line for "best one-liner": "it’s like I’m getting a good grade in roll, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve."