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Daymare Town is now fully verified on Steam Deck!

This is a game I’ve always imagined but never thought would become reality. It’s even better than I imagined, actually.

I think there’s something magic here you’ve touched upon. Aesthetically, there’s an inherent charm to hand-drawn media. The minimal line work makes the mind create more with what little is given in way of detail. This is a prime example of the fact that cartooning is an art form that has so much to offer video games, especially in an age of ruthlessly digital attempts at hyper-realism.

Also, great use of a monochromatic palette. It really gives the feeling as if you’re playing a game on a piece of paper. It’s underground comix come to life. What an idea! The art style overall brings that strange, paradoxical air of being confined within an uncanny spaciousness. Perfect for a series of point-and-click puzzles.

m_garland

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 story trailer | gameplay trailer | arcade trailer

New things: the Blend | the Ornament

reviews: m_garland | Steam reviews

Steam Deck verified

the World of Daymare

Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?

Story

You are not alone here. You will meet peculiar daymare inhabitants. Some of them will help you, some need your help. Almost everyone has a story. You can choose to learn those stories if you just listen or look carefully at the environmental story telling.

Puzzles

You will have to dive deep into the nooks and crannies of this town in order to solve all its mysteries and puzzles, of which are plenty. The better part of them will have you fighting the entropy of a town, bringing back signal to noise. There are also creatures here that need your help, look at them closely to learn who they are and what they need from you. You will have an inventory of items to use while solving puzzles.

Graphics

Entire game is hand-drawn. There’s nothing auto-generated nor procedural. There’s no AI used in any capacity. Each location was thoughtfully designed. Its stylized and sketchy character emphasizes the eerie atmosphere of an unshaped nightmare you found yourself in.

Music

Piano music for this game was created by contemporary composer Alex Voytenko. His style of music perfectly emphasizes the atmosphere of unspoken madness permeating this town.

Everything that was ever created in the Daymare Town series is as of today remastered.
Every puzzle, location, minigame and animation.
Is this the end? No, not really.
Now the fun part begins.
New stuff, puzzles, locations, creatures, collectibles, achievements, lore and so on.
I will spend July and August expanding the game.
Unfortunately – I won’t be able to show you any of this…
Hang on! :D

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Today my games found a new home on GOG. This is not only just another platform to host them, for me, personally it’s a badge of honor to be included in their library. You can get them there with a hefty discount, since it’s their winter sale right now.

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Mieć swoje gry na GOGu – to brzmi dumnie. To był dobry dzień dzisiaj, idę poświętować. Akurat zaczęła się u nich wyprzedaż zimowa, w której te moje gry też są uwzględnione, więc polecam. Najlepiej pod choinkę wszystkim dzieciom i znajomym.

download this game for free from itch.io | play online on Newgrounds

  read original release post from 2013

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“Daymare Cat is a gorgeously sketched exploratory platformer that feels like a simple adventure game. The platforming here isn’t particularly challenging, but almost every hand-drawn scene is worth witnessing.” – said some by now non-existent indie game review website in 2013.

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The main character of this game is Cat Jahnke, and I’m not talking about the in-game little girl, but the singer and songwriter, who created the song that this game is all about. This is the reason why this particular game stands out in my catalogue of games. Hats off to you, Cat. Let’s just hope that you’re right in the song, and things will finally get better.

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Meanwhile, it’s 2023. How is it possible that it’s been 10 years already… Daymare Cat is the ancestor of Slice of Sea, one could even say that it was the foundation of Seaweed’s game. Cat is the OG.

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This game needed some major upgrading, since its release my gamedev art direction and workflow changed drastically.  Things that are new in this Anniversary Edition:

• The game is in glorious 60 fps and plays in full screen.
• Most noticeably the game has new background texture. This might be a bit controversial take, but in my opinion this improves the vibe.
• Interactive items have a color. Yes. A color.
• Cat now runs like a ballerina, not a raptor. Thank god.
• Platforming is a bit easier thanks to hitbox tweaking but also by redrawing platforms in few places, for reference check the main gate.
• I added a new pathway for you in case you have a fear of being eaten alive by a cosmic horror monster and really don’t want to do this part. So now you can go around it.
• No changes were done to the music, since it’s already perfection.

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Meanwhile, a year later:

Oh, I completely forgot to upload this game to the OG flash portals, Newgrounds and Kongregate. Uploaded them on November 11th 2024. Our independence day. The 3rd anniversary of release of Slice of Sea.

Results after 24 hours:

On Newgrounds: