Watercolors
A downloadable contemplative fiction for Windows
*BEST PLAYED WITH HEADPHONES FOR MAXIMUM CALM AND FOCUS*
A contemplative, minimalist piece of interactive fiction about death.
Watercolors reads like an anthology of poetry, short stories, and lyrics; it only takes about 30-60 minutes to complete, depending on how fast of a reader you are. That being said I encourage you to take your time; the tide will guide you in.
Get the soundtrack here.
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Controls:
Mouse - clicking links
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Version 1.1 out now!
Changes:
-Fixed a major bug to the music at the end where the lead guitar does not start and the rhythm guitar does not fade away. Listeners of the OST prior to playing the game, rejoice!
-Added "Pinot" to credits
-Fixed a broken apostrophe in the Parking Lot destination
-Split the Parking Lot ending up into two screens to prevent the text from appearing down to the bottom of the screen
-Credits now appear at the end of the game upon pressing the 'ESC' key
Thanks to everyone who chimed in about the game, I'm so glad that people still enjoyed the game despite these bugs. Some may not have even noticed things like the music, so if you feel like replaying the game you'll find a slightly different endgame experience :)
PLEASE send screenshots of any bugs or issues you come across to fallonbraddy@gmail.com. Feel free as well to share your tech problem-free experience; I'd love to hear your feedback!
*Make an exception for this program if you receive a false-positive message from your antivirus. Using the itch.io client should easily bypass this issue; downloading with Firefox seems to help as well. Special thanks to J for significantly reducing the number of flags that pop up in various databases.*
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | falpal |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
Tags | cyoa, Minimalist, Multiple Endings, Pixel Art, Relaxing, Short, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Text based |
Download
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Development log
- Watercolors has finally broken even! (and is on "sale" rn)Nov 27, 2020
- Version 1.1 up now! Bugfixes and slight changes to end game!Oct 31, 2020
- Watercolors OST now included with $2+ donation!Oct 23, 2020
- Watercolors is out now!Oct 22, 2020
- Watercolors Release Date + Secret Early AccessOct 12, 2020
Comments
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Good stuff! Check it out!
The music in this game is sooooo beautiful! I don't frequent games that slow you down and have you reading but this was nice to sit down and read through. I don't want to spoil anything but I recommend taking the time to do all the endings.
I have never before felt such a strong connection to my fear of the unknown while also feeling a calm acceptance of the things in life that just are. I cried and cried at the end of the game. The music, the visuals and, of course, the writing create a complete and meaningful experience that I will definitely hold on to. 10/10!
I enjoyed it
I think I see it on the horizon! Getting giddy!