Beneath the Weeping Willow
It's Halloween and your time is running out. Guide two friends to uncover the tragic secret hiding in a historic farmhouse before the night ends.
All coding, writing, and testing for this game was completed within four hours* for EctoComp 2025's La Petite Mort.
Content warning: This is a mildly spooky ghost story. See game for additional (spoilery) CW.
A production of Lamp Post Projects. Story, code, & cover art by Nell. Tested by John R. Written in ink and powered by Lamp Post Ink Player.
No generative AI was used in the creation of this game.
* Four hours excludes time spent on outlining and concept development, artwork, and web styling.
Contact lamppostprojects@gmail.com with any bugs, questions, or comments.
Copyright © 2025 Nell Shaw Cohen.
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Development log
- Post-comp fixes36 days ago
- Downloadable version addedNov 01, 2025
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I really enjoyed playing this game! The perspective of playing as a ghost was very unique and I liked learning more about the ghost's history as I played through the game. The extra details about the setting that you can read depending on what options you pick are great too.
Comment made during the Ectocomp 2025 jam
A charming ghost story where the biggest source of tension is trying to beat the clock (you don’t have much in-game time to complete what you need to do, the game itself is not timed). Very nicely written, especially considering the LPM timescale!
Took me two goes to get the good ending.