It Was Fate
1st Place, Best Puzzle-Focused Game; 5th Place (tie) overall - Short Games Showcase 2025
One day, two people, and an infinite number of chances. A short time-loop puzzle. Originally written for inkJam 2025.
Content warning: Pedestrian hit by car (non-lethal injury).
A production of Lamp Post Projects. Story, code, & illustrations by Nell (they/she). Written in ink and powered by Lamp Post Ink Player.
No generative AI was used in the creation of this game.
Contact lamppostprojects@gmail.com with any bugs, questions, or comments.
Copyright © 2025 Nell Shaw Cohen.
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I'm going through entries in the Short Games Showcase, and I played through this, and I'm glad I did! I've played a lot of Groundhog Day style entries where you control one person, but I don't remember many with two.
I like that there aren't *too* many choices to feel overwhelmed, and I like how you can "pass" to figure what the defaults are.
I'm amused at why I missed out the first few times, but I can't get spoiler tags to work so I don't want to spell it out.
Thank you so much for playing, and for your comment!
This was a really fun game! I thought the puzzle was a good difficulty for a short game (although it did take me 18 loops to solve because I kept clicking the wrong things...) and the concept was great :)
Thank you so much for playing, and for your kind feedback!