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❤ Gameplay Mechanics

Players collect golden "charms" - single words that dramatically alter critical story moments. At turning points, you select these carefully discovered words to redirect the narrative's trajectory. This innovative system compels exploration of multiple story branches, pushing you to uncover the true ending by strategically testing different narrative paths.

❤ Narrative Structure

An engaging narrator guides you through an interactive book, casting you simultaneously as protagonist Luka and the story's reader. The "Chronicle" story tree lets you jump between narrative branches, revealing intricate mystery details with each exploration. Your choices incrementally unveil the larger narrative puzzle.

❤ Exploration and Interaction

You control Luka, wandering the small, mysterious town and interacting with quirky anthropomorphic characters. Dialogue and exploration drive the experience, with minimal traditional gameplay mechanics. Examining objects and conversing with characters becomes your primary method of uncovering narrative secrets and collecting crucial charms.

❤ Storytelling Approach

The design brilliantly encourages organic story branch discovery, eliminates narrative repetition, intentionally uses alternative endings as narrative devices, and crafts interconnected story paths that feel cohesive and purposeful.

❤ Technical and Design Highlights

Featuring a fully voiced narrator with emotional depth, characters communicating through charming gibberish with subtitled dialogue, carefully mapped branching storylines, a compact 5-6 hour gameplay experience, and an intuitive branch exploration menu.

❤ Player Experience Insights

Players consistently appreciate that the game rewards narrative exploration without punishment, makes charm collection feel integral to story progression, maintains narrative engagement across multiple playthroughs, and balances adorable aesthetic with complex, sometimes dark storytelling.