Traced In Ink

Traced in Ink is a horror RPG Maker game about a boy named Haruto who wakes up alone in his school one night, but something is off and a dear classmate's whose face and name he can't seem to remember keeps haunting his mind...

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ATTENTION!

For the best experience, please download and play on the Windows version. 

There is a rare bug stating a message related to something about "Uncaught error" on the website version. Please save often and reload the page if this occurs. The website version tends to also be slow, causing audio/pictures to be delayed. Apologies in advance.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

How to download and open up the game on Windows:

1. Download the file
2. Unzip the file
3. Open the unzipped file up and find "Game.exe" or "Game"
4. Open the application
5. Have fun!

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CONTROLS:

Movement	Arrow Keys
Confirm/Interact	Z / Enter / Space Bar
Cancel	Esc / X
Menu	Esc

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CONTENT WARNING:

This story is fictional and intended for mature audiences. Play at your own discretion.

This game contains the following:

• Disturbing imagery/horror elements
• Sensitive themes such as suicide and self-harm
• Loud sounds and flashing imagery

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FEATURES:

• ~30 to 40 minutes of gameplay
• Various puzzles/challenges
• Character-driven story
• Illustrated cutscenes

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CREDITS:

Art and Story: 

DaiPixel

Music and SFX: 

Dova Syndrome (Full Music/SFX Credits)

Plugins:

Yanfly / SumRndmDde / Galv / Tor Damian Design / Fallen Angel Olivia / Drowsepost / biud436 / mjshi

Play-testers:

MoikoKoi / Yzuukane / Nekofangirlshipper / Tektonic99 / Shaun Lee / Mashsh / Khpzbkl / Daijiro1 / Frogger Dragonslayer

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NOTE FROM DEVELOPER:

hello!

thank you so much for checking out my game! this project was originally made for my grade 12 capstone project after being inspired by games like OMORI and saihate station! unfortunately, i did not have time to flesh out the story and to refine the illustrations like i wanted to. i also recognize that there may be some similarities between this game and OMORI on the surface level. despite that, i hope you do enjoy the experience and appreciate the effort that went into it!

after playing the game, feel free to fill out this form to let me know how the game was for you and whether or not i should make this demo into a full game!

Questionnaire

in case you are unable to play this game, feel free to watch this official walkthrough here!
Walkthrough