Out of the Office

by tove
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.26
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★40%
Joe Warden is worried about his daughter Helena, who has recently disappeared. Through a stroke of luck, he has just gained access to Helena's computer. What clues can be found in Helena's personal files?

(A very short game, and hopefully an introduction to a longer work.)

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Comments13

Lacaranian
Lacaranian26 Aug 2014, 05:07
That's one hell of a cake story! :] I dig the ARG approach- you don't see that a lot.
kibertoad
kibertoad30 Aug 2014, 00:25
it's an interesting concept, and a crazy ambitious idea for a jam game, but it clearly needs a lot more stuff to be fleshed out enough to truly work.
thecolorhacker30 Aug 2014, 01:23
I think I got it. What was before, cake or recipe? Nice entry!!
aneeslol30 Aug 2014, 01:54
Neat idea, although it did feel a little creepy, haha.
vividhelix
vividhelix2 Sep 2014, 03:13
Felt a bit uncomfortable, at first I thought you made some mistake and shared more than you wanted to for this submission, then I saw the screenshot of the pictures and realized it's all part of the plan. Brilliant idea :)
Ted Brown
Ted Brown2 Sep 2014, 04:11
Jimbo Wales writing a reference entry for Singlets? Hahah! Clever going all throughout. Really felt like a super sleuth cracking the code to the private video. There wasn't enough info to draw a clear picture of the story, but I enjoyed my time in there. Well done.
tcarter2 Sep 2014, 04:20
Really interesting! Spent the first 20 minutes or so trying to figure out if Sandstorm was real, though.
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt2 Sep 2014, 10:30
Holy crap this was smart game.
A detective story in the computer.
Great meta and gameplay!
dancingmad2 Sep 2014, 10:33
Pretty clever and really really cool!
Nut4 Sep 2014, 04:29
This is amazing! Love the simrob easter egg. I'm not sure if I've done everything or not; I've found a couple of unlockable, uh, things (trying not to spoil), but they were almost identical except for a bit in the middle, and it didn't give me a clear direction to gofrom there.
toveauthor4 Sep 2014, 15:51
Hi Nut --
You've got all the content. There might be some additional insight if you look into the real-world history of the site, but this is basically an intro and as such there isn't yet anywhere to go from there. I do have some thoughts as to where I want the plot to go, so fingers crossed and maybe there will be more in the future. :) (I see we're friends-of-friends, so I'm happy to discuss on Twitter/email if you're curious where I see the plot going.)
Pinktreeleaf13 Sep 2014, 04:32
horribly fecking lost, but love this originality and effort. kudos......What cake is it?
radmars
radmars13 Sep 2014, 22:50
Really really awesome concept, I love this. (semi-spoiler) The password for the second video doesn't seem to work though, I swear I figured it out correctly and put it in right...

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