After The Fact

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.11
I awoke in this strange place with little memory.

All I knew was the pull of the signal.

Info


After The Fact is a puzzle game with atmospheric/abstract narrative elements (including voice acting). As it's a compo entry, everything you see, hear, or otherwise experience is all me.

SPOILER:

!> If you get to the end of the game and are potentially concerned about me, don't worry. I'm doing very well. Any sorrow you detect is merely acting or perhaps parenthood-induced tiredness. I just wanted to make a game dedicated to all the people out there who are struggling to broadcast their own signal.

Controls


Arrows or WASD to move. E to interact. Q to drop/cancel.

Comments3

LDJam user 42864620 Apr 2026, 13:51
This was great! Some of the puzzles were maybe a little half-baked, but everything else is amazing! I thought the music didn't fit at first because I assumed it was going for a more melancholy tone, but it made sense by the end. Overall, great entry! The story was really cute.
LDJam user 371996
LDJam user 37199622 Apr 2026, 16:28
I like this simple artstyle, especially the captions and countdown titles, which are simple but cool! Your way to tell the story is also amazing!
LDJam user 384191
LDJam user 38419124 Apr 2026, 20:28
Nice puzzle games! The mechanics were pretty intuitive, although the difficulty seemed a bit uneven. I really like the interpretation of the theme, and I'm definitely going to be singing the song for the rest of the day. Great entry!

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