Minotaur

Minotaur is an adventure game set in a new world called The Universe of Seven. Here’s what we hope you’ll love about it:

Story and characters

Minotaur’s story is mainly focused on nine characters who come to find themselves trapped in their apartment building. Nod’s route, which is fully available in this Early Access release, follows a synthet named Nod Pikes as he attempts to escape and come to terms with his past – with help (kind of) from his lovely sharp-tongued AI assistant Ollie. Just like the game overall, Nod’s route has multiple endings. We call them: wicked, sad, very sad, brutal and shocking. Take your pick! Update: the next route has been released! Join Mentor-15, a teacher android model, on her journey of self-discovery.

A couple more notes about the story:

• All remaining routes are being added to the game for free.

• It’s fully voiced over in English by a great cast.

Gameplay

Minotaur has point and click mechanics at its core, so we’re trying to make the process of pointing and clicking as engaging as possible. You’ll be solving many different puzzles, fighting ancient creatures, and even climbing lots of stairs. Hm… That last one sounded much better in our heads. It’s actually one of our favorite parts!

Graphics

We’re spending a lot of time on making the world of Minotaur feel alive and immersive, and we think that graphics and animations play a huge part in that. Check out our Early Access trailer – everything in it has been captured directly from the game.

Music

It’s good. Really. We’ve listened to thousands of songs, and picked the best of them. The soundtrack package includes:

• All tracks from the game (almost everything you'll hear there) in 320 kbps MP3 and 16-bit FLAC formats. All files have been properly tagged. Damn you, OCD...

• Album art (with and without text) and wallpapers based on it

• A small secret : )

World

We often say Minotaur is a cyberpunk game, but that’s just us trying to sell it. In truth, its world is more of a science fantasy setting, and we’re obsessed with having it figured out down to the tiniest detail. Why else would we make a whole website dedicated to its lore?

Are you not convinced yet? Syl, and that was us at our best. How about trying out the demo then? We’re sure that the beginning of the story will pique your interest. And if you get stuck, feel free to use our spoiler-free walkthrough.

Hope to see you soon in Nova DC! ♡🐧

Troubleshooting and notes

• If the game doesn't launch for you from Game Jolt client, try opening it directly from its folder (you can navigate there quickly by pressing "..." near "Launch" button in client, then selecting "Open folder for Minotaur..." from the dropdown menu). You need to launch either EXE (Windows) or APP (Mac) file.

• If you're getting a "missing DLL" error on Windows, you're most likely missing a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package. Try installing version 2012 or later.

• If Mac gets stuck on verifying game package (when trying to run the game), select "Allow apps downloaded from: anywhere" option in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. However, note that it's not recommended to have this option selected permanently, so you might want to revert to your previous setting (allowing apps from Mac App Store only, or from App Store and identified developers).

• If nothing of the above helps you solve your issue, of if you're simply having a different one, let us know here or by e-mail ([email protected]), and we'll try to figure it out!

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