Despair Springs Eternal

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Despair Springs Eternal

Version: 1.0.13 months ago

Despair Springs Eternal tells the story of Oliver, a 23-year-old struggling with mental illness. A huge event is on the horizon for him, marking a turning point in his life. This game explores how that event unfolds, and how Oliver's past continues to shape his present - and his future.

The story deals with heavy topics, such as mental health, depression, self-harm, etc. It's a very personal project, largely based on my own real-life experiences. No offense intended towards anyone affected by mental illness.

Along with the serious nature of the story, the game contains lots of humor and comedy. Think Undertale, or Danganronpa to a lesser extent; I was highly inspired by those.

Please note:

  • The in-game credits are outdated. The full credits are in the credits.txt file. Please let me know if I missed anyone!

  • The game's story and script are original work by me. Any similarity to real persons or events (aside from my own personal life) is purely coincidental.

#rpg #indie #mentalhealth #dark #storydriven #humor #rpgmaker #plottwists

Development Stage
Early Access
Engine/Language
RPG Maker MV
Published On
May 14, 2025

teen
Cartoon Violence
Mild Fantasy Violence
Mild Language
Comical Shenanigans
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Started working on Beverly Slopes mall, and added the best feature in video game history: Sitting

Oliver now automatically sits on benches/chairs/etc like the smirking smuglord he is, instead of awkwardly standing on them. Happy sitting lol 🪑

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There was war in my country for 12 days, so I had 0 motivation to do anything. But now, I finally made huge progress on Cherrypop Nightclub Will include lots of flavor text, new items, sidequests, etc.

Planning to use Com. Lighting plugin here as well.

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#wipwednesday

Am I doing this WIPWednesday thing right...? Working on some art for my game. This is RPG Maker MV's Actor3_5 at the bottom, and a maniacal mystery villain at the top c:

Drawn by me~

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Working on a dark cave map where you can do quests, get treasures, etc. One of the quests rewards a flashlight, allowing players to navigate more easily and gain access to new areas of the cave

Using 'Community Lighting' plugin by ImaginaryVillain

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Hey so I finally got off my lazy butt and made a GameJolt page for my game. It's a work in progress, but a playable demo with the full main story is available

Later versions will include sidequests, more polished combat, more maps, and more... more c:

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