Based on real world personal experiences...
Have you ever cried so hard that it physically hurt? Have you ever had that experience day after day, night after night until you eventually went numb and simply couldn't feel anything anymore? Have you ever wanted to die so badly that you'd fantasize about it over and over again?
Sometimes, it's not death that scares us the most. Sometimes, what truly frightens us is the threat of having to continue to live our lives with all the pain we've buried deep down inside of ourselves.
Diary of Broken Dreams is a deeply personal psychological horror game about suicidal depression, childhood trauma, emotional abuse, and the fear of one's own emotions. It's about my very own mind. It's about my story.
Diary of Broken Dreams is also a game about hope and healing though and a desire to cast off the chains of the past that keep us from moving forward with our lives.
This game builds its atmosphere through depictions of my mental illnesses and memories, portraying how they affect me in a nightmare-dreamlike aesthetic.
Features:
- Immersive gameplay.
- Puzzles that are contextual and relevant to the story being told.
- Sound design and original music made by me.
- A unique nightmare-dreamlike visual style.
- A true story that exposes what living with suicidal depression and mental illness is like.
THIS GAME IS STILL IN EARLY ALPHA AND WAS MADE IN ONLY 30 DAYS TO BE SUBMITTED IN ITS CURRENT STATE FOR THE 'FINALLY FINISH SOMETHING' GAME JAM.
AS THIS GAME IS STILL IN EARLY ALPHA, THERE EXISTS SOME PLACEHOLDER CONTENT WHICH WILL BE IMPROVED OR REPLACED AS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES.
(Note: in order to run this game in full screen you may need to press the F11 key on your keyboard currently. I apologize for the inconvenience.)
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