Today's Passing
A downloadable game
This game is being itchfunded: during this process, it will be discounted.
When it reaches $350, I will hire Rachel Bennett (who made the cover, and with whom I have collaborated with in the past) to do layout.
Today's Passing is a love letter to Daytripper, a graphic novel about an obituary writer who dies at the end of each chapter. Daytripper examines the life of Brás through the lens of death: we follow him through a period of his life, and then he dies. And we get to see how his life is interpreted through that series of events.
Playtesters have described Today's Passing as being a "really cool exploration into a character", and have commented on the Tone mechanics encouraging them to make decisions they otherwise wouldn't.
Over the course of a game, you will answer prompts about pivotal events in your life—the most important watershed moments where everything changes— and then, ultimately, you will die. And you'll write an obituary, tying those pivotal events together.
And then you do it again. Again and again, you embark on different stubs, different paths of "what if..."
Today's Passing is an exploration of life through death, of endings and beginnings, of taking risks and failing. It's a deeply personal game that I hope you can relate to as much as I do.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Community Copy
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Community copy
If you are not able to responsibly purchase this game at the price listed above, please feel free to grab a community copy, no questions asked.
If you are not sure if you would enjoy this game, please feel free to grab a copy, and consider buying one at full price if you find out that you do.
I will add one additional community copy for each purchase above the listed price.
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An excellent game with well-communicated content warnings, 221 inspiring prompts, and a clever layout! If you like solo games where you can narratively experiment with time and tackle heavy topics within the framework of character death and the stories your character leaves behind, you’ll love this game.