UNDERSTUDY
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Made in one month for the Spooktober 2023 game jam
Isabelle Stern is a theater major at a small but renowned arts college, and she knows she's the best actress there. For her senior production, she has her heart set on playing Lady Macbeth in the Shakespearean classic-- but to her shock, a sophomore beats her for the role, relegating her to an understudy. A dark desire for revenge grows in Isabelle's heart, and when a mysterious theater ghost offers her a chance to change her fate, she can't help but take it. But can she get what she wants without bloodying her hands?
FEATURES
-30k words (~3 hours of gameplay)
-3 linear routes with their own endings that can be played in any order, and 2 true endings once all routes are cleared
-A fully original soundtrack
-Dozens of character expressions, sprite animations, and cinematic camerawork
-Theater superstitions and mysterious ghosts!
CREDITS
Luna Raydue- Director, writer, sprite and CG artist, programmer, voice director x x x
Mike Byrne- Music Director, Audio supervisor x x
Honey Datura- UI design and programming x x
Keriancal- Background artist x x
Special thanks to Amanda Tucci, C. X. Smith, and Jennifer Eis for beta reading and supporting my efforts, to Han for bg coloring assistance, and to the DevTalk server for being a great community!
VOICE CAST (not featured in current build- full VA coming soon!)
Luna Raydue as Isabelle Stern, Extras 1 and 5, Friend 1
Ashley Cloud as Acantha Celestine, Extra 8, Friend 4
MJ Chestang as Maya Kitagawa, Extras 1 and 6 x x
Daniel Bauzon as Tristan Blair, Extra 7, Friend 2 x x
Maria Corcobado as King x
Keriancal as Extra 4, Friend 3
CONTENT WARNINGS
Manipulation, death, nongraphic depictions of violence, some flashing lights
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I really love this game, especially King, I really love it's design the half smile and half sad face is genius and the way the king is utilize is scary in a way that's it's fitting for the character.
Spoilers....
The story is amazing I didn't expect the ghost has that kind of powers, I was actually a really fun way to get me more invested. I actually picked the second choice thinking (Isabelle was going to seduce Maya) somehow got to the ending and I didn't expect that to happen. I can't wait for the voice acting for this even without the voice acting this game has been really fun. I'm really excited to play more of this, but for now I'm going to hold myself back and wait for the voice acting.