DONT BRING ME BACK

This is a game about my lifelong experience with OCD, ADHD, and C-PTSD. This is a game about my sleep and dreams. This is a game about my spiritual beliefs.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING (themes of):

• Death
  
• Violence
  
• Depersonalization/Derealization/Dissociation,
  
• Intrusive thoughts (OCD)
  
• Existentialism
  
• Self-deprecation
  
• Grief
  
• Loss
  
• Trauma
  
• Unreality
  

(not an exhaustive list)

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Prototype v.1.0. for Public Playtesting

I've uploaded this basic prototype to itch.io to enable public playtesting. The game currently contains only the foundational framework:

• Referenced external text (written artwork from others)
• Minimal commentary from me (DaoShishi)
• No text formatting or effects
• No images

If you're interested in giving me feedback on this stage of the game, please fill out this Google form! Thank you. 💙

Referenced Works:

•  "MORAL ANIMAL"  Frank Bidart, from “Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016; ‘In The Ruin.”
• "PLAYS VERY BADLY" David Shrigley, from Untitled (He Plays Very Badly)
• "NO ONE IS WATCHING" Elle Emerson, from “Regarding the Röttgen Pietà”
• "Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore" by Paramore
• "PLEASE BE KIND" Waymond Wong, from Everything Everywhere All At Once
• "WHAT ARE YOU HAUNTED BY?" by paranorahjones (used with permission)
• "the inherent evil of the passage of time" by fridayiminlovemp3 (used with permission)
• "LIVE SOMEWHERE SOFTER" Donte Collins, from Autopsy
• "THE FEAR" Der Astralmensch (The Astral Man), Sascha Schneider & The Language of the Birds, Richard Siken

The following works are temporary placeholders that will be removed in later versions of the game, since I cannot credit them properly:

•  "i was here in a dream once"
•  "thank you for being here"
• "you will not find peace"

All referenced works are inspirations for me that I relate to and remind me of my personal experiences.