A Tale of Thread and Heroines

Once upon a time...

A woodcutter lived deep in the forest with his young daughter, Dayana. They were alone but happy. Instead of friends, Dayana had needle and thread. She embroidered an imaginary world of animal companions—and named it Stitchwood.

King Softhoof ruled the realm wisely.

His loyal sorceress, Starwhisker, watched for danger.

And the mighty raccoon knight, Lady BerryClaw, protected them all.

Then one winter night...

In a bone-creaking, midnight frost, Dayana's father went out to get firewood. He never returned from the snow. Dayana waited up, sewing and whispering in worry. As dawn broke she nodded off—and badly pricked her finger. 

Her blood dripped and soaked across Stitchwood. Dayana grew fevered and sick. Her sleep overflowed with nightmares, and a great evil tangled forth.

The Unraveling

Dayana's sickness tattered the realm. Lady BerryClaw gave her life in a final battle against the awful creatures pouring in from the edgelands. Starwhisker disappeared in a flash of sorceress smoke. The King was captured.

Finally the next night, as the wind outside her cottage howled even louder, Dayana awoke. Appalled at the bloodied mess before her, she restitched Lady BerryClaw by the light of her last candle. And this time she gave the knight a heartshine shield.

"This will protect you from the monsters. You must go and find king Softhoof," said Dayana through her tears, "he's alone in the cold. But I know he's still alive .... somewhere."

BerryClaw sensed that the king's fate was somehow tangled with Dayana's father. "Save the king and I shall save the woodcutter," she growled.

And so BerryClaw set out⁠—on the greatest quest her world had ever known.

Instructions

Arrows or wasd to move. Spacebar to sword.
h to hide screen effects.

Credits

This game was made in 2 weeks for the lowrez game jam 2022, by me, hugbug. A lot of the engine was working before that, but the art, writing, characters, level design, 3d models, and game code was done during the jam. Music is licensed from pond5.

Hey Reddit Folks

I've been getting a lot of traffic from Reddit, but I have no idea who or where I'm linked from. Could one of you please comment and tell me where I can see the post? THANK YOU! 😊 -Hugbug