Phantasmagoria: Nightmare's end (WIP Demo)

This is a work in progress.  Currently the first 5 chapters are available (~157k words).

Hi everyone. I haven't done this before but thought I might keep a copy of a game that is still very much a work in progress (although getting close to completion) up on my itch page as this one is a rewrite and extension of an ectocomp entry hosted here (Phantasmagoria). When finished it will likely go to Hosted games for publishing. Any comments very welcome. If anyone is interested in seeing more of the game as it is developed or future hosted games of mine as I write them updated here, please let me know as I'm uncertain how much interest there is for something like this.

If you'd prefer to play with save slots, there is also a version with those hosted here.

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“In the midst an elm shadowy and vast, spreads her boughs and aged arms. It is here which men say the Oneiroi hold, clinging under every leaf.”

~Virgil

When you sleep, you leave the realm of the wakefulness into a place where your greatest dreams and worst fears are all possible. You are at their mercy, as events twist and move about, neither solid nor necessarily true. The Elm of dreams is a dangerous place to rest, for in the branches above roost the Oneiroi. They are the children of Goddess Nyx who rules the night. Through the darkness these spirits fly on wings as dark as midnight, seeking the helpless minds of those who sleep. They are the daemons of dreams.

What becomes of those who sleep beneath those boughs? You’re about to find out.

• Travel though the a land of myths and nightmares with your ever present captor, one of the Oneiroi who has taken an unfortunate interest in your soul.
• Beginning with only a candle and your wits, navigate the maze successfully and meet the challenges without faltering.
• You will be watched. None may cheat their way to victory in the Oneiroi’s games.
• Meet the denizens who reside in the twilight realms. Some may be helpful, many are indifferent. Most will be more than happy to seek your demise.
• Choose your difficulty level. Did you wander into the realms by accident, did you deliberately seek to destroy the evil that haunts these lands?
• Revisit the harpie’s roost in an included mini-game.
• Battle monsters, find valuable items, answer riddles, navigate mazes. Fight, talk, evade, run away if you must!
• Try to keep your sanity and find a way out before your light fails and darkness falls forever.
• Wake and return to the world of the living… If you can.

Black background recommended for extra atmosphere (can be set via the settings tab )