It's time to get back out there...

Regain is about coming back from personal darkness, taking back what you lost, and to expand your world again. 

How to play

The game is an idle clicker, with some linearity to tell an implicit story. The character needs mental energy to have the courage to expand their surroundings. Hang up posters, open the curtains, place plants and clean up to get there, simply by clicking around. And if they're short on mental energy, hop on the computer to get them some emotional support from friends. 

Mental energy isn't an equal exchange currency. Sometimes, the cost of dealing with something is higher than expected. But they'll always bounce back, better than before. 

And if the front door doesn't open up, look around for clickable objects. You may have overlooked something :)

Fireside Jam 2024 (and some background)

This game was made for the Fireside Jam 2024. The theme was 'Expand'. Looking up some synonyms the idea of expanding your world stuck out to me. As someone who's dealt with mental issues, I decided to focus on the point where therapy was over and life is about to get back on track.  It was a wobbly period, but one of growth and, indeed, expansion. 

This is my first published game. During this game jam I learned Godot, GDScript, sprite art in Aseprite and doing foley work with my phone, recording objects around the house. I'm extremely happy with the outcome.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorSunie
Made withGodot
TagsClicker, Idle, Incremental, Mental Health
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse
AccessibilitySubtitles, One button

Download

Download
Regain.zip 28 MB

Development log

Comments

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Nice little game

Thank you so much!

cant get the frotn door open i have 250K  energy and it still is red

have you taken a bath? ^^

yes

Curtains? is everything placed on surfaces? is everything cleaned up? The house needs to be completely in order before you can leave.

ye si clicked every where and could not find anything else to click maybe add a hint button to help find anything that is missed

That's a good idea. I might add that after the judging period for this game jam has ended. If you're still interested, feel free to send me a screenshot so I can point it out to you. Perhaps check the kitchen tiles for crumbs/dust as well.

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Ngl, the end kinda got to me! I also particularly like the encouragement from the online friends and the outside sounds when you open the door

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Wholesome game, I like it! Well done on the art as well. Unfortunately it's possible to spam click the computer to gain infinite mental energy which I feel like kind of defeats the purpose of the game, I think some kind of limit on it and/or other ways to regain mental energy would be nice.

Huh! Interesting! You bring up a good point. Had not considered limiting what you get from the computer.

Most if not all actions take away mental energy (more than its cost actually) but also give you a passive uptick, so it is possible to play by not clicking at all. 

Not an incremental game.

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Would be nice if there was a little more variety, and also some items that needed more than one click...

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You're absolutely right. I was very worried about overscoping the project and biting off more than I can chew that I purposefully kept it short and simple. Before uploading, there were only trash bags at first! 

I will say I hadn't considered having things take more than one click. It's an interesting thought!

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this is super cool!!! simple and fun with a good story 10/10

Thank you so much <3