Closed Window

This is a demo for the upcoming full release of the Boarded Window by TheCrystalRiver. Please enjoy! To begin the test, go to [[sleep.]]

Your body shifts awake, your bones cracking with a sharp snap. Your body feels heavy, and cold. A piercing feeling drifts through you, as you get your bearings. You find yourself in a dark room. There seems to be no signs of life, nor a light source. In the back of your mind, you swear you can hear a soft creaking somewhere in this room. Reluctantly, you feel like you should [[get up.]]

You slowly stand, your body shuddering under the weight you press on it. Your eyes flick around the room, unable to find any object. Your feet feels like it's standing on something soft, and furred. Maybe you should let your eye's [[adjust?]] Or you could try to [[feel around.]]

You wait where you stand. You feel tired, an almost druggish feeling. You want to fall over and sleep, but you know you can't. It just.. Feels so [[tempting...]] But no. You can't. You mustn't. Right? You stand there for what feels like hours. Your eyes don't adjust, and you are struck with a chilling fear that's too large to understand. You just... Can't help but want to [[give in...->tempting...]] Your eyes try to scan the area every few moments. Your eyes always stop on one thing or another, but you can never seem to make anything out. Reluctantly, maybe it would be best to [[explore the area?->feel around.]]

Your hands rise in front of you, holding you by an imaginary grip to keep you from falling. Except, your hands can't stop you from tripping. You land with a sharp thud, your hands stopping the collision from reaching your head. Your reach forward with a hazy hand, as your hand lands on a [[flashlight.]]

You fall on your back, your eyes drifting asleep. It's so... Cozy... And soft... You feel like you're sleeping on a bed. Is this what this is? You may never want to get up... You just want to.. Sleep... [[Forever...->Ending Neutral]]

"It seems you've met an end... But is this truly where you want to be? Maybe there's a better end for you. Somewhere. Shall you continue looking?" [[Continue.]]

"Of course, it's the only choice you have after all... Right this way, then." [[Follow.->sleep.]]

Ah, how lucky! Your hand flicks on the switch on the back, the area lighting up with a sudden [[flash.]](enchant:?page,(text-colour:black)+(bg:white))

Your slowly raise the flashlight around the room, observing your new found light. You don't find any life source. Instead, you find what seems to be a bedroom. You a find a [[bed,]] a [[rug,]] a [[dresser,]] a [[window,]] and a [[door.]]

You walk to the bed, staring at it for a moment. It's... wet? You touch your hand to the surface. It's water... How did this get here? Was it from you? You look around once more. There's a [[rug,]] a [[dresser,]] a [[window,]] and a [[door.]]

You check the rug. You stand beside it, lifting it for a moment. It's soft, and seems to be real fur. You hold back your throw up, finding the rug to be disgusting. How did they get this fur? It looks like a wolves... It feels soft, but malleable at the same time. You look around once more, eager to get away from the rug. There's a [[bed,]] a [[dresser,]] , a [[window,]] , and a [[door.]]

You walk in front of the dresser, staring at the wood covering it. It looks professionally made, although you don't have experience in the subject... Right? With a turn, ignoring the dresser, you pause. Wait, who the ''hell'' are you?! [[Get out]] of my body! You slam your hand against your head, a wave of nausea overwhelming you. Oh, yeah... You were going to check the [[bed,]] the [[rug,]] the [[window,]] or the [[door.]]

You walk to the window, finding it to be boarded. Why would it be like this? Is it to keep someone out? Or... to keep someone in..? You turn around, finding the [[door.]]

You walk to the door, wrapping your hand around the handle. You turn your wrist, and the door crackles. Of course. It's [[locked.]]

{ (live: 5s)[ (stop:) [[Get out.->Bad Ending]] ] }

"It seems you've made a grave error somewhere along your journey. Unfortunately, this error is too great for me to fix. You are stuck with me forevermore." { (live: 5s)[ (stop:) Is this it? No, no... Surely not. You can... You can [[run?]] ] }

Of course... It's the only choice you have after all. Right [[over there,->sleep.]] then.

Thank you for playing the demo to Boarded Window! The game will be much, much larger than it is now and will be a personal project of mine. If you enjoyed the game so far, then please look forward to it's full release! For now, would you like to [[retry->sleep.]] the game?