Factsheet

Developer:
Scarlet String Studios
Based in Toronto, Canada

Release date:
2024

Platforms:
Steam
itch.io
Game Jolt

Website:
https://scarletstring.moe/monospaced-lovers

Regular Price:
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Description

Clara wakes up to a phone that isn't hers. On it, she finds a perplexing message left by a hacker named the Gòd o͏f̴ B̴in͠a̸r̨y̧, stating that her time left in this world is short. Her only clue is a series of encrypted messages locked on the device — and a mysterious new friend who woke up to a phone that wasn't his. What does this enigmatic hacker want? Why is he talking about the end of the world? And what does any of this have to do with Clara's quaint and peaceful life in Haven Heights? All we know for sure is that if she doesn't embark on this quest... her friends will drag her into it anyway.

History

Monospaced Lovers is a narrative platformer-RPG about closeness and distance. The gameplay features bullet hell elements for the boss battles, and it presents players with puzzles that treat them like an adult. The story follows a girl’s metafictional journey through a fantasy-filled land to save her world before it disintegrates. This project began as a small-scale narrative adventure game by a fledgling dev. I originally thought to create the game in RPG Maker, inspired by To The Moon. But when I began learning Unity, the project spiralled into a surprisingly complex narrative platformer with a unique style of puzzles and boss battles. I began working on the game seriously in March 2018, and after assembling a team, we're finally ready to show the game to the world.

Features

  • Chat up the local Tanuki, learn how to translate Slimespeak, and explore every corner of your quaint home town until you've found all 60 collectibles. The game features non-linear, collectathon-style exploration mixed with RPG-style story quests.
  • Dodge bullets! With 4+ bullet hell boss battles and even more challenge rooms, you'll have to learn how to platform in a whole new way.
  • Experience a heartfelt story with a 100,000+ word count. Comedy! Drama! Social anxiety! Philosophy? We dropped the "silent protagonist" trope to create a heroine with her own personality and feelings — and she's always one step ahead of you.
  • Work through old-school puzzles that will make you want to use the in-game hints. Rekindle that childlike sense of discovery with a game that treats you like an adult — inspired by Fez, La Mulana, Majora's Mask, and much more.

Videos

Demo v2.0 Launch YouTube, .mp4

Gameplay Montage YouTube, .mp4


Images

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YouTube Playlist
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About Scarlet String Studios

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Indie dev with a love for bittersweet narratives and strange and mysterious adventures.

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Monospaced Lovers Credits

Stefan Bhagwandin (eternal)
Code and Story

Dannica Doplayna (sphenops)
Art

Ignacio Michea (Michi)
Music

Stefan Moser (effoharkay)
Sound

Weilin Zhang (xenophoss)
VFX


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