You wake up. A disembodied voice tells you that you have been trapped in a time loop with your future self. They have committed a terrible crime in the near future, and - according to this voice - the only way you can escape the loop is to convince your future self of the wrongness of their actions.

It seems you have no choice but to follow their instructions, but that doesn't mean you should believe everything they say. As you progress in your conversation with your future self, it becomes very apparent that something is amiss. Someone is lying to you. The question is: who? And why?

If you want to be free, make sure you figure out the truth.

Think carefully. Think strategically.

...and good luck.

Features

  • Mind bending, yet personal story: You are stuck in a time loop with your future self, and are told you have to convince them they were wrong for a crime they committed in the near future. What was their crime? Who trapped you in this loop? And, most importantly, how can you escape?
  • Gameplay mechanics as a puzzle: There is no tutorial. You need to be as convincing as possible when talking to your future self, but figuring out the mechanics of how to achieve this (and figuring out how the time loop affects gameplay) is a puzzle in itself, and an inherent part of the game's challenge.
  • Unique aesthetics: The game visually harks back to the aesthetics of retro text adventures but repeatedly breaks out of genre norms to shock and surprise.
  • Atmospheric soundtrack: Varied and memorable chiptune soundtrack. A moody, modern update on 8-bit soundtracks of old.

Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and a gripping, suspenseful, emotionally charged narrative that touches on politically important topics such as climate change, refugee crises, and mental illness. It harks back to the aesthetics of text-based adventure games whilst deliberately bending the genre into something unique.

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Demo release!

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After releasing the full game on Steam and Itch.io a couple of weeks ago, I thought I'd release a free demo on indiedb for those who fancy giving the game a go without committing to a purchase. If you're interested in checking the game out, now's your chance. The demo is the first chapter of the game (with a little bit extra, and a surprise unique to the demo) so you can see if it's your bag.

The Steam release is here: Store.steampowered.com

Itch.io release is here: Contortionist-games.itch.io

If you want to be free, make sure you figure out the truth.

Think carefully. Think strategically.

...and good luck.

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This is the free demo of Your Future Self, a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based...

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Interesting way of showing things on the screen!

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