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In all the years you practiced your craft, you've never seen a patient like this. Do your best to keep them and yourself alive in this resource-management / horror game!

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You thought it was just going to just be another patient when the church approached you, but you couldn't have been more wrong.  Your patient grows more restless every second as your tried and true methods fail you - will you find a cure before the curse claims the life of your patient, or will you abandon both them and this accursed town? Only time will tell. For now, doctor... Good luck.

In Story Mode, explore a world pushed to the brink by the angel's bane and uncover the truth behind what truly plagues your patient in a desperate effort to cure them, while Endless Mode provides an exercise in futility as you try to keep them alive in their final moments... and yours.

Currently, only Endless Mode is available. Join the community to stay up to date!

Originally made for the "My First Game Jam 2020" by Necrosishead and Puma.

CONTENT WARNING:
Cursetorn is first and foremost a horror game. Please keep this in mind when deciding whether to play or not!

  • Body Horror
  • Foul Language
  • Flashing Images
  • Sudden Sounds
  • Sudden Movement
  • Loud Noises
  • Torture
  • Jumpscares
  • Tryptophobia
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
AuthorPuma
GenreInteractive Fiction
TagsHorror, Management

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cursetorn-windows.zip 394 MB
Version 0.2.2.2 Apr 01, 2022
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cursetorn-mac.zip 411 MB
Version 0.2.2.2 Apr 01, 2022
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cursetorn-linux.zip 389 MB
Version 0.2.2.2 Apr 01, 2022

Install instructions

BEFORE YOU PLAY:

NOTE: The loading time when hitting "Endless" are a bit long - it *will* however work, so please do give it some time! 

The game lacks a proper tutorial - the gist of it is, engage with and treat your patient while trying to keep your resources up and the symptoms down - it'll get harder and harder.

LINUX and MAC versions are experimental at best, non-functional at worst. Feel free to give me feedback and I will see what I can do to fix issues! ;;

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I am very sorry to bother you, but, I tried to play this on Winlator, and it crashed after the loading screen. Can you give me a guess as to what might be the problem? This was right after it got to 100 percent.

Sadly I have no experience with Windows emulators - it'd be easier to release a standalone Android / iOS version than for me to debug issues that only occur during emulation, but we are no longer updating this version of the game. Story Mode would be natively compatible.

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Hey i have saw the game's review and the gameplay on YouTube and really would love to play it but i can't afford a pc is there any future intention to make a mobile version :)?

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As a matter of fact, the game's been developed with mobile controls in mind - with the release of the full game, we will probably opt to make a build for Android and iOS as well if we can figure those stores and the legalese surrounding them out!

If I may make a suggestion, can you add an online browser version to itch.io? It might be quicker and easier.

Thanks for the suggestion! We originally did, but performance was an issue - we're not updating the demo any further so there's no point in rewriting this particular version to make it playable in the browser, but we could look into it for the release!

I understand. Thank you so much for considering it!

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i created an account just to say that i hope this project is not dropped because I've been waiting for an update since that last one

and I'm also looking forward to forming a romantic bond with this cute gentleman, if it is in this game or in a spin-off-like game

if the project is not dead and you see this i hope you're having a great and productive day

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Thank you for the comment! It's neither dead nor dropped! We just wrapped up our first large anniversary event where we sent out postcards to the people on the community Discord! :) 

wowie what great news

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Sarcasm aside, yes, game is still not dead. We simply have no way of updating it currently.

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I just want to said that the patient is cute

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Any news about update? O.O i really like the game and im really intrested what is going to be added >.<

We've just had our anniversary event, development is still going on. The official Discord is the best place to get news about updates! Won't be coming out this year for one, however. (: 

How's the development going? This is such a splendid game! <3

Thanks for the compliment & sorry for the late reply!

Progress is steadily being made, but since all our focus is on Story Mode which includes rewriting how the game is being played currently, there will be few, if any updates to the Endless Mode, hence the silence~! If any news crop up, you'll find out on the Discord first!

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This game is so fun and the art is so, so good!! I cannot wait to play the story mode once it's out!

Thanks for being excited! We'll share more once it's ready~!

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Hello! I'm a Japanese player! I am not good at English and use a translator, so there may be some strange things. Still, I thought this game was a lot of fun! I'm really looking forward to the story mode being implemented! Until then, I'll just enjoy the game and let you ponder! I'm rooting for you! Keep up the good work! I love charming characters like him~. Thank you so much for making this game!

Thank you so much for the kind words! I appreciate it.~!

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wow, this is a really promising game O.O, the style and atmosphere is really, hm... heavy/depressing(in a good way) and dark.

i only need to figure out one thing.. how can i reduce the curse o.o, i see i can slow it down.. but how can i reduce O.o

Hey! The curse can, by normal means, never be stopped or reduced, you can only slow its progression. There is research, "Last Resort", that will reset everything back to how it was at first once, at the cost of the curse spreading at a tremendously faster rate after.

Oh yes i tried it out XD, and yes i experienced its progressing faster after that T.T, thenks for the reply ^.^

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i really wanna see the full versions of all the sprites for kein!!


*cough*i may or may not have a thing for mopey black haired boys*cough*

I've occasionally posted full versions of sprites on the Community Discord, but they're buried beneath other things at this point... I might post some more in the future, as we're nearing Story Mode's release. (: 

thats great! 

but now my excitement is even more lol





story mode more kein story mode more kein story mode m-

  • Made a certain situation from the last patch slightly easier to encounter for more casual players - however, it does remain easily missable and is a secret that has to be actively sought out.

Maybe we can get a little hint about this event? ^^

There's been hints on the Cursetorn Discord! I know you probably don't care at this point (considering this was posted three months ago) and I apologize for the late reply - in fact I've written one, but then forgot to hit send, pahaha. It has something to do with the progression of time and the window~

I downloaded the game & I kept playing it for hours. I truly like it. I'm looking forward to the release of the full version.

Thanks for the kind words!!

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i just saw this game from Manlybadass tbh, i found it awesome! so here i am playing it UwU. You did a good job!Kein is added to My husbando list 

Thanks for the kind words!

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This game looks interesting, I saw a video from ManlyBadass and I'm afraid to play it. Sure it looks scary but the problem is that I'm afraid of getting stressed from the inability of helping this patient. I do wish to see all the dialogues and what happens when they get fully cured.

Thanks!~ You'll just have to see how Story Mode is going to turn out (: 

Got to day 28 (evening) and I'm still hooked--I love the aura of this game and the gradual decay of Kein as he goes from "I'm sure you can figure it out, doc," to "This is all your fault." OOF that gave me chills. I'm so hype for this, please keep it up.

Thank you so much for the kind words! And congratulations on day 28! We're hard at work on the Story Mode, so I hope you're looking forward to that! (: 

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I saw this game recently, and not gonna lie, i was immediately captured by the patient - Kein. The game looks great! The sounds make the atmosphere of the game sooo creepy. I like the concept of it too. And of course (♡w♡) I'd love to have a good and different endings with kein! So i am definately gonna follow the tumblr and twitter accounts of the creator to get updated on the full version!! I love the game and i hope you make it even better~! Big fan of this ☆♡ I'm gonna play this over and over hahaha until the full version comes out xD And i do wanna know more about Kein! His past and all that.

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Thank you so much!! All that and more in Story Mode~! (:

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Love this game, love the concept and execution of the idea, and I just can't get enough of Kein,who is very cute <3 he's ideal for his role in the game cus who wouldn't want to help him :^) Definitely gonna wait for updates!! I haven't seen such a good game idea for a long time, sooooo you've got new dedicated fan here haha

Thank you so much! ;; We have a Discord server up now too, in case you're interested~! 

A Discord server, you say 👀 ? Would you mind dropping the invite link?

Absolutely! Here it is: (https://discord.gg/2utn9dy) I'll make a proper post about it soon, too, with the first update! (:

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Honestly? This game looks really awesome. I have alot I want to say about it, mostly good, that I can't write it all down lol. I'm excited for story mode, I hope we can get like different endings and stuff, maybe a good ending where we can put Kein's curse in a permanent stasis, or something? I'll definitely be playing this!!

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I really appreciate it! If you ever do have any feedback to share, definitely feel free to!  I do read every single message we receive (& try to respond, as well!)! I don't want to confirm / deny anything in advance, but multiple endings are a possibility we entertain. Not commenting on the contents of them however~! 

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I saw ManlyBadassHero's play through of the game, and I have to say, the story here is really intriguing. I almost wish this wasn't a new game so there was a fandom I could float around in. Though time-based games are difficult for me, I think I'll have to make an exception for this one. I really love the art for this game, and I gotta say, I love Kein as well. As many a YouTube comment has said, he's super pretty. I hope we find out more about him through story mode, and hopefully there's a happy ending where we can break his curse. (Also, I'm seriously wondering what's behind the boarded up doorway... the hands are ominous.)

Thank you so much for enjoying the game! At the very least I can confirm that you will find out a lot more about Kein & what's behind the boarded up doorway, hehe~! If you're not enjoying the time aspect of it, the upcoming update might fix some of that for you, as we're trying to make it much less frantic. (:

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As a huge fan of both horror and time management games, I instantly felt drawn to this game. I adore the overall aesthetic and the art presented in the game. (very neat style!) The atmosphere, too; it's very oppressive and the very subtle use of music adds to the sense of foreboding. The patient, surprisingly, (or maybe not) was the one thing keeping me on edge the entire time. Even if he was simply sleeping, sitting or even just looking in my direction, I couldn't help the dread it invoked in me whenever I checked up on him. 

There's a few glitches here and there (like text overlapping/spazzing out during events, or the curse bar not moving past a certain point tho this could be an actual feature and not a glitch) but overall it was a very fun experience! I'm most definitely keeping an eye out for the full release and what mysteries the Story Mode entails! :)

Welp... about the curse bar being stuck at a certain point... it happened to me once, and when i wanted to give him the treatment, he killed me

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Thank you so much for enjoying the game & intending to keep an eye out for future updates! Most of the glitches and bugs are hopefully going to be fixed in the next post-jam update (:

As far as I know, the curse never actually gets stuck, it's the number that doesn't update properly (the bar updates as normal) - it was never meant to be shown in the first place, only for testing it during development, which we ended up barely having any time for ;; 

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This was super fun, even for a coward like me who's usually hot and cold on horror :) Can't wait to see this finished, and well done on getting it done for the game jam!!

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it ;;

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Hello guys!It seems i have played this game and the furthest i got is 21 days... and as i played more, i saw almost every single thing and what should it do:for example, supplies:they are used to maintain the player and the patient, as well as supplying the firewood; herbs help mainly on prolonging the player's and the patient's lives; the bar at the top right represents how much time until the curse overwhelms the patient and kills you, the clocks are just for the player and represent the time you have until a part of the respective day(morning, afternoon, evening or night i suppose)elapsed, and it can be used for everything, including upgrades and... literally scaring the hell out of the crows, which role has been yet unidentified...perhaps they speed up the curse in a way or another...yare yare daze...the pentagrams' role is unknown, but you get them from exploring; also you grow the herbs, and there is a cooldown oof a few days until more is grown;and also a little something in one of my playthroughs is: the timer was stuck, i wanted to treat them, but after that, he killed me(well excuse me wtf mister i was just going to give you some medicine and now you tryin to kill me bruh that's something that i should take a note for:medicine doesn't always work, or this is a potential bug/glitch bruh), anyway, this game is very fun and i can't wait for the upcoming updates

Sincerely,your friendly neighborhood(although i don't live in the same neighborhood with you but bruh i did watch spiderman homecoming) Seven

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Thanks for playing the game, I really appreciate it!! Some of your deductions are spot on, some less so - I will elaborate on it in the near future when the game will have a proper tutorial in place! Also Day 21 is incredibly impressive! *Well* done!

Thanks, i also figured out that, although you need 3 herbs to treat the patient, you need 1 extra herb to make it work(idk why)

That is indeed a bug ;; Should be fixed for the next update!

Yea, i think it's a greater than or equal, not a greater than 3

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! It will be a lot of polish (more feedback, sound effects...) and some balancing reworks to make this version of the game more fun and to tide you all over for the Story Mode yet to come, as well as some... hidden extras! (: 

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This is incredibly fun for me, and also the patient is cute lol. Definitely recommend giving it a try.

Thank you so much! There will be an update soon that I hope you will enjoy as well (:

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So I am immensely intrigued and I'm excited to play it, but the issue is that there seems to be an AWFUL LOT going on simultaneously, and I have little to no idea what does what. What is the purpose of firewood? What does the pentagram mean? What's up with the crows? There's a lot of mechanics I don't entirely understand and a tiny tutorial[or a read-me with instructions] would be lovely.

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Thank you very much for the kind words and suggestions! I do wish we had more time to properly introduce all the mechanics and implement some proper feedback for everything but we were cutting it pretty close to begin with. There will be an update addressing all of the mentioned issues pretty soon, in a week or two!

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When I read tryptophobia I thought "oh no" but who am I to chicken out on a horror game that looks that promising? Judging just from the screenshots I was already somewhat impressed this was actually put together in just 14 days. So I went in and faced my fear! In my first try on endless mode I survived till the 8th day and I must say I really love the gameplay and aesthetic. I haven't figured everything out yet but it's still fun to experiment. I love the tension there is through the whole game and that it feels like I need to always be on guard and check all screens. I'll go back into this and play this for a while for sure! Maybe I'll figure out a good strategy to survive longer. Rated: 5/5!

Thank you so much for the kind words! 8th day is pretty good!! There will be an update "soon" (I'm not home for most of the week sadly) which will hopefully make the experience a little more intuitiv, too! (: