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Demo release!!

Play it here!

Featuring a few tracks, an introduction to Young's, and a game night gone slightly awry.

Hope you enjoy :)

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a lil snippet :)

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Young's Home for Retired Robots

A futuristic, '1950s-60s sci-fi'-inspired adventure with original music.

Play the demo here!

In the small town of Tierton, you are the resident caretaker and sole employee of Young's Home for Retired Robots - a retirement home for old and/or dysfunctional robots that no longer work as they should, or that have simply been cast out and replaced by newer models.

You came across the place by chance after deciding you needed an escape from your life in the megalopolis, but the place and its wacky inhabitants have sort of grown on you.

So when an official from the city comes knocking at your door with plans to knock it down, you decide to take matters into your own hands - setting off into the heart of the megalopolis with some robot and human companions to find a way to save your home.

Features:

- Dive into the year 2201, where aerocars are the norm, and plenty of futuristic inventions/gadgets exist.

- Befriend or romance your choice of 4 ROs.

- Choose your name and play as male, female, or non-binary

- Meet the robotic residents of the home, each with their own colourful personality.

- Decide the fate of the home and its residents through the choices you make - will you save it, or will you decide that perhaps it's time to go back to living in the megalopolis?

- All background music made by yours truly!

Inspired by works like Robert F. Young's short stories and 3 Level Combination by Ha Il Kwon (which I love but has some dark content so please be careful if you want to check it out).

ROs:

Thomas (Tom) Jakatis (m) - The serious but kind local postman, and one of the last human ones. Takes his job very seriously, but the Head Post Office have been pushing to have robots take over his postal route in the name of Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness.

Matisse (Mattie) Hewbury (nb) - Witty, brilliant-minded child of the head of Huetech Corp., set to take the company over from their father someday. Often comes to the home to visit their old robotic butler Allan.

Francis (Frankie) Pullover (f) - The mysterious owner of Young's. Sweet, seemingly carefree, and ridiculously clumsy. Whispers amongst the townsfolk say she's actually a robot. Could they be right?

Jules V. Sawyer (f) - A sardonic, workaholic lawyer who you used to know back when you still lived in the megalopolis. Though the two of you have fallen out of touch, you find yourself turning to her for help.

RO Appearances

Likes and RBs are all super appreciated, and questions are always welcome! This is a side project, if you'd like to you can check out my main wip Venatici House at @prettyboyhowl Alright, have a nice day :)

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in the next update if i let you guys pick a sticker would you guys want to see a drawing of it after choosing? (asking before i spend a bunch of time in ms paint) *i am no artist though so they will look derpy guaranteed :)

(on a side note let me know if there's any particular sticker choices u'd want!)

sticker pictures?

yes, do ittt

nah, it's ok/would prefer to just imagine it

Voting ended onApr 11, 2024

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YOU’RE PRETTYBOYHOWL??? I FOLLOW BOTH OF UR BLOGS AND LOVE BOTH OF YOU PROJECTS. EPIC CROSSOVER EPISODE WHEN????

YES!!! aaa it means a lot to hear that, thank you and thank you so much for your support!!!

crossover episode LOL that would be fun, maybe i'll write a story of that someday! tbh i haven't thought about what would happen specifically, but i have thought before that it would be possible, since the VH characters can go to different worlds - there's 100% a key out there that opens to the universe Young's is in (and that's a certified True Fact 😌)

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When the ROs are faced with a situation that feels really unfair, what's their go-to reaction?

Ooh, ok this was also fun to think about!!

Tom: He'll approach the situation logically, making sure to properly advocate for himself, but if there's really nothing that can be done, he'll do his best to let go of his frustration and make peace with it.

Mattie: Rebellion! Ideally they'd fight back against it, but otherwise they'd find the little things they could do about the situation, and take whatever victories they could.

Frankie: Resigned acceptance. Frankie hates seeing others in unfair situations, but unfortunately when it comes to herself, the feeling is something she's grown used to.

Jules: Either hot-headed anger (often in the form of an argument) or forced apathy - detaching herself and acting like it was something she didn't really care about in the first place.

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What's the one childhood memory the ROs can't forget, no matter how hard they try? How does it influence their decisions today?

Ooh, that's such an interesting question!

Tom: When Tom was little, he would sometimes tag along with his father delivering the mail, and there was this one street they would visit with an old woman who lived alone. She didn't get many letters, and even more rarely received personal ones: so one day, with his parents' gentle encouragement, he decided to write her one and deliver it straight to her. He'll never forget the simple joy on her face when she received it.

It's not really a memory he tries to forget, but it is an important one. The experience of 'A little kindness goes a long way' is something that still guides him today.

Mattie: They'll never forget the heartbroken look on their sister's face when they accidentally broke her favourite toy in a fit of frustration. That day, Mattie had been engrossed in a project they were struggling with, and their sister kept bugging them to play, so they threw her toy airplane to one side, thinking she'd leave them alone then - only for it to hit the wall and break.

They're ashamed of the way they acted back then, and the guilt of it still resurfaces every so often (they're a much more doting sibling nowadays). That experience, along with other things, has shaped them to be more conscientious about work-life balance and to consider their priorities when approaching things.

Frankie: I had a good think but I'm afraid I can't answer this one without giving general spoilers!!

(cw: alcohol/gambling for Jules' answer + it's also kind of a spoiler for her route)

Jules: She still has a vivid memory of coming downstairs one night and seeing her mother slouched over their dining table, wine bottle in hand, after having drunk herself into a stupor. During the day, her mother had tearfully begged their relatives for money to pay off her gambling debts to no avail; Jules remembers that too, but the bit that sticks in her head most is the sight of her mother exhausted, with no tears left. The way the kitchen lights harshly exposed the lines on her forehead, gaunt shadows highlighting her weak frame.

She hated her mother for all of it and swore to never be weak like that, to never let herself look pathetic, and to never have to need anyone else but herself.

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made a loop for the extras menu today lol

sort of trying to imitate a dvd extras section so i've got a 'how to draw (robot)' passage in it so far, but if anyone has suggestions for other things to put in there i'd love to hear them!