A Vertical Slice
A downloadable game
A Vertical Slice
A solo-journaling game about an archeological dig. The past does not stay buried.
About the game:
Draw playing cards cards to generate evocative prompts (over 2500 possibilities!) and record your finds in a journal. Discover the history of a single site as you venture further back into time. It's a story told in reverse!
Content:
Mentions of blood and fire. Suggested, but unseen, violence. No sexual content.
The story is yours to tell exactly as you see fit.
Italian translation now available - Special thanks to Riccardo "Brick"
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Played this as a part of a solo TTRPG club! Had a great time realizing my dig site was a ritual sacrifice center for a dark entity that was attempting to corrupt my associates! (pulled 4 layers straight of bloodied artifacts and things from the present!)
Uh oh!
That's a wonderful story. I'm glad you had a good time. What kind of a club is this?
I facilitate a digital solo ttrpg club through a discord ttrpg community! We meet twice a month (once for a book-club style play, where we vote on games, then play and discuss, and once for a bring-your-own-game style session where people just are making time their own picks at the same time!)
Wow, that sounds great! I'm excited that my game made an appearance. With these itch games, it's easy to just put something into the world and never know if it's picked up.
Ehi ,Simon ! I played it with my fiancè and we both loved it, so we decided to have fun and translate it into our native language: italian! Here's the link in case you are interested
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WEz5Lv-0BwATd8XiV9q466xgyMndoplLnQYSdOWI...
Cheers!
Wow, this rules! Thanks for the feedback.
May I make this version available on my page (with credit to you)?
Sure, np!
Neat concept, very pretty presentation.
Thank you! I got a lot of feedback on the design and I think it turned out well. This is my prettiest game to date.
Great concept and a great use of playing cards! I love when games use their components to directly reflect an aspect of the fiction!
Thanks!
If you like this, check out one of my very first games. It uses a similar mechanic: https://sdevet.itch.io/those-who-stayed-in-the-city
Very nice. I love the idea. For me, you managed to capture the elements of "The Dig". One might also lay down the cards in a 3x3 square representing a larger site. It would allow for greater speculation about the happenings of the past
That's a very clever idea! Now we have a horizontal slice as well as a vertical slice...