THE UNDERGLOW: Knowledge

An indistinct black silhouette stretches out below you, and a missing mask conceals your face. The gentle glow of coral permeates your being, and you're surrounded by the quiet, constant rush of an unseen tow. Before you can get your bearings, you're whisked away by an unsettling being in a white coat — to be the subject of their experiments.

What does this Disciple want? What do they want with you? And who are you, anyways? Caught in the currents of the Underglow, you're stuck between knowledge and serenity. In order to gain a hold of your self, you must first awaken... and decide who you are.

... Who you... are...?

An entry for the 6th annual Spooktober Visual Novel Jam, THE UNDERGLOW: Knowledge brings to life a colorful sea of strange characters that inhabit a world where everything, including the self, is fluid. To find who you are, you'll have to learn to communicate, comprehend, and accept by seeing the world and interacting with its myriad droplets at tea parties, throughout the Underglow College, and amongst the glimmering coral and Spirit Fish. However, you'll also need to survive the Disciple's enigmatic experiments in full 3D gameplay segments!

Controls

Visual Novel — Continue, Select: Keyboard enter, space, or X, left mouse button, controller A/Cross
Visual Novel — Choose: Keyboard arrow keys or W and S, mouse, controller d-pad or left stick
Experiments — Move: Keyboard arrow keys or WASD, controller left stick
Experiments — Look Around: Mouse, controller right stick
Experiments — Interact: Keyboard E or Z, controller A/Cross
Experiments — Shoot: Press or hold keyboard space, enter, X, or Z, left mouse button, controller right shoulder, right trigger, or A/Cross

Pitch Drop is composer and sound designer Marcy Nabors, voice actor Stephanie Arata, game programmer Kaylee Maya, tabletop designer Alexis Eva, writer Marlow Jacobs, and artist Skaði Kaos.

Credits

Writing: Marlow, Marcy, Kaylee, Alexis
3D Stage Design: Kaylee, Alexis
Programming: Kaylee, Marcy, Stephanie, Alexis
Music & Sound Design: Marcy
Graphic Design: Alexis
Art: Skaði, Marlow
World & Lore Design: Alexis, Kaylee
Voice of the Disciple: Stephanie

Known issues: On some devices with outdated graphics drivers, the game can crash when transitioning into an experiment when in fullscreen; there should be no issue playing the game in windowed mode. On some graphically low-performing devices, the device in the second experiment may disappear; this is exclusively a visual issue, and you can complete the experiment by continuing to shoot.

All assets used are original, appropriately licensed, or public domain.