Toyeater, my latest size-warping game, is out today!
Available on my website here, on itch.io here, or on Patreon or SubscribeStar (Tiers 3 & up).
And for the launch, it’s on offer for only £12.99 over the whole of Christmas (about 15% off)!
Here’s the final blurb:
You wake in the dark, surrounded by strange people in festive costumes. Nutcracker soldiers and princess ballerinas… And what’s this? You’re dressed the same.
It’s the night before Christmas and you’ve been kidnapped. You’re in a box. And you’re either very small, or the elf that captured you is very, very big.
And your mad giant captor is coming to eat you, one by one, as she prepares for Christmas Day…
Toyeater is a visual novel survival game where your choices will ensure whether you live or die.
Designed like an escape room, you can move freely around the room and must uncover clues and items to progress. But you are under the clock. The monstrous elf comes and goes at regular intervals, with each decision you make bringing her returns, and your possible demise, closer. You need to move carefully and plot your course if you’re going to survive…
Featuring:
- Over 400 HD images
- Over 24,000 words of narrative and dialogue text
- A challenging puzzle with a lot of room for exploration
- A crazed giant elf and a few surprises to boot
- Discoverable telescope for bonus close-ups!
- Achievements, name and gender options (play as male or female)
- Many, many paths to doom!
If you want to make it through this Christmas, you’re going to have do a lot more than stay off the naughty list.
Available for both PC and Mac; it’s not currently on mobile but I’m working on this.
There’s also a substantial demo available on the itch.io page if you missed it; it offers a good chunk of the game to try before committing.
Get it here: https://rbashton.itch.io/toyeater
Since the beta, I’ve managed to get in quite a bit of testing and have reached a point I’m happy with it. I’ve added a last-minute close-up option with the telescope, as well as a full hints and tips page, and done a lot of minor tweaking, including work with the sounds. If any glitches remain, I will try and resolve them quickly.
As an additional bonus, I’ve also put together an animated trailer which I’ll share soon.
Now, dive in, enjoy the creepy workshop of Sable the elf, and have yourself a very Merry (/Scary) Christmas!
