Goncharov Escapes!
Goncharov Escapes! is a short action interactive fiction game, created for the Goncharov Game Jam and the 1-Button Jam 2022.
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Help Goncharov Escape!
Play Goncharov, a Russian mobster having moved to Naples, Italy, for... err... reasons. A meeting with the local Don goes haywire, forcing you into a car chase to save your... well, Goncharov's life. As you fight goons and henchmen with your trusted partner, Andrej, not everything goes to plan.
And not everything is what it seems...
This is a one-button game. Play the action or let the counter run out. Whatever you do, you will fall on a different path.
Features
- Language: English, Français
- Word Count: approx. 4k
- Playtime: 5 to 30min
- Endings: 8 to find.
- Mobile: This game should work on mobile screens with little issue.
- Accessibility: Extra Light/Dark Theme, Keyboard support, 6 different fonts (serif, sans-serif, monospace, Atkinson Hyperlegible and Open Dyslexic) + other front settings, Volume Slider, and Saves..
TW: loud and sudden audio (setting), unreality, mafia, car wreck, guns, violence, injuries, mention of blood, mention of death.
Note: Opera and other Chromium Browser users, if you want to use the keybinding feature, ensure that the game is the only tab of the window. Otherwise, it will not trigger the links.
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The Goncharov Universe
Goncharov is a film that might or might not exist. In one universe, it is a 1973 film about the Naples Mafia, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Matteo JWHJ0715, and produced by Domenico Procacci, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Or perhaps it was directed by Matteo JWHJ0715, and merely "presented" by Martin Scorsese. It was called the "greatest Mafia movie ever made", and was renowned for its complex depiction of a cycle of violence and trauma, and for its homoeroticism.
In another universe, "Martin Scorsese Presents Goncharov" is a message found on a shoe caused by a misreading of another film's title, which became a meme on the social media platform Tumblr in November of 2022.
Special thanks to caramiaaddio and fireball-me for letting me use their soundtrack for the game!
Development log
- Goncharov Escapes! - Remastered + French!Aug 20, 2023
- Welcome to the Goncharov Universe!Nov 26, 2022
Comments
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I was shocked to learn this was just a (...................................... than a...............). The tension was thick in the beginning but I guess that's the testament to the actors acting skills. Great work from an awesome writer.
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One little question
In the ending when I hit space on time along all the scene, can I ask what happened to Harvey after his almost confession?
(i'm popping out on some game comments section after I created my account to write my thoughts on the games after playing them, so that's why you may see me jump from the thick table tavern to here😅)
Aaaah thank you (but your first sentence is still a bit of a spoiler :P)
Regarding your question, it is up to you. There is no cannon here. That's the beauty of Goncharov ;)
there, i fixed the spoiler sentence
Lovely <3 Thank you <3
Did you code the template used for goncharov escapes on you own?
Yes, this is one of mine. You can find it here~!