A Crisis of Fae
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
When Verity has her soul stolen by a fairy, she must embark on a three-part quest.
To enter the land of fairies and reclaim her soul she must follow Three Rules:
- Be Small
- Be Sparkly
- Be Sarcastic
Full of magic, horrendous puns, and a surprising amount of dragon snot, this comedy adventure game is the opening chapter of a larger project.
Completed in two weeks for AdventureX Jam 2024
Accessibility ♿︎
We have made efforts to make this game playable by as many people as possible, and to achieve this, ensured the following:
- Easy 2-button interfact (left and right mouse buttons)
- Blind-friendly "Accessible mode", only partially playable: play with keyboard + text-to-speech. Check "known bugs" for more details about the limitations on this mode.
- Subtitles and voice acting included for all dialogues (even for a doorbell-speaking character!)
- No pixel hunting and no overlapping hotspots;
Controls 🎮
Important: Press K (once in the game) to enable the text-to-speech accessible mode. You can only play with your keyboard when in this mode.
- K: Enable/Disable accessible keyboard + TTS mode;
- Arrows: Move between elements;
- Enter (or left-click): select or interact;
- Backspace (or right-click): Look at;
- Tab: Open/Close Inventory;
- Spacebar: Open menu toolbar
- Esc: Skip cutscenes
Team / Credits 👥
Creative Director: Sally Beaumont
Narrative Designer & Dialogue Writer: Sally Beaumont
Programmers: Dan Johnson (MostlyDecentGames) and Fabio Guggeri (Gugames)
Artist: Scotty Grissom (VampireWombat)
Sound Designer: Patrícia Mendes
Composer & Music: Michael Lückgen
User Experience Researcher & Designer: Patrícia Mendes
Voice Director: Sally Beaumont
Voice Actors:
- Sally Beaumont as Verity, Grandma, and The Dragon https://www.sallybeaumont.com/
- Rich Keeble as The Well http://richdeepvoice.co.uk/
- Naomi Miller as The Fairy https://www.naomimillervo.com/
Playtesters:
- Superfreq
- RTWarner
- Jaogwal
Sound Effects:
- Michael Lückgen
- Soundly
- freesound.org
- Ovani Sound
- Campfire Crackle 2 by rbirdwise -- https://freesound.org/s/157186/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
- Cloth heavy movement.wav by CUDenverSound -- https://freesound.org/s/486927/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- Cork pop.wav by ross_sinc -- https://freesound.org/s/538937/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
- Gate_Squeak_02.wav by Koops -- https://freesound.org/s/17872/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- Late Summer bugs with Barred Owl_Sept_2024 SW Michigan by EvolEsurb -- https://freesound.org/s/758055/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- wind draft loop 1 by nsstudios -- https://freesound.org/s/651541/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- Wind Rustling Trees.mp3 by FunWithSound -- https://freesound.org/s/381381/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Menu font: Kiwi Soda by jeti - Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://www.dafont.com/kiwisoda.font
Save screen font by Wherebe
Made with PowerQuest.
Special thanks to:
- Jacqueline Casey
- Games For Blind Gamers Jam Server
- Max Angor
- Dave Lloyd and the PowerQuest community
Known Bugs:
The accessible mode is not fully implemented nor fully playable. Known problems and tips to reduce them:
- The audiodescriptions and the TTS adjustable speed could not be not implemented in time for the launch. There is no way to avoid this problem.
- Ensure NVDA is enabled to avoid experiencing subtantial lag;
- Press K whenever entering a new scene - a bug is disabling it every time we change one;
- Minor spoiler: if you get stuck in the Lair, try disabling the accessible mode and left-clicking on the screen. There is a pop-up message saying "To-Do" you can only move from with the mouse.
Published | 10 hours ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Authors | Sally Beaumont, MostlyDecentGames, VampireWombat, Patricia |
Genre | Adventure |
Tags | 2D, Comedy, Fantasy, Point & Click |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Accessibility | Subtitles, Blind friendly |
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Install instructions
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If you download the files in your browser instead, follow these instructions to install the game:
Windows: unzip downloaded file, then open the .exe file
Mac: unzip downloaded file, then right-click the unzipped application file and click Open, then click Open again.
Linux: unzip downloaded file, then open the .x86_64 file.
Comments
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Nice game. I enjoyed the no hold barred third wall breaking and item use. Great writing and voiceover.