The Alignment Paradox
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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A point & click adventure game that came 3rd overall in Adventure Jam 2023.
How to Play
Right-click to Look. Left click to Interact. Inventory is at the top of the screen. Click one inventory item then another to use them together.
If you get stuck, remember: you're not the only one who can interact with things!
Impatient Gamers
Left-click to skip dialogue. Esc to skip cutscenes.
Credits
- Writing, design, artwork, programming: Dan Johnson
- Voice Acting:
- Rich Keeble - www.richkeeble.com
- Naomi Miller - www.naomimillervo.com
- Music: Joel Steudler - https://joelsteudler.itch.io/
- Sound attribution:
- Proccessed version of "Pant1.wav" by user GB01 by adh.dreaming | License: Attribution 4.0
- DogYelp.wav by TobiasKosmos | License: Attribution 3.0
Made with PowerQuest for Unity
Thanks to Dave for all the PowerQuest help!
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (45 total ratings) |
Author | MostlyDecentGames |
Genre | Adventure |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | 2D, artificial-intelligence, Escape Game, Indie, Mystery, Pixel Art, Point & Click, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, Thriller |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
Links | Twitter/X |
Download
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Click download now to get access to the following files:
alignment-paradox-1.1.0-windows.zip 44 MB
alignment-paradox-1.1.0-mac.zip 50 MB
alignment-paradox-1.1.0-linux.zip 40 MB
Development log
- Adventure Jam 2023 RetrospectiveJul 23, 2023
- The Alignment Paradox post-jam updateJul 16, 2023
- An update is coming!Jun 25, 2023
- Linux version now availableJun 14, 2023
- Bug fixJun 11, 2023
- Bug fixJun 10, 2023
Comments
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after playing leave well alone I played this really your writing of the story is on another level really liked your games
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed them.
Lovely game, I like the story and the voice acting. Plus Luna is absolutely precious. And it might've taken me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out I could have Luna interact with things on my inventory XD. Would be cool to see this universe expanded, it kinda reminded me of ''Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive''. Overall, great job devs!
Thank you! Maybe I’ll revisit it some day.
Linux version. Another one pretty good. I got one more to try. Great work, thanks for share it with us. Second game:
Thanks for playing!
Thanks for share.
This was a very neat game! I enjoyed the premise and concept, and the writing was snappy and didn't wear out its welcome. The occasional moments of levity were refreshing, and the voice actors did a great job.
All in all, it scratched my sci fi itch very well.
Thank you!
Short but intense. Loved it.
Thanks!
Loved this, very entertaining short story, good voice acting (particularly the lady was fantastic, and the villain guy was quite scene-grabbing with his performance).
Good puzzles too, I had to look up the bit with giving the dog the paper, but even that was quite logical :)
What an experience, thank you for making it!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you very much for this beautiful pearl.
Enjoyed it, even though I got stuck in one part, and didn't quite know what to do.
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
this voice was too cool man
Great work with the updated version!
*** For anyone who hasn't played yet, this will contain some spoilers. ***
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A lot of the little added things help a lot. I love the extra hint while looking at the journal, and I think that’s just enough to give the player a chance without making it overly easy. The added paint can & boards was a nice touch too.
The bulked up storyline about Luna was great, and I loved the twist about her at the end! The little animation for her jumping into the room is perfect too haha.
I think the whole denouement section at the end is great, and it really gives a nice feel to the finale. The tease at the end about Victor not being the only one is perfect too. I can’t wait to see what you do with the world going forward.
One thing I think could help the finale that little extra bit would be some kind of ‘final shot,’ maybe behind the characters as they look out over the city, with some kind of climactic line. (I’m thinking something like the end of The Fellowship of the Ring, or The Empire Strikes Back, or any movie with a nice juicy cliffhanger.) But as it is I think the game’s ending still works really well, and it gets me excited to see more!
Very glad I was able to be helpful with some suggestions! Will be following with great interest!
Thanks for playing it again, Nick! Glad to hear the ending felt better this time around. Appreciate all your feedback! I don’t actually have any plans to take the story further. I’ll probably move on to something new, but never say never. Maybe I could revisit it in a future jam or something :)
I just finished the game, while working on my Adv Jam backlog. Some nicely designed puzzles here, Luna helping the MC made me smile (good addition) and I appreciate where the story went with the AI technology/consciousness question. Both VO actors killed it. This was a wonderful project!
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Great updates. Loved the added polish, especially Luna.
Thanks for playing again!
Awesome stuff right here. Great mystery, puzzles, setting. Nailed it.
Thank you!
Thank you for this little game. I liked it very much.
Thank you!
Interesting storyline. Not too easy, original puzzles. I did a playthrough to feature your game on my YT channel.
Thank you for playing. I’m impressed with how quickly you got through it!
It was my second time ;)
Ah, that makes sense! Nice to have a walkthrough if people need it. Thanks.
That was excellent! Thank you for making it. It was a blast to play through.
Thanks so much!
This game was awesome! The art, the music, the puzzles, the voice acting and of course the storyline! I enjoyed the game a lot.
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Great game! Solid art, writing, puzzles, music, sound, and voice acting – everything, really!
Like others, I struggled with the password puzzle. I got a hint from the comments on the game's submission page... and kicked myself for not coming up with the solution completely on my own. It was a good, fair puzzle.
My only other slight criticism is that, towards the end of the game, the music overpowers some of the voice acting. Megan’s lines are particularly quiet.
All in all, excellent entry. Well done! :)
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I will definitely fix the audio mix in a future update.
Nice entry! I liked the current topic and the puzzle goals were fun. It didn’t seem completely AI generated so great work! Rich did a great job of giving it some edge. The design on the main character was also very clever. Would like to play a post jam.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
argh! an hint on how to find battery for torch
If you haven’t found it yet, you don’t need it yet :)
that confuse me more... i thinked to use the torch on symbol and somehow find a password for computer
You’re getting ahead of yourself :)
The password can be found elsewhere. Maybe someone can help with that.
Very entertaining game. The pixel graphics look neat and the voice acting is superb. I liked the puzzles very much. Not too difficult, but not underwhelming either. And Luna is just cute. *sniff sniff*
A great game all round. :)
Thanks for playing, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Luna says thanks too (she’s sitting next to me as I type this).