i love this game so much!! very fun and chill to play, everything is so cute n adorable and the characters are just so aaa i love them sm. oliver was my personal favorite ^^ anyways, definitely one of my favourite games 10/10
OKay, no, you don't understand. I made an account just so I could comment on this game. I started at 12:20 a.m. and stayed up for three hours playing the whole way through. i almost cried. this game took me on a rollercoaster i wasn't expecting, like HOLY SHIT. like i just. i'm super fucking tired and at a loss for words but. GODDAMN. this was absolutely brilliant and it's definitely one of my new favorites now!! i just loved all the characters and their stories and how everything just draws you in and ugh. okay imma sleep god i'm really tired but seriously. thanks so much for game, it was fantastic!!
*sees my home country named during that one convo with oliver* ah, so this is the best game in the universe. in all seriousness, this game was sooo touching and bittersweet and i loved it so so so much. thank u!!!! and purrgatory blues <333 im not very articulate so idk how to properly summarize my feelings for this game, but in a single word it was: beautiful!!!!!
Browser version seems to work just fine on android, however it doesn't bring up keyboard on name entry and doesn't allow continuing without name (and doesn't have default name as placeholder), so the game cannot be actually played from that point forward. Maybe with hardware keyboard, but can't find my OTG cable.
ah sorry about that! i never intended purrgatory to work on mobile - in fact i'm surprised it loaded at all. there is another section later on that requires arrow key input, so probably best to play on a computer =w=
this game was the absolute BEST! could you please make another one? maybe have the Devil make a mistake, and send someone who should be in hell, to heaven? and we would need to try to convince Satan/&/or/God
yeah, the web build is very finnicky... if it's stuck on the "loading..." screen, you might need to wait longer. if it's completely black, you might need to refresh a few times. or you could always try firefox?
I LOVED this. I played it all in one session, and it was absolutely worth it. I've actually been working on a mostly monochrome game where you go around talking to funny, squiggly animal people myself, so this was right up my alley. Of course, mine is nowhere near the level of quality of this. The characters and dialog have so much genuine emotion, I can't get enough of the art style, and on top of all of that, you even made your own music to go along with it perfectly. I don't usually leave reviews for things, but I just couldn't go without sharing my thoughts even if I'm just reaffirming what so many others have so already said. It's a truly inspirational game.
I think I asked this already but I can’t find my comment where is the ladder that is the only part I’m sticky on (btw I love your game so much it is amazing one of my favorites)
AHH i'm sorry! you're not the first person who's reported this issue - i don't know if it's possible to recover your file. in the future i think i might put a skip button so at least people don't get stuck anymore ):
yes hello i'm playing through this rn and i would just like to say.
mild spoilers i guess??? but
i literally thought sean's partner was supposed to be the protag and that it would be a weird twist somehow bc my name is dani and i chose they/them pronouns
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD SUCH A HUGE COINCIDENCE HAPPEN i literally only realized that wasn't what was going on because i was wondering and checked the guide and saw their name in there help
ANYWAYS this is adorable i love it so much i just felt like i needed to say this somewhere bc it caught me so off guard
i did end up finishing and that was honestly one of the most satisfying experiences i've had in a while fgdnljsk
i didn't expect to get as emotional as i did at the end, i got super attached to everyone and i'll def be revisiting this, amazing work by everyone involved!!!
Most fun I've had in a game in such a long time. Natalie is probably my favourite character out of them all. The characters and the story are done so well. It really gets you hooked in and attached to the game. Really looking forward to any new projects that you have Niv!
That was absolutely lovely! I remember playing the original jam version or something close to it back in 2019 and being very sad when I ran out of content to explore, so it was a lot of fun sitting down and going through the finished game. It's incredible just how quickly you can get deeply attached to well-written characters (Natalie seems like someone I'd genuinely like to be friends with), and watching all their personal arcs unfold was almost more satisfying than the good ending itself!
I think my favorite part is the subtle differences in dialogue depending on circumstance. The way that for certain cutscenes and conversation paths you have different dialogue entirely depending on who's in the room and whether you've met the person before. As a writer and programmer myself, that kind of attention to detail always really wins me over to a game. Of course, as a lover of music my second-favorite part has to be Purrgatory Blues :V
My only regret is that I never managed to locate that last snowglobe...
I couldn't have said it better myself. All the characters are so well written that you get attached to them, all the characters stories are all so interesting and just pull you in and yes Purrgatory Blues is an absolute banger of a song
After getting the good and neutral endings, I went back, named myself Lucifur, and got the bad(?) ending, and I'm sorry but having Lucifur exclaim his name when he was calling me to the library- that was stunning.
i just finished it!!!! this is one of the best games ive ever played, im glad to have been alive to play this little game. i got both the bad and good ending, it was so fun and im not very good at reviews and such but i enjoyed every second of playing this, ty again <33
AAA I GOT THE GOOD ENDING I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME THANK YOU AGAIN :') I'm in love with purrgatory blues that's too bad that I can't find it on spotify :(. Btw, not sure if I got it right, but is Elijah the only character not part of the LGBTQ community in the game?
I really love this game! At the moment I just finished Numa's part but I don't understand what are Kyungsoon's pronouns. I thought they were a girl but I think after a dialogue they referred to themselves as "son"? Ty and keep up the good work :)
i'm not entirely sure what you mean, but the flashlight turns on automatically if you go deep enough. additionally, if you get "stuck" and can't go down any more, you need to click on something to progress the story. does that help?
I beat the game! It was so good! Also I'm kinda curious what the snowglobes we're for? I had like 6 of them lol. When purrgatory blues played at the end my heart MELTED. 10/10 I DO RECCOMEND.
I finally finished all character arcs :) first time I played I didn't and called Lucifur, and it really just had a pretty bad feeling. This was an amazing journey, thank you for this!
Hey, I would just like to ask, is there a possibility of having a 32 bit version of this game in the future? I came from steam hoping I could run this version as I got curious of the game, but cannot run neither this version nor the steam version
sure, i could export one! i avoided including a 32 bit build bc i didn't have a machine to test it on. but first, have you tried refreshing the web version a couple times or playing on chrome or firefox?
I don't have firefox, but I tried to run it on internet explorer and chrome. I can't get past the white 'loading....' screen after waiting 5 minute. Refreshing doesn't help it either
Ah, I see. Sounds like your computer might not be strong enough to run the game... Still, I'll make a 32-bit build when I have the time and you can try it out. If it works well for you i can add it to itch and steam for other people :)
https://imgur.com/a/kf7Rr45 Well, I dont think I'll be able to test it, but thank you for going through all the trouble to convert it so I could try :)
absolute banger of a game. i was super glad i was able to come across it; its a simple point and click game and the bgm is such a bop and for what?? very cool that the story lets you get to really know these characters well and having them as lgbtq was a cherry on top. a lot of the little interactions the characters have with the player really break through to my heart and im appreciative of the effort and the many thoughts that have been put into the game. massive kudos!!! <33
This game made me feel emotions for virtual characters. I wish there was more and i already miss them and this game. Niv, you made a damn good game along with the others that helped you.
I just wanted to say that I'm hoping to stream this game on Twitch very soon, I hope that's okay, and I can already tell from the name that I'm going to love this game :0
Registered JUST to say how amazed I am by this small lil' game. Definitely going to draw a MASSIVE AMOUNT of art for this game. Thanks for giving so much personality to the cast! It was rich to play because of the small amount of minigames that still kept it slightly more diverse and not monotone, very simple in the art and yet still just charming as a whole. I am just HYPED for this catmazing game.
Love this game really I do. Love all the characters, but my favorite might be ori? She's too cool. I recorded my entire gameplay with oral translation to Chinese, but I haven't posted it anywhere yet. If you're interested I'll send you a link when it's up? Anyway, I just want to thank you sooo much for making this!!
what that's so cool!! in fact, the other day i got a chinese review on steam saying they liked the art but couldn't understand the text, so it seems like your video might be useful. definitely send me a link if you don't mind. and i'm glad u enjoyed :3
i'm really glad i noticed purrgatory while i was scrolling through itch.io's top rated page !! i did not expect it upon clicking a seemingly innocent b&w thumbnail with a little cat, but this game has become one of my absolute favourites.
the art style is very charming and comforting. the music was perfect and spot-on. the dialogue was fantastic and had me laughing very often—and in some moments, painfully sympathetic with the characters. oh, these wonderful little characters !! i've gotten embarrassingly attached to this silly gang of people. i'm so glad i could give them an ending they deserve.
i kept getting increasingly pleasantly surprised upon learning more about the characters and realising pretty much everybody is queer ! i also loved how i can write my own story when regaining 'memories'—it just made the experience that much more personal.
thank you for all your hard work and for sharing the game with us ! i will definitely replay this someday, and come back to the home i found within the afterlife's in-between xx
i really loved this; would do anything for the characters in the story. amazing job how you made me feel so much for everyone in such a short time snakey boi team forever :)
Am streaming the game in Facebook and also showed it to my friends, the game is very fun and funny at the same time and I like how simple and entertaining it is at the same time
when i get to the part where kyungsoon is talking to numa in her vent i think at the very end of the conversation the screen suddenly goes bright green for some reason
hmmm that's so strange. i'm not even sure how i'd go about fixing this issue. in any case, at the end of kyungsoon and numa's conversation, the screen is supposed to go black, not green. then you should be able to click anywhere to continue the story. if you ever play again, hopefully that's what happens!
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damn maybe every other game dev should just retire. there's just no way to top that.
LOL
i love this game so much!! very fun and chill to play, everything is so cute n adorable and the characters are just so aaa i love them sm. oliver was my personal favorite ^^ anyways, definitely one of my favourite games 10/10
yay, glad u enjoyed :)
OKay, no, you don't understand. I made an account just so I could comment on this game. I started at 12:20 a.m. and stayed up for three hours playing the whole way through. i almost cried. this game took me on a rollercoaster i wasn't expecting, like HOLY SHIT. like i just. i'm super fucking tired and at a loss for words but. GODDAMN. this was absolutely brilliant and it's definitely one of my new favorites now!! i just loved all the characters and their stories and how everything just draws you in and ugh. okay imma sleep god i'm really tired but seriously. thanks so much for game, it was fantastic!!
aw u are welcome :3
*sees my home country named during that one convo with oliver* ah, so this is the best game in the universe. in all seriousness, this game was sooo touching and bittersweet and i loved it so so so much. thank u!!!! and purrgatory blues <333 im not very articulate so idk how to properly summarize my feelings for this game, but in a single word it was: beautiful!!!!!
aw shucks, ty!
Browser version seems to work just fine on android, however it doesn't bring up keyboard on name entry and doesn't allow continuing without name (and doesn't have default name as placeholder), so the game cannot be actually played from that point forward. Maybe with hardware keyboard, but can't find my OTG cable.
ah sorry about that! i never intended purrgatory to work on mobile - in fact i'm surprised it loaded at all. there is another section later on that requires arrow key input, so probably best to play on a computer =w=
OMG i loveeee this game!! its so good!
ty!
this game was the absolute BEST! could you please make another one? maybe have the Devil make a mistake, and send someone who should be in hell, to heaven? and we would need to try to convince Satan/&/or/God
thank you! that sounds like a fun idea, but i don't think i'll ever make another purrgatory =w=
game not loading in Chrome
yeah, the web build is very finnicky... if it's stuck on the "loading..." screen, you might need to wait longer. if it's completely black, you might need to refresh a few times. or you could always try firefox?
I LOVED this. I played it all in one session, and it was absolutely worth it. I've actually been working on a mostly monochrome game where you go around talking to funny, squiggly animal people myself, so this was right up my alley. Of course, mine is nowhere near the level of quality of this. The characters and dialog have so much genuine emotion, I can't get enough of the art style, and on top of all of that, you even made your own music to go along with it perfectly. I don't usually leave reviews for things, but I just couldn't go without sharing my thoughts even if I'm just reaffirming what so many others have so already said. It's a truly inspirational game.
ty!! hope your squiggly animal game turns out good as well :)
I really love all the characters. What a great point&click adventure ;;
tyty
I think I asked this already but I can’t find my comment where is the ladder that is the only part I’m sticky on (btw I love your game so much it is amazing one of my favorites)
it's in the library in the circular room!
HEEEELP IN THE TIC TAC TOE GAME AGAINTS OLIVER I CANT DRAW AN X. I CANT CONTINUE MY FILE!!! :(
AHH i'm sorry! you're not the first person who's reported this issue - i don't know if it's possible to recover your file. in the future i think i might put a skip button so at least people don't get stuck anymore ):
yes hello i'm playing through this rn and i would just like to say.
mild spoilers i guess??? but
i literally thought sean's partner was supposed to be the protag and that it would be a weird twist somehow bc my name is dani and i chose they/them pronouns
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD SUCH A HUGE COINCIDENCE HAPPEN i literally only realized that wasn't what was going on because i was wondering and checked the guide and saw their name in there help
ANYWAYS this is adorable i love it so much i just felt like i needed to say this somewhere bc it caught me so off guard
WHAT that's so crazy! i guess it had to happen eventually :P
yeah!! fdgnjksl
i did end up finishing and that was honestly one of the most satisfying experiences i've had in a while fgdnljsk
i didn't expect to get as emotional as i did at the end, i got super attached to everyone and i'll def be revisiting this, amazing work by everyone involved!!!
Ty!
Most fun I've had in a game in such a long time. Natalie is probably my favourite character out of them all. The characters and the story are done so well. It really gets you hooked in and attached to the game. Really looking forward to any new projects that you have Niv!
Tyvm :)
That was absolutely lovely! I remember playing the original jam version or something close to it back in 2019 and being very sad when I ran out of content to explore, so it was a lot of fun sitting down and going through the finished game. It's incredible just how quickly you can get deeply attached to well-written characters (Natalie seems like someone I'd genuinely like to be friends with), and watching all their personal arcs unfold was almost more satisfying than the good ending itself!
I think my favorite part is the subtle differences in dialogue depending on circumstance. The way that for certain cutscenes and conversation paths you have different dialogue entirely depending on who's in the room and whether you've met the person before. As a writer and programmer myself, that kind of attention to detail always really wins me over to a game.
Of course, as a lover of music my second-favorite part has to be Purrgatory Blues :V
My only regret is that I never managed to locate that last snowglobe...
Thank u very much :3 I'm always afraid one of those edge cases will break...
I couldn't have said it better myself. All the characters are so well written that you get attached to them, all the characters stories are all so interesting and just pull you in and yes Purrgatory Blues is an absolute banger of a song
After getting the good and neutral endings, I went back, named myself Lucifur, and got the bad(?) ending, and I'm sorry but having Lucifur exclaim his name when he was calling me to the library- that was stunning.
lol nice
this is the most fun ive had in a while!! i love this so much im gonna continue playing when i wake up tomorrow, thank u for this game
u are welcome :3
i just finished it!!!! this is one of the best games ive ever played, im glad to have been alive to play this little game. i got both the bad and good ending, it was so fun and im not very good at reviews and such but i enjoyed every second of playing this, ty again <33
well thank you for playing!!
AAA I GOT THE GOOD ENDING I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME THANK YOU AGAIN :') I'm in love with purrgatory blues that's too bad that I can't find it on spotify :(. Btw, not sure if I got it right, but is Elijah the only character not part of the LGBTQ community in the game?
aaaa thank you! purrgatory blues is not on spotify but it is on bandcamp, if that interests you! and you are correct. elijah is a respectful ally :3
I really love this game! At the moment I just finished Numa's part but I don't understand what are Kyungsoon's pronouns. I thought they were a girl but I think after a dialogue they referred to themselves as "son"? Ty and keep up the good work :)
ty! kyungsoon's pronouns are she/her. she mentions not being a perfect son bc she is trans :)
loved this a lot!! the story was really rich and enjoyable :)
ty :3
This game was absolutely lovely! I thoroughly enjoyed the game! Though I'd like to ask, would you be okay with me using screenshots for profile pics?
of course go ahead!
This is really really fun! One question though: Im stuck in the pit/dropoff and dont know how to use the flashlight... anything im missing?
i'm not entirely sure what you mean, but the flashlight turns on automatically if you go deep enough. additionally, if you get "stuck" and can't go down any more, you need to click on something to progress the story. does that help?
thanks that helps lots!
Just finished the game with the good ending, thank you so much for creating this and thanks for the help!
of course, ty for playing :)
I loved the game. I'm brazilian and if you are interested in translate it to portuguese, i will love to help
ooh, i'm interested! can we chat on twitter or discord?
Sure! 29Naybla#9817
sent a friend request :)
I DID IT
YAY
WAIT OLIVER WAS MAID IN A MAID CAFE????????
THE LORE...
I beat the game! It was so good! Also I'm kinda curious what the snowglobes we're for? I had like 6 of them lol. When purrgatory blues played at the end my heart MELTED. 10/10 I DO RECCOMEND.
lol ty! if you get all 7 and find the right place to use them, there's a little easter egg, that's all :)
will we ever know what the object was
nope. probably something awesome though
I finally finished all character arcs :) first time I played I didn't and called Lucifur, and it really just had a pretty bad feeling. This was an amazing journey, thank you for this!
ofc, ty for playing :)
Hey, I would just like to ask, is there a possibility of having a 32 bit version of this game in the future? I came from steam hoping I could run this version as I got curious of the game, but cannot run neither this version nor the steam version
sure, i could export one! i avoided including a 32 bit build bc i didn't have a machine to test it on. but first, have you tried refreshing the web version a couple times or playing on chrome or firefox?
I don't have firefox, but I tried to run it on internet explorer and chrome. I can't get past the white 'loading....' screen after waiting 5 minute. Refreshing doesn't help it either
Ah, I see. Sounds like your computer might not be strong enough to run the game... Still, I'll make a 32-bit build when I have the time and you can try it out. If it works well for you i can add it to itch and steam for other people :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0co81blkern11dm/purrgatory%20-%20windows%20%2832-bit%2... here it is! let me know how it goes. (link is temporary, by the way, so go ahead and download it.)
https://imgur.com/a/kf7Rr45 Well, I dont think I'll be able to test it, but thank you for going through all the trouble to convert it so I could try :)
absolute banger of a game. i was super glad i was able to come across it; its a simple point and click game and the bgm is such a bop and for what?? very cool that the story lets you get to really know these characters well and having them as lgbtq was a cherry on top. a lot of the little interactions the characters have with the player really break through to my heart and im appreciative of the effort and the many thoughts that have been put into the game. massive kudos!!! <33
ty!! all the kudos to you!!!
This game made me feel emotions for virtual characters. I wish there was more and i already miss them and this game. Niv, you made a damn good game along with the others that helped you.
tyty, i did my best :)
I just wanted to say that I'm hoping to stream this game on Twitch very soon, I hope that's okay, and I can already tell from the name that I'm going to love this game :0
absolutely, i encourage it! hope you enjoy :0
Registered JUST to say how amazed I am by this small lil' game. Definitely going to draw a MASSIVE AMOUNT of art for this game. Thanks for giving so much personality to the cast! It was rich to play because of the small amount of minigames that still kept it slightly more diverse and not monotone, very simple in the art and yet still just charming as a whole. I am just HYPED for this catmazing game.
aa thank you!! hey i think we talked on twitter! look forward to seeing anything you draw :3
Hell yeah! I'm currently working on a full piece and was actually thinking of doing 7 icons for each character. Hmu if you want to see any on Twitter!
oooh yes keep me updated
Love this game really I do. Love all the characters, but my favorite might be ori? She's too cool. I recorded my entire gameplay with oral translation to Chinese, but I haven't posted it anywhere yet. If you're interested I'll send you a link when it's up? Anyway, I just want to thank you sooo much for making this!!
what that's so cool!! in fact, the other day i got a chinese review on steam saying they liked the art but couldn't understand the text, so it seems like your video might be useful. definitely send me a link if you don't mind. and i'm glad u enjoyed :3
It's here!!https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1o44y1k7zb
I'm gonna go rate on steam and put this link there too!
yay, ty!! you could consider making a post in the community hub https://steamcommunity.com/app/1713610/discussions/ :)
i'm really glad i noticed purrgatory while i was scrolling through itch.io's top rated page !! i did not expect it upon clicking a seemingly innocent b&w thumbnail with a little cat, but this game has become one of my absolute favourites.
the art style is very charming and comforting. the music was perfect and spot-on. the dialogue was fantastic and had me laughing very often—and in some moments, painfully sympathetic with the characters. oh, these wonderful little characters !! i've gotten embarrassingly attached to this silly gang of people. i'm so glad i could give them an ending they deserve.
i kept getting increasingly pleasantly surprised upon learning more about the characters and realising pretty much everybody is queer ! i also loved how i can write my own story when regaining 'memories'—it just made the experience that much more personal.
thank you for all your hard work and for sharing the game with us ! i will definitely replay this someday, and come back to the home i found within the afterlife's in-between xx
ty, this comment is so sweet! i'm glad you enjoyed!!
Is it actually possible to complete the wire part?
sure is!
:0 alrighty!
nice game think you can add in some cool easter eggs?
There are easter eggs! Have you collected all the snowglobes? :3c
no now lemme get all of them
i really loved this; would do anything for the characters in the story. amazing job how you made me feel so much for everyone in such a short time
snakey boi team forever :)
ty!!! snakey boi ftw :3
oh! also wanted to ask, will there be the instrumental of purrgatory blues released anywhere? that sounds like a really fun song to do
that's a great idea! i added a link to .wav and .mp3 versions of the instrumental to this dev log. have fun :3
ty!!
Am streaming the game in Facebook and also showed it to my friends, the game is very fun and funny at the same time and I like how simple and entertaining it is at the same time
Really LOVE IT (and the elevator music is just 👌)
ooh, awesome! thanks for spreading the word :3
when i get to the part where kyungsoon is talking to numa in her vent i think at the very end of the conversation the screen suddenly goes bright green for some reason
huh?? that's not normal... if you're playing the web version, what browser and os are you using?
google chrome
hmmm that's so strange. i'm not even sure how i'd go about fixing this issue. in any case, at the end of kyungsoon and numa's conversation, the screen is supposed to go black, not green. then you should be able to click anywhere to continue the story. if you ever play again, hopefully that's what happens!