a call for help
A downloadable game for Windows
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summary:
a short dark rpg indie game where you call a friend for help.
warning!! this game contains content that might be sensitive or triggering. please make sure to read through the warnings below:
content warning for: mentions/depictions of suicide, depression, grief, loss, and death
gameplay:
game controls: Arrow Keys to move, Enter to interact, ESC for menu
there are 3 endings to this game, ~15 minutes of gameplay
a guide is included in the downloads below, but i'd recommend playing through it yourself at least once before referring to it!
credits:
art, coding, story: C2PHOS (that's me, hi)
music: R3 Music Box
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Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (137 total ratings) |
Author | C2PHOS |
Genre | Interactive Fiction, Role Playing |
Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, Cute, Dark, Horror, Indie, Narrative, Short, Story Rich |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard |
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Click download now to get access to the following files:
a call for help (windows download).zip 82 MB
a call for help (ending guide).txt 350 bytes
Development log
- minor updates/fixesOct 19, 2023
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I like the idea of it but one thing that bothers me is that you move on to create new different games instead of working on the other ones you've released. Also, most of them are super short and I do like your work but I find it a little disappointing for me when the gameplay is about 5 minutes long.
hi luccissnoctus! i'm sorry to hear this. the upcoming blind date game will be much longer in terms of content and gameplay, with a minimum of 3 hours of gameplay. hopefully it'll be more in-line with what you're looking for!
on the other hand, a call for help is a personal project i worked on during suicide prevention month so it wasn't something i had planned to expand on. i apologize if wasn't up to par with the other things i've created.
i always try to make sure to add gameplay time to my pages so that players can get an idea of what to expect before downloading. and because these games are all free, i don't quite really have the resources to make them longer, but i'm currently trying to secure funding for the blind date game so that i can elevate it further!
hopefully this addresses some of ur concerns, and thank u for the feedback!
just curious, will you be expanding your dev team?
This game really touched me too the core but I do have a question and I don't know if i'm being dumb but was cam ever in the call or was it just cam abandoning him
cam was dead the entire time, the call never went through and only went to voicemail, the protag was talking to himself bcuz cam never picked up the phone.
Thats sadder but thx I love the game
this game really hits me hard. The way it explores grief and reaching out for support feels so real and raw. The story pulls you in, and by the end, you’re left thinking about life, loss, and the importance of having someone to turn to.
This game really touched me, i dont know many creators because i usually just play games, but wow, i loved your style and your idea and EVERYTHING!! You will see me playing more of your fantastic games, please never stop creating them, you have a gift :)
when Mac book version will be out
unfortunately there won't be a mac version out for this game. the game engine i used (rpgmaker mv) has discontinued its support on mac, and it gets wonky if i try to make a mac ver :(
i cried while playing this game. the whole time. it was so emotional even though it was a rather short game. to be able to make something so heart-breakingly beautiful is nothing short of impressive. it really touched me. usually i dont leave comments on games i played but your game really made me feel, so i just had to leave a comment complementing this game. i would love to play more of your games in the future... so please continue to make some! thank you.
thank u for this comment! out of all my games, this one is closest to my heart, so i'm glad that you were moved by it
oh wow.
Mann....(。•́︿•̀。)
really sad game didn't expect the end. I just don't know how to get a different ending.
Im currently bawling my eyes out (I want my best friend back too pooksi)
I didn't expect to cry so much. It's so sad plus it makes me think of my friend who attempted but he's still here luckily. Idk what I'd do without him. Amazing game.
oh man. right in my feels. good one. thank you
Wow. I was already expecting something like this was going to happen, but as soon as it happened, it hit really hard. I'm just crying right now and I definetly need something else now. This was great and more horrifying than any horrorgame could even wish to be...
I love this. I love this in words I cannot describe, but I hate it, I hate how sad it is. How real it is. How hard it hit. I want to keep playing it, over and over again. To listen to those words, to read them. To feel. To cry. Gosh, thank you. Thank you for making this.
i've lost a few friends that i held precious to me, in the past. while our friendship was only through online means, it felt heavy when i knew they just didn't exist anymore. i was too young to take that too. i didn't think that it affected me much, but maybe it did. bit by bit. it was 2 years ago when my mental health got really bad. i would hurt myself, my mind was filled with the thought of ending it all, and there were a few times i almost tried. but i never got to it, due to a few reasons. and i'm glad i never did. i'm grateful to my friends for keeping me alive without even knowing.
games like these remind me of those times, in a bitter-sweet way. i feel bad when i'm reminded of the friends i've lost. but i also feel proud of myself for coming this far.
it's never worth it. i learned that even through pain and misery, life is just worth so much than those ugly thoughts, or making them come true.
to those who have also struggled with similar things in the past; i'm proud of you, just as much as i'm proud of myself. we fought and did our best. in the end, we won a great war. there was no smaller nor bigger problems. the problem was there, and we managed to get through it.
to those who are still suffering; i cannot know what you're going through. but one thing i know for sure is that it's always worth fighting for the better. so, please. don't stop fighting.
a short, emotionally-moving game i randomly decided to play based on the reviews. i was very happy i played it, it was a reminder that every single person you know, even the outwardly happiest, could be suffering through their own inner turmoil, and you might never even realize it. thank you for this game. <3
after playing this game i had the urge to text my best friend. he lately has been having difficulities and has been su!c!dal and depressed lately. i texted him that i appreciate him and love him and that i am glad hes still here and etx. this game was really deep, and it was such a plot twist, i dont think i cried while playing a game, especially not a 15 minute one but i did this time
I don't cry that often, especially when playing games or watching moves/shows. But this game... it hit hard
This game made me cry my bawls out. |I wasnt expecting to cry to a 15 min game, but i was really wrong,it made me cry a lot and when i realized what happened it made me cry more. this was heartbreaking. But i still like the game, would def play and cry again hehe
Oh man, what a twist. I got the gravestone ending on my first playthrough and I feel that sufficed; have briefly looked over the other endings afterwards but I feel this was the best one to have gotten on my first playthrough. The twist was gut-punching; and that's a compliment! It's great writing when a twist feels so, shocking. Not sure if the experience would've been the same with the other endings, but the way you didn't know until the very end really puts you in the same state of denial as the mc, making the story all that much more potent. All in all, a great, moving game.
i wasnt expecting to cry this much over a 15 minutes long game
i saw the comments then downloaded the game thinking i wouldn't cry ,but i did. fuck. there's so much to this game, the story is so good, thank you so much for your hard work.
I cried throughout the entire playthrough
this game was so godddamn sad bro wth :(
i rarely cry over games but wow that was beautifully done
i don't think i've ever cried more to a game than this one. sure there are exceptions to that fact, but atleast on here i haven't.
we as the player are firstly introduced to this boy, who i don't know the name of, but will call him boy. from the look of his room we are able to tell boy is in an overwhelming mental state, the room is lit darkly, there are clothes along his bed, etc. it sets the mood for a dark experience, but that isn't what we get. from the moment boy picks up the phone to talk to cam, we are able to see a lit candle essentially within his life, which then allows boy to pick up miscellaneous items along the room which have been kept untouched. recalling several memories, the call derives into boy, having known cam, to confide within cam in his troubles. this is the bit that i feel most stuck with me at first. every little detail of being tired, but tired of what? tired of the mere point of existence? nontheless we drive into his troubles, and upon further conversing, we learn cam isn't alive at all. boy has been talking to himself essentially, hithering every essence that was once what cam was. but gone he is, as his candle burnt out.
this game is so honest and so well at portraying each bit of mental struggles, what grief does to the human mind, and so on. i haven't played all of the endings at this point, but i don't think i need too. already i'm crying writing this LOL but just wanted to say, phenomenal job to the makers of this piece of work. it was greatly executed and definitely derives from a personal perspective of mental struggles.
this comment barely scratches this surface of how impactful this game really is but i hope this provided a basic understanding for those who didn't get it initally.
ok im yapping but again great job and will b replaying later <3
Hooh. Didn't think it was a possible for a game to be so sad and so gay in just 15 minutes. I need a bigger game, or an anthology of games, or something around this. This was really good, especially for something so short.
I didn't think I'll cry to this um I probably shouldn't vent here but good game.. touch my mind uh I really love my best friend and I know for a fact she's struggling yet staying so strong... I wish I could be there for her but I'm struggling too... it hurts it fucking hurts...
...
I'll tell her how much I appreciate her when she wakes up and get online.
yes! Tell her how much you like her, what you like in her, i think it would make her happy and maybe relieve a little (?) with what shes struggling, and if you can, tell her you will always be there for her, and i hope you can too stop struggling
(btw english isnt my first language so i hope my typo isnt strange, and sorry for any mistakes)
I did tell her, and she was happy, I think. But when I told her she's doing her best, she disagreed... which concerns me... We hugged in texts and will probably hug irl...
Also, about your English, don't worry it's good. English isn't my first language either.
i hope she and you gets better ! stay save and sound.
Ps: as far as i understood from this situation, i already was on her position, make sure to tell her everyday that shes doing her best and how much you like her, i guess it will be very good for her
i js finished the game and i almost started tearing up... its devastating and it shattered my heart into tiny parts 💔 another thing i wanted to ask is abt the song in the background, i've recall hearing that symphony/harmony in many video graphs or videogames and have never been able to find it. ive searched the page of the maker featured but there is like 1million videos and i cannot seem to see it mentioned. if any kind soul who knows the melody, please reach out to me.... yours truly <33
Oh, no...Bro ;<
I just finished the game and I almost started crying, it’s so sad and it broke my heart into pieces. </3
I also have a question about the music, I’ve heard that melody/song in multiple videos or games and I never found out about the name of it. I checked the channel the creator credited but there’s over 3k+ videos and I can’t find it. If anyone knows the name please tell me. Thank you 💕
剧情出色,但操作手感不好
this game gave me whiplash but omg its so good :'(
Nice game
.. :'(
I loved it so much.It spoke to me on different levels, I cant say I didn't expect that. But its in a good way. A really good way. Thank youu, for creating such a wonderful game!!