a call for help
A downloadable game for Windows
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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Development log
- minor updates/fixesOct 19, 2023
Comments
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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!!
I'm crying..... I also tell my friend group about the story, and we cry together lmfao
this game is chef's kiss and hits so deep
bro...
the way that`s hits to much close to home, almost made me cry.
the way i gasped :(. even tho this game is really short it hurts deep. I'm definitely reccomending this to whoever comes across it
I doubt anyone will see this,however I simply have to leave a comment about this game. To the developer thank you sincerely for making this art piece.It changed me despite that it only lasted barely 15 minutes, it felt like forever to me. I manage to laugh and cry.As someone who just lost a friend to suicide this game will forever stick with me just like my friend will.
(sorry eng isn't my first language)
I read the whole thing, I hope you are living well. As I have acknowledged your comment and thoughts, it appears as if your comment will be stuck in my mind forever
it was really a very impressive story, it really managed to impress me, I hope you will develop more in your games and make them longer, but let me say that it was a nice game.
I didn't expect to almost die when I downloaded this, but it actually touched my heart. I love the game so much.
having trouble opening the game at all :/
can u describe the issue to me? are you on windows?
I am, and no matter what I did I couldn't make the game work and run to play
did you extract the files after downloading it?
yup. I tried everything didn't work
hmm, i'm not too sure what the problem is, this will likely be my last time using this particular game engine too so hopefully this issue won't show up in future games
ITS SO SAD I LOVE IT OMG IM DEVASTATED
WHO THE H DID THIS GAME? IS SO AWESOME, I LOVE IT, U TOOK MY MENTAL HEALTH, I CRY LIKE AN HOUR, man, really, this game is so nice, i love it, is my favorite now but really, i identify with the main char. this is so sad.
the person who you looked up from tiktok, went to itch.io, downloaded and played their game they explicitly told you they made
This game was simple yet impactful. Love the simplicity and Good Story.
thank you for playing!
i am deeply disappointed. i found this game and i thought ''maybe it's something like OMORI'', the whole game just feels like a prologue to a good and sad story, but at the end it turns out that that's all. because of how short the game is the ending is just bad and again, disappointing, leaving player with multiply questions. the only thing i can say is good is the graphic.
the gamepage states that the game is short with around 15 minutes of playtime! omori is not mentioned anywhere so i apologize if the artstyle gave you that impression, but for clarity this game was inspired by some real-life events and not by omocat's works
This game deadass made me AND my friend cry while we were on call, itch.io was amazing for recommending this but STILL its so sad, 10/10 great game
This game is really cute and silly but the suicide ending is STUPID. Bro did NOT just give up. He got that human spirit in him.,, also its really edgy and uncalled for. Overall pretty wholesome chungus 100 certified reddit gold winner.
glad you liked the game overall! i do want to state that i did NOT add the bad ending in for the edge-factor. the game is about a person who had been feeling suicidal and is about to give up, and needs to talk himself out of it by "calling for help" (hence the title of the game). by ending the call, he's severing his last hope, and giving up.
the good endings do showcase the human spirit in him though- by finding it in him to hold on
thank you for the game. i did not realise what was the story here so the ending i got came as a surprise (i got ending 3 at first). i really love it.
i know this game is supposed to be sad, but i made breaking bad textures (and some sounds). reply and i'll reply back with a link
this game might be sad but it makes me remind my friend who always looked funny and happy but never said her problem.
just played through all of the endings and oh my god i think i shed tears for each of them! this story was short but (bitter)sweet. a really good depiction of grief; I hope the main character finds a way to heal from their loss. fantastic game!
Holy shit man this game is the BOMB