Macabre Madhouse

I like the concept of a time-based narrative adventure, and I can see that the purpose of this game is perhaps to piece a story together through multiple playthroughs (thus, multiple endings). I think the intention of this would be more clear if there was a "play again" button/key of some sort within the game itself. Similarly, I wonder if there's a way to indicate that this was time-based, as I got spooked when the police showed up

The timer on the game provides a sense of urgency, but also a little frustration without knowing exactly how much time I have left. This game requires a lot of trial and error, which has its pros and it’s cons, but I think this starting versions has a lot of potential

I really like how the gamemaker narrative the story.

The way I played through this game was similar to Anna Anthropy’s Queers in Love at the End of the World. I loved playing that your response to what you did changes depending on your final action. Also see a connection between morality and your bitsy game from Narrative Game Design. Really cool to see!

Playing through, I couldn't finish the endings which really added to the urgency of the situation. It created almost a panic when playing the game which works really well!

Played through all the endings and the timer on the player added to the story. The idea that we will always have the police coming fast adds to the story that is being built!

Happy to find I broke the game first try LOL but I think the time mechanic is very clever for a text-based game, adds a sense of urgency that may be hard to implement otherwise