Sunlit Grove
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
SUNLIT GROVE
(Please note that there are only two endings out right now the rest will be finished soon, I will be constantly updating this project frequently during the weeks so keep an eye out.)
Burned out and overwhelmed, your doctor insists you take a break. What better escape than a retreat far from technology?
Help prepare for the local festivities with the overly affectionate Maverick, and do your best to avoid his unsettling brother.
Explore the secluded, self-sustaining town of Sunlit Grove, where the people are kind, and a little bit too welcoming...
Warning:
This is an 18+ game! No one under the age of 18 is allowed to play or view this game's contents.
Be aware this game contains:
Jump scares, gore, body horror, heavy demonic and religious themes, torture, imprisonment, and abuse of substance
If you are sensitive to any of the following this game is not for you!
All music and sound effects are from: https://pixabay.com
Backgrounds, sprites, and script are all done by Bingzi (myself)
This is a little spooky game I created in the spirit of the season so please don't take it too seriously :)
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Development log
- Small update27 days ago
- Update delay44 days ago
- New cover art64 days ago
- Constant updates over the week77 days ago
- More bugs fixed and a small update78 days ago
- Fixed some spelling and grammar80 days ago
- All bugs and spelling mistakes will be fixed tomorrow :)81 days ago
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I loveeeeeeee the game so far! Maverick my beloved (even if he is a bit insane haha) and I'm looking at Candem in a not respectful way 7u7r I can't wait to see what else you add, it's already super entertaining and I have spent at least 2 hours just checking every dialogue option hehe <3333
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The first endings (or I guess I can't call them that lol) I got were all a <check back later> so imagine my surprise when I read the comments and found out there were several different endings and none of them were anything like what I had gotten so far xD I had to do a lot of replaying but I got them hehe now I get all the leg and ear comments lmao
I ATE THAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
....bro i thought dat man twas ma Romeo??!! BOY I WAS WRONG!!
Omgg this game, its so good. this game lowkey scared me a bit haha. I had to play it since I'm a fan for western themes. Maverick did genuinely seem like a sweetheart, despite everything that happened. I wish we had a good ending like managing to run away alone or with Maverick somehow haha.
A route with Camden would be awesome too, since he's aware that everything here is not normal and he tried to help us escape.
Also lovee the artstyle, can't wait for more games :D
God this is an amazing game. I’m positively in love, I love the narrative and can’t wait to see what the hell
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this demon/god thing is and why the town’s so hell bent on keeping up with the sacrificial tradition. Overall highly rate. But also omgggg Maverick is so hot and tender but why does he always gotta cut our damn leg off!? Are there gonna be any ‘good’ endings with him? Or do i have stick with our boy Canden if I wanna come out intact?
Just finished the game and similarly to Pretty boy panic, it was a masterpiece. All your games have such hauntingly unique elements, the story is always something new and disturbing in a way that leaves the player wondering wtf is happening and why tf is it happening until it all slowly gets picked apart towards the end!
SPOILER WARNING HEREE
I love mavericks character so much, even as he chops your leg off you could tell he's trying to do it tenderly.. Like he genuinely believes its for good reason, believes what he's doing is right and even holds romantic intent. Really makes you wonder the consequences of not having this gory wedding ritual.. Though, I am curious, Why was it enough for Maverick to cut only his ear off, while the MC needed to have their whole leg sliced off? Also, just who hacked or rather.. possessed our friends phone? why us?? Looking forward to playing the completed version of the game!! ALSO CAMDEN ROUTE MAYBBEEEEE??
Might be a minority but definitely not a Maverick fan. You get mad and strangle me bc I don't like you after meeting you two days ago??? Yeah, where's the exit? >:|
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I love this game so much! i really wanted to play the other games though however it says "there is no compatible downloads" even though there is and it doesnt let me download it.i am guessing because there is no logo next to the file (the one that shows a lunix, windows, and apple logo) . does anyone know any solution?
I love how everyone's more mad about how Maverick looses an ear but we loose a leg 😭😭😭
Talk about unfairness LMAO
i keep reading his name as condom im sorry......:
Nah you’re right that’s his name
omgomgomg i didnt think you'd reply :O you've done such a great job with this game btw its one of my faves!!I hope both sides of your pillow are cold <3
AHHHHH I need more, this game is too freaking good!!
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Despite the fact that I love to spoil myself with the comments, even I was still caught off guard by the twist in the main ending... Dammit, I was genuinely liking Maverick and hoping that there would be at least one good ending for him...
But knowing what I know now, CAMDEN ROUTE WHEN!!!
Still... Gah, I want to hate Maverick so bad but his affection for us seems so twistedly genuine considering what happens to him in the ending.
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I also have to commend the art style!!! It's so cozy in a way I can't really describe... Like it's straight out of a vintage photo album.
Looking forward to the future content!!!
Omg thank you sm 😭💕💕
spoilers please be warned
so im trying to get all the current endings and cgs and i tried my best.
so i noticed in the files that theres a certain cg of maverick and the current banner of the game,,that creepy looking thing standing behind him. is that currently implemented in the current build and if so, how do i get those cgs?thank you for your hard work your games are truly incredible,, camden route please lol!!!That ending isn't out yet...I'd rather have it a secret until it comes out :b
thank you for taking the time to reply :) so excited for your next update
I’m curious will Camden still try to help us like he did in Maverick route or will he listen to his mom?
-n- even if you tried to be good and loving etc etc to him, he still wants to cut off your leg-. I mean yeah it's a tradition, but like- he cuts off the whole leg tho-, and he's not good at it, like "I" looked like I fainted because of pain.
btw how to trigger the plot for the second pic where he is holding a gun? I went over the whole game and don't seem to find it.
This game was great and the story was written amazingly!
thank you for playing my game <3
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Is it bad I lowkey still like him after everything???
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I JUST FINISHED AND HOW COULD THEY JUST TOOK HIS EAR BUT MY FREAKING LEG??? LIKE MY LEG! LEG. LEG IS BIG. IT'S NOT FAUR T-T
its favoritism
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Ok so idk if i followed the story correclty but im a bit confused over the whole ritual stuff and i was wondering if we knew the reason behind it? like is it because of weird beliefs or a ritual for marriage?? or do we simply dont rly know the reason behind?
ps. AWESOME GAME!!:33
you will find out more during a certain route, however once I post the final I’ll make a post detailing the ritual since it can be a bit confusing ✨
this game truly outdone itself! like fr its soo good and the art is OUTSTANDING!butt what i really need is a camden route fr fr! I NEED HIMMMM i personally find him more attractive than maverick... (hes soo annoying urgh >_<) i wonder if mc would listen to camden the first time and leave or she left with him? it'd be really nice to see that! im also curious about mc's friend... girl was soo sus 😭 if she went there, did she not loose her limbs? or was she not mavericks type so they left her 😭
Dose anyone know how to get ending 2? All the other endings seemed pretty obvious but idk about this one.
Don't run when the deer is about to attack and let the timer run out.
this game is so awesome i cud eat it for breakfast, lunch n dinner ^_^!!!
for some reason the option to visit the corn maze after says to check back in November does that mean the game isn't fully released
Really good game would recommend, so far I've only gotten every ending but 3, not sure if number three is harder to gete natrually or i'm juust making a mistake.
Spoilers for ending 3:
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Step back instead of coming closer to Maverick in the lake, then Do what Camden says when he tells you to run, then when Maverick asks you to stay after he saves you from the deer (this choice will come whether or not you go back or stay with him in the corn) say No and that should give you ending 3 :)
Thank you so much I was so cofnused!
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Okay so first thing is.. body horror. Damn I hate having my body altered but this gave me mixed feelings. I got 4 endings. And literally the first one was just me vegging out all week. That is actually the most realistic ones. I wouldn't go to place outta even google maps :3.
Anyhow the second one I got eaten by a weird deer with a lotta eyes? I suppose.
Now to both main endings I suppose.
So on to the 3rd ending I don't come to trust him, his mother slaps him and stuff and he puts me in the basement and y'know YBF level body horror. I swear I hate when they take my leg. Like why his EAR and my LEG???? That is so unfair. Yandere-ish? I suppose. I mean it's probably more like angsty in this ending. for me at least. He said that we have our whole lives to love but bruh that ain't happening like unless I get a fucked up stockholm syndrome even then I'd make it angsty reminding him each waking moment about my leg.
Then the 4th ending? well...it was basically where I trusted and love him and stuff and got my leg cut still. I'd make him much much more guiltier than the 3rd one here.
OVERALLL I loved it! It was obvious in a unexpected way! Very cool. I'd like to try out the new ending of the corn maze thing when it comes out. Maybe Camden would have a route? The face of that weird entity or the deer one of them was probably Algea. The townsfolk almost gave it away. I hope there is a part where I can listen to camden and actually make a dash for it and escape with my car but the execution was MUAHH! loved it as much as the other game. Such a long review. Sorry for the rant. <3
FR BRO WHEN THEY TOOK HIS EAR I THOUGHT "oh, something small? take my toe then, i guess i could get over it" BUT NO THEY TOOK MY LEG??? thats kinda unfair... i petition for them to take maverick's leg too >:(
Maverick is a pookie but he did us dirty with the leg :(
RIGHT??? Why does he get to lose one ear but I have to lose a whole-ass leg?????? AND WITH A CLEAVER TOO YA'LL COULDN'T SPLURGE ON A CHAINSAW AT LEAST? Smh Maverick I thought u loved me
Ikr talk about unfairness :|
A good story, I almost wish it was longer! Maverick's route is fun, the only thing I think could be improved is being less obvious maybe?
I'll have to say the sound effects for the buttons are abysmal and the music doesn't fit the atmosphere at all, but the story and chars have something that grabs you, which is a win :D I like! <3
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Okay so maybbeee playing this before going to bed (which i rly did) wasn't a good idea (I LOVED IT) so worth it though for the spooks!! and for yandere peep ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ (I FELL FAST FOR THEM i LOVE THEM!!) ended up editing this bc i felt like it was too big of spoils!!!
please i started playing this at night before bed too and i started reciting prayers