Planned Release Date: Sep 8, 2024

About This Game

About the Game

Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You will play as "Ann", who has been exiled by the compass. Your goal is to uncover the secrets of the exiled land, activate the compass, and escape.

The fate of exile is like an endless river, carrying Ann to a distant and unfamiliar land. Ann's heart burns with an unyielding flame, knowing that one day, either Sam or SU will find her. Before that, Ann must find a way to leave this place.

You can freely switch between first-person and third-person perspectives.
Due to being developed by a single person, the guidance is relatively weak.
This game contains reasoning and puzzle-solving elements.

Made by a Solo Independent Developer

Welcome to the puzzle game world of QZQ Studio. The Compass and the Sand is the sixth episode of the Abnormal1999 game series, my latest series. I am an avid solo game developer named Q. I have been developing mystery puzzle games and enjoy what I do. I am active on social media and in groups, feel free to communicate with me.

Abnormal1999 Series

Abnormal1999 is a series of independent games developed by QZQ Studio, based on a sci-fi background of quantum mechanics and the multiverse, incorporating elements of exploration, horror, puzzle-solving, and reasoning.

The protagonist is a girl named SU. The story revolves around her and her family. SU, for some reason, can freely travel through the fourth dimension. She wants to figure out what happened and find a way home.

In this process, she uses this ability to travel to different times and spaces in parallel universes, meeting various people and things, encountering various branches, leading to different realities.

The Abnormal1999 series adopts a continuous update model, with one episode updated each month, to tell SU's story and adventures.

This game, "The Compass and the Sand" is the sixth episode of the first season of the Abnormal1999 series. It features super challenging mystery puzzles.

The first five episodes are "With in the Obscurity" "Apartment of Death" "SU" "Hyperspace" and "Sector49"

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In this series, you can enter the Abnormal1999 series from any episode, and I will provide a fresh experience in each episode.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The game uses a small amount of AI-generated textures, materials as assets.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains some mild horror elements and adult themes. While there are tension-building sequences meant to be unnerving, the game does not depict excessive graphic violence or gore.

The storyline explores mature subject matter, including supernatural occurrences and disturbing situations. However, it does not contain any explicit sexual content. There are references to alcohol and drug use in certain contexts.

Potentially unsettling topics such as death, mental instability, and psychological trauma are present, but they are portrayed respectfully without gratuitous detail. There may be some jump scares and creepy imagery/environments.

Overall, the game maintains a suspenseful and eerie tone rather than relying on shocking visceral content. However, parental guidance is still recommended for younger audiences due to the game's mature thematic elements and unsettling horror overtones throughout the experience.