Planned Release Date: 2027

About This Game

a night out

• pick where to go on the map scrap pinned by the tunnel
  
• rummage bins, dig up flower beds, shake trees, check under bushes. each spot has its own kind of loot
  
• a candle burns down while you're out. get home before the sky goes pink
  
• climb fences, fire escapes and drainpipes to get to the roof spots, the good stuff is up there

the neighbours

• porch lights, a sleepy neighbour at the window, two dogs called biscuit and brutus
  
• downtown has pepper the alley cat sitting on the dumpster you want, and a garbage truck that comes by on a timer
  
• hide in bushes, boxes and under benches. they give up after a few seconds
  
• getting caught isn't a big deal. you scurry off and maybe drop a thing or two. your den, your caps and your friends are always safe

trading

• money is bottle caps
  
• the crow runs a pawn shop out of a satellite dish on a rooftop. don formaggio runs the rat tavern downtown
  
• every trader loves some things and can't stand others. a spoon is junk to one and treasure to the next
  
• they ask for something different every night, and their shelves change too
  
• do favours, bring gifts, and they start to like you. better prices, the back room, the odd present

your den

• a cardboard-and-crate hideout you furnish however you like
  
• put finds on the shelves, hang them on the wall, stack a teacup on a spool table on a dresser
  
• build little furniture at the workbench out of what you found: a matchbox bed, a bottle cap rug
  
• finish a set and you get a small bonus for your nights out
  
• friends send you mail. you can write back

the critters

• start as a raccoon, a possum or a black cat
  
• each one is good at something different, and each one gets along better with different traders

what's in it so far

• two areas to start, maple lane and downtown, with more of town opening up as you go
  
• 60 things to find, sets to finish, a den to fill
  
• play on keyboard or controller. there's a cozy mode, captions for sounds and colour-blind marks
  
• pixel art drawn in code, music and sounds synthesized in code
  
• i'm aiming for a demo at steam next fest in february 2027. wishlist if you want to know when it's up <3