Again

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There is little else in this world as consuming, maddening, and hard to escape as a part of yourself that thinks it's keeping you safe. But what feels worse?  The seemingly inescapable cycle of rituals that you know don't make sense, or the unbearable dread that threatens to devour all you love if you don't follow through? 

Programmed by Jespah Cropley,  Audio Effects Organised by Thævyn, Visual Art by Strawbee, Soundtrack Composed by TheGracefulWhale

Made for GMTK Jam 2025, Deadline missed by an hour due to utterly ridiculous Unity build times.

Potential Trigger Warning: This project was heavily inspired by the symptoms and experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), as experienced by members of our team. This is reflected in gameplay elements and contains depictions of repetitive compulsions, negative obsessive thoughts, and other aspects of the mental illness which some individuals may find triggering. 

It is also important to note that this project is not (in its current form) intended to be educational. The specific experiences depicted belong to members of our team who have lived with the disorder, and so they may not be accurate for all presentations or experiences of OCD, nor do they portray them to any particular "severity". We were simply inspired by the prompt to explore our experiences of living within the OCD cycle.

This project uses many sounds from Freesound, these being:

Open and Closing Door multiple times by NachtmahrTV -- https://freesound.org/s/571738/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Switches Flip Switch Round by kamgam -- https://freesound.org/s/788039/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Ceramic Set Down 2 by f4ngy -- https://freesound.org/s/240783/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

ClickingOfLightSwitch.wav by 150112 -- https://freesound.org/s/324727/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

Light Switch.wav by ramiro1007 -- https://freesound.org/s/408230/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

kettle boiling then stop by savvah -- https://freesound.org/s/324289/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Pouring tea by MrAuralization -- https://freesound.org/s/324937/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Tissues Being Pulled Out Box by VanessaRiddle -- https://freesound.org/s/764644/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Opening Closing Cabinet Door by deleted_user_7146007 -- https://freesound.org/s/383836/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

squezing honey from bottle_mixdown by hello_world+123 -- https://freesound.org/s/764992/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Tea_Stir.wav by sidequesting -- https://freesound.org/s/494083/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Cabinet_sliding_Drawers_Close_wooden_kitchen_06.wav by MattRuthSound -- https://freesound.org/s/550352/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Cutlery Drawer Open  by squareal -- https://freesound.org/s/237378/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

PencilWriting.wav by fshpsmgc -- https://freesound.org/s/570475/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Faucet 1 by Timmeh515 -- https://freesound.org/s/413283/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

keys.WAV by kellyconidi -- https://freesound.org/s/218850/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Front Locks and Knob.wav by MWsfx -- https://freesound.org/s/573717/ -- License: Creative Commons 0