KnitBone

🦴 KnitBone is a story-driven psychological horror visual novel, where the therapist is more traumatized than the patient.

You play as Eden Cross, who suffers from chronic insomnia, feeling disconnected from your life. One day, an old college acquaintance – Ryohei shows up pitching a miracle cure for your insomnia: an “experimental therapy.”

But that sounds suspiciously more like ... a “guided ritual.”

Play the game:

• itch.io
• newgrounds
• remarkablegames

Or download:

• Windows
• Mac
• Linux

Read the blog post or watch the YouTube video.

Credits

Art

• aespipu

Writing

• meo
• The Sloth

Development

• remarkablemark

Music

• seamus

Translations

• Russian: WAGDIRE / *sternellita*

Sounds

• Kenney
• Pixabay
  • Bone snap
  • Camera Flash
  • Door Creak 02
  • Footsteps Male
  • Glass Breaking Sound Effect
  • Heartbeat 01 - BRVHRTZ
  • Jump scare sound 2
  • Knife Stab Sound Effect
  • Knock knock knock
  • Lighting a Fire
  • Main Door Opening-Closing
  • Radio Static
  • Screamer Jumpscare
  • Tension Stinger - Ambience
  • Thud Impact Sound SFX
  • Ticking Clock_1
  • Wind chime small
  • Wrapping Paper Rustle

Prerequisites

Download Ren'Py SDK:

git clone https://github.com/remarkablegames/renpy-sdk.git

Symlink renpy:

sudo ln -sf "$(realpath renpy-sdk/renpy.sh)" /usr/local/bin/renpy

Check the version:

renpy --version

Install

Clone the repository to the Projects Directory:

git clone https://github.com/remarkablegames/knitbone.git
cd knitbone

Run

Launch the project:

renpy .

Or open the Ren'Py Launcher:

renpy

Press Shift+R to reload the game.

Press Shift+D to open the developer menu.

Cache

Clear the cache:

find game -name "*.rpyc" -delete

Or open Ren'Py Launcher > Force Recompile:

renpy

Lint

Lint the game:

renpy game lint