Artist's Curse is a narrative game created for KenneyJam 2020 under the theme 'Cursed'. Games created for this Jam are restricted to using only KenneyNL assets.

Artist's Curse is a game which explores the game development process, and shows how attached developers can get to their own creations, but also feel that their creations are never good enough.

Best Experienced in Full Screen

Game design, coding, and writing by Stephen the Game Developer, assets by KenneyNL, HAPPY by texasradiofish.

Known Bugs:

  • Known to not work in some Firefox browsers, try using Chrome if it doesn't work.
  • You can moonjump in the platforming section, try not to.
  • If you get stuck while driving, just keep driving, you should respawn eventually.
More information
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorStephen the Game Developer
GenreInteractive Fiction, Racing
Made withUnity
TagsDungeon Crawler, Narrative, Singleplayer, Story Rich
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles

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owenfromgamedev4 years ago

Man this game pulls you in and keeps you there 'til the end. Short but makes its point very clearly. 12/10. Deserves all the recognition

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grand-star4 years ago (1 edit)

This was a very good game. A story all programmers and game developers can relate to. If any of the games in this game were expanded and released separately, I would definitely play all of them.

I'm impressed on how the developer's skills have improved since Golf of War (his entry for KenneyJam 2019). I can't wait to see what games come next!

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Zirakhe4 years ago

Fun little game! With a deeper meaning in the end. Looking forward to the developer's next work in the future.

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