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You wake in the cold, dark night to find your sibling has escaped through the window in chase of a stolen moon. Grabbing your lamp, you run out after them. Can you pick your way through a series of levels, avoiding the light while your own lamp grows ever dimmer?

This initial version of the Pulp-based stealth game, released for the Uncrank'd Winter Jam, features 8 7 levels and 2 power-ups.

A few tips:

- Your lamp light gets smaller, but won't run out by itself.
- If you fail, you'll restart on the same level with your lamp light restored to what it was.

(v1.1 is out now, with difficulties tweaked for a slightly easier experience - choose this one if you're after something slightly more casual)

This version has no save, but takes 10-15 minutes to play through. Failing will pop you back to the start of the level you're on. Controls use the D-pad and A and B buttons only - the crank is not used. The game should be fully playable in the simulator.

Future plans:

I'm aiming to extend this to a paid version, with at least one extra level, difficulty options, and a save system. Anyone paying at least 2 dollars now will get access to the paid version when it's ready.

Installation:

Simply download the zip file provided and sideload it on to your Playdate through the usual sideload methods. v1.0 is the original game jam version. v1.1 is a version with difficulty tweaked slightly to be a bit easier.

Updated 18 days ago
StatusReleased
Authorscribe
GenreAction
Tagsmaze, Playdate, pulp, Stealth

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

The-place-where-the-moon-once-was-1.0-uncrankd-winter-jam-2025.pdx.zip 66 kB
The-place-where-the-moon-once-was-1.1.pdx.zip 64 kB

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I really enjoyed this! Intuitive and engaging mechanics and a compelling narrative. The vision stuff is great for Pulp too. Performance isn't perfect but this is a jam game!