Pestis puts you in the role of gatekeeper during the outbreak of a mysterious disease. Decide which travelers will help your community survive and which to send on their way. Be wary, there are strange folks who travel these woods and fates worse than disease.

Created for the 2024 Theme Horror Game Jam #16, Pestis is an interaction fiction game that features a web of character interactions and multiple endings.


Instructions:

Wait for a traveler to knock at the door

Click the door in the middle of the screen to open

Click the dialogue boxes to progress the dialogue

Click the "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" button on the right side of the screen to make a decision

Comments

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Very eerie and oddly relaxing! Love the art, the sound effects, and the story, great work!

Really cool art style game great job well done keep it up!

How can you not let every one of these delightful people in?

real awesome artstyle! I got stuck after letting the dog in just staring out the window, not sure if that's just a bug.
fun little gameplay loop, and i like the audio too, nice job!

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Is that a Rat King Tumbleweed I see?!?! 5/5 pizzas. very cool art style.