Escaped Chasm
| Escaped Chasm | |
|---|---|
 Itch.io game poster | |
| Developer(s) | Temmie Chang |
| Composer(s) | Toby Fox |
| Engine | RPG Maker MV |
| Platform(s) | Windows, macOS |
| Release | April 3, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Escaped Chasm is a 2019 adventure game developed by Temmie Chang. It was released on April 3, 2019 via Itch.io. The game is loosely based on Chang's short film Dwellers of the Mountain's Forest.[1][2]
An indirect sequel, Dweller's Empty Path, with Game Boy-style graphics, was released on July 10, 2020.[3]
Plot
The story follows an unnamed lonely girl, who creates drawings of monsters and lives alone in her house with her dying pet snake, Melody. Without her parents, she decides to explore every rooms inside the house and starts writing a diary. On the second day, she meets a strange man with a demonic appearance named Zera, who warns her that the house is slowly descending into chaos.
Escaped Chasm has four different endings, which players can get depending on what choices they make in-game:
- On the third day, the unnamed girl tries to leave the house, only to be warned by Zera. The option to leave again is left available, however, and choosing to leave results in the bad ending, which shows the girl slowly shattering and falling still.
- On the fourth and last day, three endings occur:
- If the player enters every room in the house and does not pick up the "Familiar Doll" item before entering the parents' room, the room will instead appear as a black void inhabited by a monstrous being, who turns around and attacks her.
- If she takes the doll before she reaches her parents' room, and then goes to her room after Zera appears, he tells her to make a decision to go to another world, or refuse.
- If she decides to go, Zera accepts and opens the portal to the other world. She then walks through the portal and changes into a form reminiscent of the monsters depicted in her drawings.
- If she refuses, Zera leaves, and the girl is left alone to die in her house, apologizing to her parents for not being as strong as they thought she was.
Development
Better known for being an artist for Toby Fox's Undertale (2015), Temmie Chang developed the character sprites and tile design for the game in only five months, alongside Fox and James Roach, whom she has worked together with on previous works, like Homestuck and Hiveswap. She also worked alongside RPG Maker veteran Archeia, whom she worked together with for two games as a bitmap font programmer using the RPG Maker MV engine. Fox composed the soundtrack for the game. The game was released on April 3, 2019, Chang's birthday, via Itch.io.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ Brown, Fraser (April 3, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a free game about loneliness from Undertale's artist". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "『UNDERTALE』アーティストの新作『Escaped Chasm』配信開始ー夢の中で魔法の世界と繋がる少女を描く". インサイド (in Japanese). 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Chang, Temmie [@tuyoki] (July 10, 2020). "Hooray!! It's all finished! You can play my newest RPGMaker game here: 🐕 https://tuyoki.itch.io/dwellers-empty-path… 🐕 -- ☆Story/Art/Animation by me ☆Music (arrangement & Production): @cametek ☆Music (melody & chords): me, @tobyfox, @cametek" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Khan, Imran (April 3, 2019). "Escaped Chasm Is A New, Small Game From Undertale's Lead Artist". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Tarason, Dominic (April 2, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a short, sad, free story by Undertale's artist". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Dale, Laura (April 9, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a Free Game By Undertale Artist Temmie Chang". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Dustin (April 3, 2019). "Free games: Undertale artist Temmie Chang has released her own RPG". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Lada, Jenni (July 11, 2020). "Undertale Artist Temmie Chang Releases Dweller's Empty Path". Siliconera. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Glagowski, Peter (April 3, 2019). "Undertale artist releases free game Escaped Chasm". Destructoid. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.