GLITCHED
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GLITCHED is a choice-heavy RPG coming to PC and Mac this winter.
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When a glitch appears in the video game world of Soren, an NPC named Gus becomes aware of you- the player. Travel together to solve the mystery of the glitch and save Gus's friends, hometown, and digital world. As the story unfolds, Gus might start to question what role you play in his world.
Making choices will change Gus's essence. His essence determines his personality, grants him new powers, and causes characters to react differently to him. There are six different essences and playing as each will provide a unique experience.
Not only will your choices affect Gus's essence, but they will have a real impact on the world and characters. Make each choice carefully. What content you can experience will depend on your choices. Sometimes your choices will open up tons of new events, and other times you'll stop quests before they can even begin. Consequences can be both good and bad.
Experience can be used to patch glitches, allowing you to access new areas and progress the story. Every activity in the game gives experience. Players are free to take on the content they want. Join the Hero Academy, raise bebos, go exploring, or kick back with your party members. No matter what you decide to do, you'll be gaining experience and furthering your story progression.
Any time during your adventure, you can talk to Gus. You will learn about each other as you talk about his life, his surroundings, the world of Soren, existence, or whatever random thought pops into his head. As the game progresses, Gus will slowly become aware that you aren't just a visitor in his world... but something else entirely.
There are no random encounters or grinding in GLITCHED. Fights only happen when characters in the world want to make a situation go their way. The story will change based on if you win or lose, so you'll almost never see a game over screen. The turn-based combat uses a unique system with skills, energy, and quirks to keep every fight engaging. Collect different skills for your many allies and build a team to your liking.
- 20+ potential party members
- Raise bebos and enjoy that sweet monster-raising RPG content
- A friendship & romance system for party members
- Tons of achievements
- Every object has unique flavor text (yes, every object. thousands of objects)
- Tons of outfits that change up all party members
- Cool and weird equipment
- Multiple endings
- Frogs
- A large and varied soundtrack with 100+ songs
- Tons of magic spells that have different effects on things while exploring
- A day & night system
- Looming existential dread as Gus slowly realizes he lives inside a video game
- Cool and wacky characters
- An arcade mode to take on unique and challenging battles
Development log
- GLITCHED is coming 2023. Thanks for waiting!Feb 18, 2023
- Flavor Text Contest - Win A Free Key!Sep 09, 2021
- Steam Next Fest, Updated Demo, Release, and Nintendo SwitchJun 17, 2021
- Release DelayOct 14, 2019
- GLITCHED is coming October 15th!Jul 08, 2019
- Demo Update! Rewardo! Arena fights!Feb 09, 2019
- Final GLITCHED DemoDec 20, 2018
- New GLITCHED Demo!Feb 21, 2018
Comments
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Hello! I have heard this game was supposed to be coming out last year but it is not. Is this game still being updated?
Oh yes!!!
looking forward to this!
Congrats on the marriage! I'm glad things are still proceeding. Is there any way to get in on the beta outside Kickstarter backing?
I'm glad this is finally getting closer to release. Little worried though, I pre-ordered Glitched through itch.io back in 2019, so will it still be able to downloaded through itch.io on release?
Yes! You will be able to download it here. We took the pre-order down because GLITCHED will release in two parts. Part two will likely take the form of DLC (with a small cost), so the pre-order needs to change. If you pre-ordered through Itch.io before this announcement, you'll get both parts for whatever price you pre-ordered for.
More info here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enhousestudios/glitched/posts/3570398
how do you download the game ???
Right now you can download the demo on Steam.
oh ! i didn't notice, thx ! (i rarely go to steam)
I am excited for sure.
fix your downloads links please and thank you
They will be back next week, updating things here!
I'm really enjoyed this, but I got to a part in the demo (SPOILER WARNING) when the guards are stunning and hitting bebo with batons and this error message popped up:
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ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object obj_battler_base:
Trying to draw non-existing sprite.
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called from - gml_Object_obj_battler_base_Draw_0 (line 11)
And then I cant proceed. I thought you'd want to know. I really enjoy this game and dont know what to do!
im unable to launch the linux version
Love this so far, there was a lot more content than I was expecting from a demo and this seems like a very promising meta RPG game. Looking forward to the full release!
I'm unable to launch the Mac version. After I go through the usual rigamarole to open an unsigned game, I just get an error dialog "Unable to find game!!:" with no explanation.
The game should be signed, this looks like a Game Maker issue. I'll have a fixed version tomorrow but you can follow these steps and it should work.
a. Extract the .zip to get the app
b. Place the app in a folder by itself (unless you want to include other files/documentation)
c. Open Disk Utility, and do File -> New Image -> New Image From Folder (or cmd+shift+N), and choose that folder.
d. Run the .dmg file to play.
The game was definitely not signed either - I got the warning that it “could not be scanned for malicious software.”
I’ve never seen putting something into a disk image be a fix for an issue like this. Is there perhaps a hard coded path or something? I was just running Glitched.app from my downloads folder.
I did this and the error message still pops up
I got this same error but managed to get it to work by dragging the game from the DMG window to my Desktop and starting it from there.
Yep, I will include directions with this next version and try to get it working easier on Mac but for now you just need to drag the GLITCHED.app out of the DMG file and into your Apps folder or Desktop.
I just got a good 4.5 hours into this game! I love it so much, the characters and story are wonderful. Can't wait for the full release!
I adore this premise and eagerly await release... but not so eagerly that I want anyone to be put at risk.
Stay safe, and thanks again for working on such a wonderful game.
Hey!!! Loved the demo, and I guess you can't get any further than by the treehouse owned by the queen in Covewood. I found a game breaking programming error you guys might wanna fix. When talking to Gus in Covewood, his array of talking sessions will run out which causes the game to not know what to do and therefore crash with the following message
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FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Other Event: User Defined 0
for object obj_scene:
array_copy :: argument 2 is not an array
at gml_Object_obj_scene_Other_10
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stack frame is
gml_Object_obj_scene_Other_10 (line -1)
called from - gml_Script_s_create (line -1) - <unknown source line>
gml_Script_player_gus_talk
gml_Script_player_walk
gml_Object_obj_player_Step_0
so yeah... get that sorted >_<
I can't wait for this game!! I've been waiting for years (since 2016 I guess), but I'm really glad that it's somewhere close to its release. Anyways, take your time!
Hello! I'd love to pre-order this game, but for some reason the launcher is asking me to pay with Paypal instead of card. Is there any way I can pay with a credit card
Yes. Put your credit card in Paypal. Problem solved.
Oh frick, called out XD
new demo coming out soon and i can't wait YEEET
One of the most interesting and original games I have played recently. The demo has been really enjoyable, except for what I believe to be a small bug during a dialogue cutscene. I have never pre-ordered a game before, but this one has hyped me so much that I'm really considering doing so.
Amazing job!
My friend made an Amino for this game if anyone wants to check it out!(if I’m not allowed to comment this sort of thing, then tell me and I’ll delete it)
http://aminoapps.com/invite/F6HW71I7BI
almost here!
5 days people
I have officially pre-ordered GLITCHED with the soundtrack and dev's book included and I can't wait to play it when it comes out! :DD
want to put the game on mobile devices?
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FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object obj_bc:
Variable obj_bc.qs(100538, -2147483648) not set before reading it.
at gml_Script_tac_quirk_cards
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stack frame is
gml_Script_tac_quirk_cards (line -1)
gml_Script_quirk_swap
gml_Script_state_apply_actions
gml_Script_state_execute
gml_Object_obj_bc_Step_0
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############################################################################################
FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
at time step150
of time line tl_gus_talk:
Variable obj_cutscene.gus_msg(100242, -2147483648) not set before reading it.
at Timeline_tl_gus_talk_1
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stack frame is
Timeline_tl_gus_talk_1 (line -1)
Are there any plans for a Linux version ?
Here's the final part of my first playthrough!
My audience I have been waiting for YEARS! First played this game in 2016. I can. not. WAIT!!!!!
Here's part 2 of my Glitchy adventure!
Very cool and unique game! Proper had me going when I encounted the "Glitch" haha
Man, this game was fun and really interesting! Can't wait for the full release!
The demo is wonderful, can't wait for it's release. Although it's amazing, there was some bugs when talking to Gus. I had it crashed for times, three in that time he talks about our favorite color.
Thanks! Should be fixed in the latest version.
crashed - could not find OBJ_Conrad after the glitch scenes,
Man, this is a game feature
Unless you meant it as a joke, just reopen the game. OBJ_Conrad not being found is actually a feature.
Amazing :D
Tried this out on my Twitch stream, and man I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I was a fan of Earthbound as a kid, and it feels like Glitched might be able to hold that kind of charm without going too hard in any direction and falling apart. Looking forward to the full thing!
Hi there! In GLITCHED it seems you are using 16x16 sprites, how did you tweak RPG Maker MV to use these? As when I use sprites of that size they are extremely small in MV?
They likely draw them 16x16 then upscale them in photoshop, it's not hard