Road to the Next Life
Road to the Next Life is a story-driven adventure game set in a fantastical, dream-like afterlife known as Limbo. You take on the role of the "Guilt-bearer," a man whose soul is fading due to an abundance of guilt. Discombobulated by your death, you remember nothing of yourself, the guilt that weighs you down, nor how you died. You must travel to the edge of Limbo, where the entrance to the next life stands, lest your soul perish for good.
Road to the Next Life was published on Itch.io for the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam. Over the span of four weeks, I...
- Programmed a game from scratch
- Wrote the game’s story and promotional material
- Partnered closely with a designer, an artist, and a musician
- Observed feedback and updated the game accordingly
In the end, Road to the Next Life won top 7% in the community vote and received honorable mentions from judges! I have since released one bug fix patch and plan to release more quality of life overhauls in the future.
Everything in the featured screenshots was drawn by poppodimikus.
