Contemporary Gods
A downloadable game
Modern gods are a little messier than history would have you believe...
The human world is falling apart, and the cracks have appeared even in the realm of the gods. As the deity of Unity, you are tasked with convincing the most troublesome gods--Social Media, Capitalism, and Identity--to work together for the benefit of humanity... Just one problem*: they all hate each other!
*there are actually many problems
Features
- Choose the main character's name, pronouns, and appearance
- 3 LGBTQ-friendly love interests
- Over 35k words
- Extras gallery and deleted scenes to be added soon!
Made with Ren'Py for NaNoRenO 2021!
Characters
Meet the Team
- Fang - Writer
- picofarad - Writer
- ExistentialDev - Programmer
- Nacchi - Sprite Artist
- GoingGoingKeith - CG Artist
- Rahul - UI Designer
- Yvonne - Logo Designer, Promo Artist
Follow us on Twitter @4getmenotgames!
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Its an entertaining and interesting game, definitely no romance. I love all characters tbh each is more intriguing than the last.
lost track of time while playing this game,
through out all the memes and stuff, its pretty cool :DD
i thought I was gonna do a dating sim, not think about humanity and all that :'D
still cool tho, 10/10 would stare blankly at the screen and laugh again >:))
I wasn't sure what to expect from this game but it was surely not to be absolutely rendered speechless. I am not sure how to properly explain it ... but I had an incredible time playing this game. It felt sort of like an experience. It truly made me reflect a lot on my own views and thoughts, but it also helped me understand some new ideas. I admire how you took on such complicated concept and made them fit in this story... the development of everything as well as the development of the characters was so well thought. Really liked how Mania fitted with everything at the end, loved how you explained the complexity of it all and I really left the game feeling hopeful. Thank you very much :)
ya know i came into this game thinking 'wow, Capitalism is a LI? ngl bro thats a hard sell, no way in hell any visual novel is gonna make me simp for that fucking thing.'
.....soooo uhhhhh.... Lucren is my favorite route
he is................very cute
anyway, this is a lovely game, honestly i would say a beautiful one. i absolutely loved the way you all handled the concepts these characters represent, and the debates that occur in game are really deep and interesting, it left me with much to consider and definitely wanting more.
but im grateful we get to see the beginning of their journey, even if we may never see the end, but im happy to see them off on quest in spite of that.
thank you all for making this game, it is something to love :)
OMG LUCREN MY BELOVEDDDD
Okay soooo... beware of the links that's all I got to say, especially the one at step 2. You have been warned.
The god of captialism thinking the player is the god of communism after their mirror insulted him was the funniest shit ive seen in a whil
MESMERI LIKES WEND'S THAT"S GOOD FOR MEEEEEEE I"M PLAYING THIS GAME RN!!!!!!! AND SHE HATES ADS???? AND! BOOMERS I HATE OLD PPL TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO let her be real plz uwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu
Hi I made this account just to ask this, how many parts and routes are there?
There are five parts and three endings. There's no affection or stat system (choices are just there for flavor), so you can feel free to grab all the endings by setting a save point before the branch in part 5.
thank you so much for letting me know! Just started part 2 and it is such an amzing game
i like it but when we first met mesmeri it was pretty cringe ngl
You're cringe
Do you guys think you could get a Android APK of this going? I would love to play but I have no computer or anything just my phone
In the works! I've had a busy few weeks at work, but keep an eye out here and on our Twitter for an Android build in the near future!
Phew finally got here.
The game have interesting character, but I feel the world is too wide and the character numbers are too little, well that's fine either way~
Feels kind of lacking in sound and music but that's all~
But I'm sure surprised it's 35K words! I wonder how it going to go
Anyway episode 1!
Thank you so much! We're so excited and flattered that you've featured our game on your channel, and we hope you enjoy it!
I was searching for the God/Goddess/Deity of Communism though😩
Where is that God😩 😩😩
🤣
Lucren personality is definitely attractive but not sure associating him with capitalism is going great XD
Identity personality isn't very clear here, perhaps later?
Haha, the deity of Communism is definitely skulking around somewhere. Maybe we could have included them if this wasn't a NaNoRenO submission...
And don't worry, Lucren is totally meant to be Like That. Mania (rhymes with Sonya or Anya btw) has a less intense personality than Lucren or Mesmeri but hopefully becomes more apparent in part 2
Excited for ep 3!
Is the game going to hinge on supporting capitalism? If not I'll probably just go. A future reliant on stripping people of their labor for the benefit of owners is not one I'll enjoy playing for and I'm tempted by the cute premise of the game but that utterly turns my stomache
Thanks for your interest in our game! From the phrasing of your second sentence, I'm a little confused about whether you are pro- or anti- capitalism, but I'm guessing it's the latter. Either way:
This is not a pro-capitalist game. Lucren represents a toxic part of the world that is driving it to ruin, just as Mesmeri and Mania represent toxic parts of their domains. While we used the framework of a dating sim (because, as you say, it's cute and funny), the primary purpose of the game is social commentary and critique.
However, we are not solely interested in judging capitalism (or communism) as good or bad. Rather, we wanted to tell a story that earnestly engages with people's desire for a better world, without denying the difficult reality that progression is a process and answers do not come easily.
I hope that answers your question!
It does, thank you. I'll give it a look some time :)
Episode 3! This one took longer to process since it's bigger than Episode 1 and 2! It's the whole part 2 since I feel it wouldn't be too good splitting the part. It was nice knowing there's a deeper exploration of each characters we met, though I feel it is too long? Well could be my bias.
There were a lot of meme reference but only some with pictures, well it's still fine.
Also good job with the link O_O
Episode 4~
Confronting Lucren, this one feels more serious than Mesmeri which fits the theme~
Episode 5. I AM NOT MAD AT ALL AT MANIA. TOTALLY NOT. UwU
Either way yeah, I was expecting Mania to be a challenge but I didn't expect that it would result in that! So either way the last part would be.... Part 5 right? I wonder how will it turns out~
The end~
It was such a nice ending scene, I like it.
Though it was kinda unclear of what makes Mania rejoins the team? But yeah, it's a nice warming end.
I really liked this, the concepts and relationship development was really interesting and poignant. Makes one think a lot about the world and what we can all do to make it better.
*Kinda spoilers below*
I wanted to let you know that in Mesmeri's realm after she transports you the third time (after the social media portals) she calls you the base name even if you're customized your name. "Don't worry Yun, I promise you'll like this one!"
This happens again when getting into Lucians realm right before they enter the portal. "I think Yun means to ask if this portal is safe."
Also in my game clicking extras does the same as clicking credits. (Though I think that's on purpose as I see you say extras will be added soon)
That's all on the windows version if they're different. <3
I can't even describe how much this game meant to me. I'm so greedy, I wish there was more! The way you conceptualized these very difficult and complicated topics was pure beauty and art. I don't think I've come across such intelligent writing in years. This game could really constitute as a well thought out thesis, you really describe the positives and negatives of these concepts and how they aren't just bad for the world, but based on good intentions that have all been corrupted by overlapping forms of selfishness and greed.
It would be so amazing if these concepts of humanity could be personified into the forms of gods, because then it could be literal gods helping us accomplish change. But change starts with us as humans all doing better. This game definitely gave me hope. The younger generations give me hope as well. I'm a 98 baby, the wannabe millenial but technically Gen Z generation, so I'm still kinda young myself. But us younger generation have inspired me; millenials recognized these systems aren't working for us while Gen Z actively oppose them. This game reminded me of that hope of the younger generation and I will continue to hope that we can fight to reform the systems that are failing 90% of people. But that change does start with us.
[somewhat spoiler-y here]
I love how the MC had the revelation they did at the end I got. You can't go back to original values, you can't destroy capitalism nor take people's identities away (however awful they may be) and social media won't be going anywhere, but that doesn't mean we can't try to make these ideals serve the people better than they've been doing now
[end spoiler-y part]
This game was such a beautiful experience...I had to stop myself from crying. The dialogue, characters and writing overall was just so clever and I can tell you invested so much time into this. I can't believe you guys made such a deep game within the confines of Nanoreno21, that makes this even more impressive. I hope you guys never stop writing. Even if you are completely done exploring this world, I would be blessed to play more of your game in the future.
P.S: Same as another comment said, the stock thing in Lucren's name had me DYING. Along with all the references and memes, it was just too hilarious. Excellent writers!
Also beautiful art and UI!
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment. In abstracting such complicated topics, there's always the worry that it won't land with people, so I'm really glad that you understood and it meant something to you. To know that our story was able to inspire you and cross that boundary between art and reality is the highest compliment you could give.
We'll be doing a version update with new art and a bonus scene some time in the near future, but after that, it's on to new ventures!
I really enjoyed this game. Thanks so much for sharing! <3
I just started but the fact Lucren’s name box has STONKS in it is sending me. That’s awesome.
Ahhh this game is so amazing I love this! I'd definitely like to see more of this game like the deleted scenes, and I'd be very happy if there are different endings and some more romance (this is especially appreciated!). The ending is already neat though, giving a warm feeling of hope. It's the best ending I could think of given the situation.
btw when Lucren and Yun (I kept MC's name) first met Lucren's reaction was so funny lol. I didn't expect to see a god of Capitalism mentioning Communism in such an interesting way. I was like, no Yun really isn't Communism but there might be some communists(or socialists) playing this game so you'd better watch out lol.
This is so beautiful that I'm crying out of awe, I love Lucren and Mesmeri the most rn, would like to see more of their interactions XD waiting for the extras gallery to be added too! It's also awesome to see Mesmeri's dialogue to be tweaked like that ngl it was very amusing most of the time watching her interact.
Mesmeri is hilarious! I love how her and Lulu argue all the time! The concept is super cool too! good job! This needs more downloads!
Lol I love how Mesmeri talks and her back and forth with Lucren 😂 Super cool concept!
\o/ Glad Mesmeri is a hit! She was very fun to write lol
I'm playing it yet, but I had to come here and say that this is a masterpiece. Seriously, my mind is blowing. The emojis that Mesmeri uses make me laugh so hard, and I totally can relate with her, because I use tiktok and twitter a lot. When i finish playing, I'm getting back here to comment more. Just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying the game.
Thank you!!! We're glad you're enjoying the game!
I finished playing, it didn't let me down. The endings were really sweet. Thank you all for the lovely game!!!