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A gruesome murder strikes the nation’s most inefficient institution!
Join an overworked Detective and his unlucky companion in navigating the bureaucratic wasteland of the Department of Complaints. Stand in the Queue. Sign papers with blood. Awaken the Boss.


FEATURES

  • Suspicious people!
  • Sinister secrets?
  • Horror comedy;
  • Point-and-click adventure elements;
  • 2 endings, 28K words, approximately 2-3 hours playtime;
  • An obscene amount of optional dialogue.


    • TEAM

    The Artist:
    Rem R.
    “A tragic tale of the developers’ hubris.”

    The Programmer:
    Anyashii
    “Dude that is 9 dialogue options”

    The Writer:
    unfunny valentine
    “I can describe these indescribable horrors just fine. Skill issue”


    SPOILERS

    Content Warnings

    Major themes of cosmic horror, psychosis, anxiety, and paranoia.

    Mentions and depictions of blood, violence, death, and body horror.

    Passing references to addiction, stalking, and self-injury.

    Good Ending Tips
     Once you have gotten the bad ending, start a new game and have a look around the reception area.
    Good Ending Guide (MAJOR SPOILERS)

    Start a new game.

    Once you're free to interact with your environment, click the stapler located on the receptionist's desk.

    Initiate conversation with the Receptionist and choose the new dialogue option.

    You can turn down the music in your settings to get a good night's rest.




    More information
    StatusReleased
    PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
    Release date Sep 22, 2023
    Rating
    Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
    (14 total ratings)
    Author17 confused villains
    GenreVisual Novel
    Made withRen'Py
    TagsComedy, Creepy, Dark, dark-humour, Funny, Horror, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich
    Average sessionA few hours
    LanguagesEnglish
    AccessibilitySubtitles

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    Deepest_Grievances-1.1.zip POST JAM UPDATE 281 MB

    Development log

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    Gamrgirl78265 days ago (1 edit)

    I'm really enjoying the game so far. Quick question though: Is our MC hallucinating the body parts on some of the other characters like the tentacles on the Stamping Officer and the extra pair of eyes on the Receptionist?


    Edit: Never mind, it was some Lovecraftian Horror.

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    winter_is_good197 days ago(+1)

    i love this game sooooo much! Thank you for created such a good game =）

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    17 confused villains197 days ago(+1)

    Thank you for playing!! <3

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    oneordinarytraveller205 days ago(+1)

    i love it!! <3 good story, good visual, and overall a fun experience, i really adore the artstyle, all of the people (i guess) look charming :]

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    17 confused villains202 days ago

    Thank you very much!! We’re glad you’ve enjoyed yourself!

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    Raziel Razmattaz1 year ago(+2)

    WooHoo the sense of style is amazing! Very strong art direction and fun story to boot. Excited to see the post-jam update :]

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    17 confused villains202 days ago(+1)

    Awww thank you!! Hope you’ve enjoyed the update! <3

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    Snatch Gaymes1 year ago(+4)

    i love this game everyone go play it right now is so absolutely amaze i cannot begin to express how much i love this game. how i have lived before playing this game i dont understand but this game is so so SO unbelievably incredibly inconceivably amazing

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    17 confused villains202 days ago

    Sorry for the late reply but omg thank you so much for such kind words - it really means the world to us ;___;

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