Thirst Trap

Hi, I'm Unfolding, and this is my second little romhaiku, which is a word I've made up to describe a really short but hopefully really polished hack exploring a single idea. This here is a silly little dystopian romhack about not wanting to pay for overpriced water in an awful tourist trap! I made it for MAGM 7, for the theme of Tourist Trap, and it did tie for first with Haven's Escher Forest (an actual masterpiece), so go play that and then come back and play this one.

Features!​

• A borderline dystopian capitalist world punctuated by some really silly jokes
• My usual obsession with making my hacks as original as possible
• Yet another absurd but self-consistent premise
• A ton of paintings and sculpture that will make you feel something and then interrogate you about it
• A mystery that's equal parts fascinating and stupid
• A creeping sense of dread about not having enough money to make it in this town
• A bonus boss who is an actual cheater
• And not only the regular puzzles involving obscure game mechanics, but also one actually amazing puzzle by one of my puzzle heroes!

It's a very short experience - if you're a speedrunner, it's beatable in less than 30 seconds. If you want to maintain your dignity / explore what this world has to offer, it should be about two hours!