Thighs Steeped in Benthic Mourning
A downloadable brined rot
Upon tomes my tongue roves over, spent and raw, dripping with invocation...
My body; fetid bait for the Deep-Gods to reverently feast upon.
To break thine body is to bind. And my oath shall be embraced at the mouth of the world.
My first game project, made in 10 days for DreadXP's Dredge the Depths game jam.
A short virtual poem about birthing an abyssal cataclysm.
This is meant to be played in a single sitting.
Controls: Left click
Content warning: Slight flickering lights, suicidal inference, and eroticism.
Game may contain: Brief thigh mentions and eldritch ectoplasm.
Should be 18+ to play.
(Thanks to NeuralBlender & NightCafe for a few of the image stills, and Amorphous for the Beholden font. )
Download
Install instructions
"ThighsSteepedinBenthicMourning.exe" can be found within the zipped folder
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This is great. I really how this game slowly moves you through an experience, not giving you any sense of up or down. And through time and reading you discover what is happening, why it's happening, who it's happening to and for. It's a mesmerizing experience, both visually and textually, that pulls you to a place you might not expect. Good stuff!
Feelings on this are mixed - the poetry is sometimes gratingly verbose, but the imagery depicted is a vivid treat for my mind's eye. Not too proud to admit that some of the terminology was unfamiliar to me, but I think I kept up with the narrative, mostly. What I understood of it was dark, and erotic, and indulgently self-destructive.
Feels like good art should; lingers with me and stimulates my mind in weird and interesting ways.
I didn't realize my love for Lovecrafty/eldritch until I was introduced to this poem. Thank you for sharing it with us and the world.
I have described this as sexy in a gross way.
Ay, thanks for checking it out, man! You're right, though, lol. I'm a slut for big fancy words, and interjecting them when I can.
Ha! I like you; keep doing what you're doing.
Now, I may be a bit biased, but practically anything Lovecrafty/eldritch horror gets big points from me, but this was really rad. It meshes well with Lovecraft lore, very otherworldy and unknowable, and really just gross. I really vibe with the way you told this story too. Very akin to Lovecrafts sometimes obnoxiously flowery writing, it just really set the scene nicely. Congrats on your first game!
Shuckss, thank you so much 🌙