Little Red Thread

Experience a twist on the fairy tale story of Red Riding Hood as a branching cross-stitch narrative experience.

Overworld Controls:

• LMB Click to select
• MMB Scroll to zoom camera
• MMB Click & Hold to pan camera
• Mouse Position edge panning

Minigame Controls:

• LMB Click to create anchor stitch
• LMB Drag to drag out stitches from anchor stitch
• RMB Click to remove stitches up to target stitch
• MMB Scroll to change stitch colors
• Keyboard 1-= to change stitch colors
• LMB Drag on color wheel to change colors

Cutscene Controls:

• Esc to pause

Credits:

• Steven J Garcia - Music Composition & Game Direction
• Colin Vandervort - Game Design, Implementation & Tech Audio
• Katie Garling - Narrative Design
• Omri Perez - Programming & UI
• Liann Garcia - Illustration & Solo Cello
• Soren Odom - Voice Talent: Father/Narrator
• Cora Garcia - Voice Talent: Young Child
• Katherine Tole - Voice Talent: Red Riding Hood
• Steve Zapata - Tech Art Magic

Assets Credit:

• UI Interface
• Noctaro - CC License

Part of the Seattle Indies Slow Jam 2021

Diversifiers:

• Tranquil Treasure - Design a game that is low-stress / relaxing
• Digital Conductor- Make a game where the SFX and Music are tied to the player's actions
• A Whole Cast - make a game that has 3+ voice actors
• I Hear You - voice all dialog in your game (at least 8 lines)
• More Than One Right Answer - include multiple endings that respect player choice from earlier in the game
• Heard But Not Seen - include a character who talks but the player never meets in person
• Once Upon a Time... - make a game that is inspired by a fairytale but one (or more) major thing in the story has changed
• Player’s Choice - Give players options to change aesthetic aspects of your game (UI style/color, filters, clothing options, etc.)
• Bottle Episode - Have your entire game take place in a single, beautifully designed and detailed environment
• Time to Dream - for the entire jam everyone on the team gets a full night’s rest

Change Log:

v1.1

• Epilogue transition timings and triggers fixed
• Puzzle completion validation fixed
• Fade to epilogue now transitions cleanly
• Canvas view edge scrolling now functions properly on fullscreen
• Small adjustments to the audio mix
• Small adjustments to the cross stitch shader
• small adjustments to the music fades and transitions