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If only I could go home early

This is a pixel-style puzzle game. It tells about a white-collar worker in his thirties who is doing well in a big city. His career is on the rise, and he has a house, a cat, and a lovely wife. But one night, his wife started pretending to be dead…

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April 12, 2023
3 years and 113 days ago
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About the Game

This is a Point & Click game about an interesting wife.
This is a level-based game about a love story.
This is a pixel-art game about a man's dream and pessimism to life.

Game Story

You are an office worker and always work late.
One day when you came home from working overtime, you found your wife dead on the ground.
Don't worry, she's just pretending to be dead, and this isn't the first time.
Try to find the right way make her up. After all, the floor is cold and you love her.

Gameplay

Solve the puzzles according to the prompt of the wife's "corpse".