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SAADINE

What happens to a fish who can't swim? SAADINE is a surreal, whimsical, adventure RPG as a fish stuck in a corporate job. Explore magical worlds, meet different creatures, and remember— you always have a choice in who you are.

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KELP! Studios
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KELP! Studios
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About the Game

SAADINE is a whimsical and surreal choices-matter RPG where you control an awkward fish office employee as he tries to navigate his meaningless life.

Two Worlds. Two sets of mechanics. Multiple Endings.

Every day Saadine trudges home through rush hour traffic, avoiding glimpses of his reflection through the glass window. In his fishbowl-sized apartment, he heats up his frozen dinner, watches tv, and rests in the palm of his bed before his day repeats...    But is this all there is to life?

GAMEPLAY;

  • strategic turn based combat: think carefully before you ACT!

  • do your job [fun!!11!!] or procrastinate on company time

  • manage your anxiety, navigate awkward chats with colleagues

  • battle your biggest enemy: YOUR OWN MIND! 

  • spend your DP, or Dopamine Points, to level up

  • explore two different worlds, make new friends [or ambivalent foes], and maybe, just maybe, you’ll find out who you were always meant to be

BONUS;

  • character-driven narrative with multiple routes and endings

  • hand-drawn art made with love

  • you can mess up every single interaction if you want to

  • [hermit mode available]

  • really good jokes. or bad jokes. [play the game and let us know pls]

  • overthrow capitalism. just kidding. unless..?

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