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The Doppel

The Doppel is a single player 2D action game.The player controls the protagonist, a failed novelist, and tries to recover his lost precious feelings while running away from the 'doppel' that pursues him in the dream world.

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Developer
Nerdrinkers
Publisher
Nerdrinkers
Release
April 2, 2026
122 days ago
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About the Game

Looming "yourself"

In the light, another you begins to chase.

Only the darkness can hide you.

The Weight of Being Pursued

Struggling with life as a novelist,

you find yourself being chased by your own self in a dream.

A World of Light and Shadow

Shadows protect you.
But nothing will change unless you step into the light.

A world rendered in pure two tones—
clear yet ambiguous, unfamiliar yet nostalgic.

About the Game

The Doppel is a classic short-form 2D action game.

Simple controls. Retro pixel art rendered in pure two tones.
And the only enemy in the game—“The Doppel”—relentlessly traces your every move.

Experience an unstable mental world built from the bare minimum.

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