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Dead Stock
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Deadstock - A term used to describe merchandise that was never sold to or used by consumers before being removed from sale, usually because it was outdated.
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Now accepting (mandatory) applications if you have recently died.
You're sure to be fulfilled!
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Art, Design, Writing, Coding, Tweaking Out:
Editor, VA Quality Assurance, Crocs:
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Writers:
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Assistant Artists:
nicc [Sprite Lineart, TCG cards]
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Background Artist:
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Composers:
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Audio Lead and Talent Manager:
Audio Engineers:
Ralph Villegas [Torch, Parka, and Souvenir Snake]
Justine Man [ Lock and Pretzel Dog]
Hayden Davis [Horse-Face and TCG Spider]
Nickolette Kong [Magnet and Candle]
Mark Mullens [Ox-Head and Cat In a Hat]
with Very Berry Studios
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Sound Designer:
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Assistant Programmer:
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Voice Actors:
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Resources Used:
Speech Pauses for Renpy by Kigyo
Renpy Auto Highlight by Wattson
Renpy Chroma Glitch by Gouvernathor
Renpy Shader Pack by Stella@MakeVisualNovels
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Statistics:
- 5 CGs
- 3 Endings (One Good, Two Not As Good)
- Fully voiced beginning and ending (and also some ing-betweens)
- Comic-style ending scene and Epilogue/Credits movie
- About 20k words of storytelling
- Estimate 2 to 3 hours if you're playing leisurely (lmao)
Additional Notes and Content Warnings:
- Kind of jumpscares (they aren't very good)
- Minor Flashing Lights/Sudden White Screen/TV Static
- Screen Glitches (Minor)
- Gambling (Please Be Responsible)
- Vague Discussions of Drug Usage (Very Minor)
If you run into any issues with the game, feel free to comment on this page or DM my bluesky about it!
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Changelog:
- 1.1.1 - release, judges version
- 1.1.2 - typo fixes, add to tutorial, better shopkeeper hover buttons
- 1.1.3 - fixed bug with pressing "N" to eat a pretzel
- 1.2.0 - add extras (gallery and music room), fix typos and buttons
- 1.2.1 - fix bug with extras images replacing sprites lol im stupid
- 1.2.2 - adjust rates, bugs, forgot a card even tho I did the programming for it....
- 1.2.3 - add a credits movie replay to the gallery
- 1.2.4 - typo fix, small sssupernirs bug, add trailer music to playlist
Promotional Images:
- If you'd like to stream or create content about Dead Stock, feel free to download the promotional images zip! In there you'll find transparent PNGs of a bunch of assets including logos, sprites, backgrounds, etc.
- PLEASE KEEP IN MIND... AS LONG AS YOU ARE USING THESE IMAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF DEAD STOCK, you are totally cool to do whatever you want with them.
- You are NOT allowed to: claim it as your own, use it for projects NOT related to dead stock, train AI with them, sell them in any way, or edit them to make it 'yours'.
- The people who worked on this game are all volunteer based, we do not earn any money from this!
- If you try to earn money from the images that we made for free? I'll send you to the mall!!
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Development log
- HAPPY DEAD STOCK!! (Happy Spooktober!!)87 days ago
Comments
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I loved it so much! One of my fav games so far!
I loved this game so much !! I really liked the gameplay and storyline! I'd love to see more of the characters, and it was super cool overall !! This is one of my new favorite games now
Loved everything about this! I did want to see Torch and Lock smooch but I loved seeing the way their relationship and characters developed regardless. I was also super interested by the contrast between the bright and cheery mall and the darker aspects to the characters’ previous lives, it really helped flesh the cast out. And the art style is so cute!! We hate capitalism
edit: also is Torch neurodivergent coded or is it just me?
ueueu Thank you!! I'm so glad you had fun! And yea, I really wanted to convey the contrast between the two environments tysm for noticing :>
I can see Torch being a little neurodivergent lol. And Magnet as well. They weren’t written with that in mind particularly, but if you can relate to them, that's great :>
and, if you wanna see them smooch... well
https://bsky.app/profile/xiruo.bsky.social/post/3m2fgidmf6k2p
SUCH A FUN GAME! I loved everything from the gameplay mechanics, to the story, to the visuals and the comic ending scene. SO COOL!
aight, this game was amazing. Instant 10/10.
absolutely love the amount of work put into this, like the visuals and gameplay mechanics -- amazing!! Lock was such a mood throughout lol. Loved the budding relationship he had with Torch! and backstories and lore we got to explore through the gameplay were nice touches to flesh them out.
(Though, I am a bit confused about what happened with Magnet; I may have missed something that brought that change, hmmm)
But, amazing work overall!
AA Thank you! ;;7;; I really wanted to make this game as smooth as possible, I'm so glad it was a good experience! And ww I also love the budding relationship of Lock and Torch lol--
About Magnet, the not heavy spoiler is that it's implied from dialogue during their free time events and mostly resolved within the ending credits for the good ending. (The Remembered ending.)
Otherwise... if you want a full explanation, translate the spoiler text here from hexadecimal to text:
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https://cryptii.com/pipes/hex-decoder
Ah, thank you for the explanation! Also, what a neat way to hide spoilers bc -- 4f 68 68 2c 20 64 65 66 20 6f 76 65 72 6c 6f 6f 6b 65 64 20 74 68 61 74 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 64 69 61 6c 6f 67 75 65 2e 20 54 68 6f 75 67 68 74 20 74 68 65 79 20 74 6f 6f 20 72 65 63 65 69 76 65 64 20 61 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6c 79 2c 20 62 75 74 20 49 20 77 61 73 20 63 6f 6e 66 75 73 65 64 20 61 73 20 74 6f 20 77 68 65 6e 2e 20 4d 79 20 62 61 64 2c 20 6c 6f 6c 2e
I absolutely love this game! The artwork, dialogue, voice acting, and story are all my favorite things about it! Keep up the fantastic work!
OO Thanks so much for playing man! I'm so glad you had fun with it! And JLSKFGJ thank you for all the praise too LOL
If you're feeling confused by the way, False Memory is one of the "bad" endings. It's essentially the same as the good ending, just the credits are a bit different. (With [REDACTED] at the very end. The good ending answers some of the cipher text as well.) No need to make another video or anything LOL, just wanted to let you know that there's a bit more to the story!
But yea! I loved hearing your thoughts and experiences, thank you so much again!! :>
Mannequins are scary
so true
THIS IS SO PEAK OH MY GODDD i literally played this like 3x now?!?! I'm pretty new with renpy stuff but when I heard this game was made in renpy I was BLOWN AWAYYY WITH THE GUI AND GAME MECHANICS WHATTTT.. And the writing is so wonderful! It's hard not to love all of the characters and their distinct personalities! And heh, gay people? heh.. i called it (before the development log was out btw). my radar is never wrong i could SMELL it..... amazing job for EVERYONE involved!! You guys did amazing in such a short amount of time🥺
EE Thank you!! ;;7;;
Oh man, doing things in renpy is all fine and good as long as you never see my mess of code LMAO But it's so worth it!! I'm so glad you enjoyed!!
Also yes, gay people real... HSHSHHD thank you for noticing even though they never got to smooch 🙂↕️🙂↕️
HAHAHA. Finally, I can spend all my minimum wage on gacha, and no one can stop me!!!
All the little UI animations and sound design are very satisfying too!
WHEEZE, finally !!! disposable income!! LMAO
Thank you! This game is so very MenuTM and I wanted to make sure they were good. Thank you so much for playing ;;7;;
Got called out save scumming for money. 😭
AHAHQHWHDH This is why you bring in your gacha addict friends to test your game, you'll discover loopholes to crush early on 🕺
HOLY WHAT NEW XIRUO GAME????
JSLKFGJSH OH YEA!! >:3c It's really fun, trust me I made it
LETS GO GAMBLING
LET'S GO GAMBLING !!!