Hecate's Grove

Once thought to be lost to the satanic panic of the late 80s, Hecate's Grove has found its way into your hands. Made by Animism, a one-person dev team from the pacific northwest, known for absorbing tongue-in-cheek computer games. Hecate's Grove is a piece of interactive fiction that only asks one thing of its player: their time.

Word of Mouth:

"It sucks you right in!" - Editor of Tlaloc Fanzine June 1989

"An absorbing atmosphere." - Fan Letter from Fanfare & Fiction Fanzine August 1989

Check out other titles from Animism sold by your local Fanzines and Science Fiction and Fantasy clubs near you!

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This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2023, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000-word limit.

In-Game:

• 1 sprite
• 1 background
• 1 looping background sound
• 1 SFX (enemy damage)
• Roughly 970 words

Credits

Writing, programming, animation, and music 

• dev_nb

Opening Splash Screen: 

• “O2A2” art by Isla of Milk+

Animism Splash Screen:

• Font used “DungeonFont” by vrtxrry
• Sound SFX used “Inserting Floppy In Macintosh SE” by SieuAmThanh at Freesound

Title Menu:

• “Moon Phases” by grinch
• Starry Night background found in “2D Pixel Art Medieval Backgrounds Pack” by Arludus
• GUI Sound Effects used “Retro Sounds SFX” by Dagurasu

In-Game:

• Character Art “Pixel Character Portraits” by Federico Calchera
• Attack Damage SFX Track - “hit 3 strong attack.wav” from “Retro Sounds SFX” by Dagurasu 
• Background Sound SFX “Rain and Snow 2d Game v1.0” by Viexgamer

Special Reading Skills and Keen Eye: 

• Shannon