Rider's Block

NOTE: THE MOUSE SOMETIME BECOMES UNLOCKED WHEN YOU LOAD INTO THE NEIGH-BORHOOD. PRESS THE ESCAPE KEY TO BRING UP THE PAUSE MENU AND THEN CLICK CONTINUE TO FIX THIS.

You can't write a masterpiece on an empty stomach. And you will. Write a masterpiece. So get out there and fuel those brain muscles.

Entry for Brackeys 2026.1 game jam, "Strange Places".  What says "strange place" more than an ever changing neighborhood with a wandering demon horse? 

(Added downloadable .exe for Windows desktop)

Fixed Bugs:

- Menu inputs no longer blocked

- Score data correctly resets, which prevents certain sequence breaking

- Night 1 text jumble on load not yet fixed, but now less frequent

- Work around implemented for Godot audio loop bug, so audio doesn't break as frequently

- Horse gets stuck on walls far less often

- fixed bug that would cause crash when collecting food while dialogue was on screen

- introduced and then fixed a bug that halted loop progression

Known bugs:

- Mouse can become unlocked when in the neighborhood. Press ESC and continue to re-lock it.

- Very rarely, horse can get stuck in walls. 

Credits:

My dear friend Kim for supporting me soso much and helping me find assets to fill in gaps https://bsky.app/profile/teefygrin.bsky.social

Sounds from https://yourpalrob.itch.io/must-have-horror-sound-effects

Horse model from https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/horse-riggedgame-ready-bc64f4ff7966474ca9bacd42f... (and edited by Kim)

Textures from https://wriks.itch.io/wrad-textures and https://valsekamerplant.itch.io/psx-style-walls-fences

Food models from https://kenney.nl/assets/food-kit