The Anchorite
A young boy awakens in a strange set of rooms at the top of a tower. He is told that he is to become the 'Anchorite', and must follow three commandments:
Thou shalt complete the daily tasks.
Thoug shalt not look upon the sullied.
Thou shalt not leave the tower.
He is told that he must do this to reach enlightenment, and that it is not only for his own good, but for the good of the city.
Many years pass, and the Anchorite adapts to his new life, until he sees something unexpected at the window, and his life, which had seemed so safe and serene, begins to unravel...
The Anchorite is a point & click mystery tinged with horror, made in two weeks for the Adventure X Jam 2024.
Available as both download and playable in browser.
Edit: Due to time constraints of the game jam, there were a few bugs in earlier versions - if you encounter any, please download the latest version (currently 1.0.5).
Download
Install instructions
Either play in the browser, or extract all files to the folder of your choice and run either the .exe or winsetup. Enjoy!
Development log
- The Anchorite - Out Now!81 days ago
Comments
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- when you try to pick lemon the other day it still says "already got one"
- when you pick up the bucket, you can let the water go once again and it randomly spawns another bucket. can't take another one though.
it's nice, worth expanding into a longer story really.
It's hard to believe this was developed in just two weeks! I recently played The Anchorite and was thoroughly impressed by its captivating narrative and atmospheric design.
A really good game. Quite nostalgic to me as I grew up loving Lucas style point and click games.
Gameplay
Just out of context, I feel itch.io is the anchorite... in a good way.
Thank you for the great game!
The pixel artstyle here looks so lovely. Loved playing this game <3
this was incomprehensibly cool omg i wish there was moooooore. i love what i got to experience none the less.
What a brilliant little game.
i made fanart,,,,, i hope you like itf,,,,, sorgy if i made it unaccurate,,,, runs away,,,,
Wow, thank you! Amos appreciates you :D
The controls were bugged to me. Switching to fullscreen made the mouse really slow, and after that the browser told me that itch.io was controlling my cursor and to press ESC to get it back. Allowing the control of the cursor would make the mouse unresponsive, and pressing ESC would get it back, but after a click it would take control again, leading to a combination of click, ESC, click, ESC.
Man, i loved this game! Congratulations <3
Wow
Wow... Just wow. This game surely felt like a throwback to the good old days. Such strong vibes of old-school quest games like Legend of Kyrandia; the art, the music, the story - loved every second of it. Hope it grows into something bigger, because it's so captivating!
And... this might be an inappropriate place to ask but do you mind if I were to translate this game into Russian? I just want people who don't know English to try it. If it's not an option at the moment, that is ok, I'd still recommend people to play nonetheless.
Wonderful game, really loved it, from the art to the concept... I'd defo play a sequel where the Anchorite learns to navigate the real world!
good nice very bad ass nice
Amazing game. Absolutely loved it!
I saw my brother playing this. couldn't help myself from quiet chuckle.
Absolutely loved this game and idea. I had just hit save game and then completed it really good
Game is awesome, i love the art and the overall vibe of the game.
Very nice game! I love the retro graphic style !
Great Sci-Fi game. Captivating history. Nice characters. Surprising and exciting ending. We want to see how it continues. Could you also makes your games in spanish ? Best Regards.
loved it!
This was a great play. Will follow and wishlist for sure.
Thank you!
This was awesome. The retro art, the interesting story, the logic behind the puzzles, the story telling, the reveal, everything was on point. And while it is a perfectly fine game by itself, it could also be an opening to a bigger game.
A sci-fi adventure with a man accompanied by a robot, lost in a city he does not know anything about... I get a good "beneath a steel sky" vibe here, but with a touch of horror, which is really good.
It may happen one day!
love this game
Thank you!
Loved it!
But too short I had an existensial crisis when it ended. like after you binge watch a great tv show!
I'm sorry! But also glad you liked it :)
Nice game, really liked cozy vibe and music in first part, great combination with unhurried point and click gameplay.
Thank you!
Loved this! One small suggestion - I misclicked through dialogue a couple times and missed a line here and there. It would be cool if you could hit a key to go back and reread.
A good suggestion, I will see what I can do
"i love Amos" we all say in unison
WE LOVE AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's the hero we didn't know we needed
this game was really cool !! loved the puzzles and the ending(s) :) plus characters,, thought Amos was a kewl and cute robot ^_^ (((heh,,, unlocked a new small fandom to hyperfixacate on,,/j))))
Amos will appreciate that :)
I think I got a softlock bug. On the day where the fire has gone out, the bucket looks and says it's empty but the water pump says I can't pump when the bucket is full.
Hmmm, never had that happen... I will look into it!
It wasn't a huge deal, it only took a couple of minutes to get back there from the start of the game once I knew the puzzle solutions.
I liked this game a lot! I'd be really interested to see where the story goes if you decided to develop it into something full-length.
Love it! 😁 I need more of the story! What happens next? 👀 I really wanna know haha.
I may continue it one day...
please do hahaha some of us are curious to find what happens next to the characters 👀
Loved it! This had such a strong Twilight Zone feeling, it was beautiful. Cool puzzles and storytelling with all the items, I had a lot of fun with this.
Thank you very much for playing! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I am still working on the Tragic Loss of M. Slazak, but will be releasing Carnival first, so it will likely be next year for Slazak.
Super game thanks!
Glad you liked it!
very good
Thanks!
This is fantastic. An amazing story in such a small package. And the style perfectly captures the classic point-and-clicks. Excellent work!
Thank you!
so great!
Thanks!
Honestly, just a really solid story that executed very well. Puzzles were simple and fun, and the pixelated aesthetic was knocked out of the park. Obviously the music is a bonus to. Nothing short of perfection.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it so much.
Really great game ! Thanks
Thank you!
HI! I found you have a huge potential. But consider the piano next time. It takes out of the universe you are trying to communicate, in my opnion. Kind Regards!
Thank you
verry nice verry nice
Thank you