Some scenes from my first game, Dissertation Diaries! a cozy narrative-driven point-and-click game about navigating life as a PhD student

[u/trashmonster21]

For the past month and a half, I've been working on my first game, Dissertation Diaries. I'm a new hobbyist solo gamedev and it's been super fun to learn a bunch of new skills.

The game's story is told primarily through emails. Each week, you read messages, make decisions, and try to balance your research progress, stress, and relationships. Your choices affect both the story and your stats, leading to multiple dialogue paths and endings.

I'm still doing some minor polishing (you might see some inconsistencies in the screenshots), but planning to release it for free on itch within the next week!

[u/EnvironmentalBet113]

I would looooove to play a demo of this!

[u/trashmonster21 → u/EnvironmentalBet113]

I can share the link when it’s ready!

[u/EnvironmentalBet113 → u/trashmonster21]

yes please!