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Estimated play time: 15 minutes (based on 1 vote)
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- 15 minutes — Passerine
About the Story
Regain your hair, lose control. Nine possible endings. None of them good.
Content warning — Possible side effects include: misogyny, misanthropy, resentment, sounding like a creep, being a creep, violence against animals, violence against people, bodily harm and mutilation, fires, falls, stabbings, street fights, media sensationalism, uncontrolled hair growth, human experimentation, unhealthy fixations, botched transplants, foul language, despair, obsolescence, doing your own research, disastrous Zoom meetings, uncomfortable phone calls, the medical industrial complex, the unavoidable effects of aging, a creeping sense of your own obsolescence, the horrible knowledge that no matter what, there are things you will never be able to regain in this life, not in the same form, not in the same way, but hell, maybe you should try anyway.
Awards
4th Place overall; 1st Place (tie), Best Story-Focused Game - Short Games Showcase 2025
Ratings and Reviews
| Average Rating: Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1 |
I am a little unsure what to make of this one. The writing and overall game design was solid. The background was used very effectively to show the amount of hair you have at the moment.
The protagonist struggles with hair loss, trying all sorts of things to no effect. At some point, they apparently stumble upon a possible solution, one which solves the problem at first but then brings things out of control in an unexpected way.
It's hard for me to review the story. As a horror story, I felt it was something which could work, although it didn't quite achieve the intended effect on me personally. I did feel weirdly grossed out at the end, rather than feeling like someone who read a good horror story.
So I'm filing this under games which I felt were good but which I didn't personally like. That said, ymmv on the story.
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Game Details
First Publication Date: June 19, 2025
Current Version: 1.0
License: Freeware
Development System: Twine
Forgiveness Rating: Merciful
IFID: 2E575AF8-2267-4E06-999D-6542AF730C74
TUID: vxvxnfs836ijpkm0
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