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So I bought a little chainsaw

by Akz profile

2024
Humor
DragonRuby Game Toolkit

(based on 9 ratings)
Estimated play time: 6 minutes (based on 4 votes)
Members voted for the following times for this game:
1 review11 members have played this game. It's on 1 wishlist.

About the Story

So I bought a little chainsaw is a dark comedy told entirely through product reviews.

Please be aware that this game contains references to threatening behaviour, physical harm, disaster, death and light gardening.

Awards

9th Place overall; 2nd Place, Best Use of Short Form - Short Games Showcase 2024

Ratings and Reviews

5 star:
(1)
4 star:
(6)
3 star:
(2)
2 star:
(0)
1 star:
(0)
Average Rating: based on 9 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Rate reviews for mini chainsaws, January 25, 2025
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

Edit: Upon talking to others I decided to replay and pay more attention to even the smallest details. I found some variations I hadn't noticed before and some funny patterns in the small text.

This is a darkly humorous game about amazon reviews for a portable battery-operated mini chainsaw.

Each review describes how the person used it, ranging from reasonable to typical-online-customer to dangerous to surreal. You can rate the ratings as helpful or report them.

The story progresses over time, advancing to a final culmination.

Someone on itch said they figured out how to get two different endings, and the creator confirmed that choices matter, but I don't know how. The first time, I rated all the nice ratings helpful and all the murder ratings 'report'; the second time, I reported everything; the third time, I rated everything 'helpful'. I got the same ending both times, but the last time the screen was dark with creepy music (but the text was the same). If anyone knows how to get multiple endings, I'd be interested!

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Outstanding Plot of 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the most outstanding plot in a game from 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB...

Outstanding Humor Game of 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best humor game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested...

Outstanding Debut 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game of 2024 by a new author. Voting is open to all IFDB members....

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