PURPLE -Directors Cut-
A downloadable game for Windows
EXTENDED DEMO OUT NOW
FULL GAME ETA: JUNE 6TH 2024
Synopsis:
It’s 1996.
You play as Randall Purpura, a 23 year old man who has just been released from a lengthy hospital visit for mysterious reasons. He lives in a small studio apartment in a dangerous part of LA California.
He meets Mya, his new neighbor who wants to become quick friends with him.
He also meets Tate, the handsome man down the hall. He never seems to be home when you want him to be.
Explore the city, solve puzzles and try to unlock the mysteries of Randall’s past and try not to get killed.
Featuring OST by Bruno Buglisi [Hibarist] and BARBATUS
Tileset by vexedenigma
Pixel sprites and backgrounds by bileshroom
WARNINGS (most warnings are for the full game and not the demo):
the game includes themes of abuse, implied sexual abuse, unhealthy side/negative effects of mental illness, mild flashing lights, body horror, gore, blood, mild jump scares, chase scenes, fire/burning, suicide, mentions of transphobia, main character death, insects/moths, dismemberment, eyes, medical themes, swearing, mild censored nudity, holes, medicine and many many easter eggs.
THIS GAME IS BY NO MEANS MEANT TO INFORM OR EDUCATE ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES. If you are offended by a negative depiction of someone with mental illnesses or are unable to separate a fictional game from real life, please find another game.
lgbt+ themes are prevalent in the game as well.
CONTROLS:
arrow keys or wasd to move. Hold shift to run. Space to interact. esc key to bring up menu (and to use items).
Press F5 to make the game window bigger.
Download
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Development log
- FINAL BUG FIXED VERSION UP NOW!!!Jun 30, 2023
- NEW FIXED DEMO OUT FOR REAL THIS TIMEJun 15, 2023
- DONT DOWNLOAD THE NEW BUILD OMGJun 15, 2023
- bug fix testJun 15, 2023
- IMPORTANT PLEASE ANSWER IF YOU EXPERIENCED LAGGINGJun 15, 2023
- BUG FIXESApr 07, 2023
- roof error fixedOct 10, 2022
- EXTENDED DEMO OUT NOWOct 10, 2022
Comments
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ts was so fire i had to make an account js to talk about how fire it is jefjrbgrhw
but im MAD excited for the full game cus if the demo is this good.. omg... im not normally the kind of person to buy games but if it does have a cost to play, take every penny to my name
Not sure if it's a bug or me... I found the gurney handle, and assumed that meant I can move gurneys, but when I try to use it, health stats come up and overlap the item menu. Am I doing something wrong? Is spooky basement man sabotaging me creepypasta style??
use it on the gurney blocking your path on the 3rd floor
the health thing is a small bug thats been fixed in the full game XD
I was trying the wrong gurney, that's why it wasn't working lmao thank you!!
Am I the only one who can't run too fast? Any time I'm trying to run from Mya turning into the monster i run pretty slow. I've tried several times but i don't know if it's just me
take the pills in your inventory
omg thank you!!!! Love you and the game is sooo good!
ofc and thank you! i put more of a reminder in the full game cause a lot of people forgot they picked those up hsfgsdf
ngl i got spooked when i saw tate in the game qwq/pos
gen didnt expect him to be there but i am happy he is xd, love him and frost bite <3 also amazing game :D <33 randall is an amazing and relatable charater imo <3333 i do feel like i missed some lore? will play again to explore the game more^^
the funny tate actually originated from purple ! i created him for the sole purpose of being in purple, but my husband wanted to make a VN style game so we used tate for it hence him being in frost bite lol
thank you though! the full game is planned to come out june 6th and have the full story in it ^^
oooooo i cant wait! putting it dont on my calendar right now^^ xd
Hello!I would really like to ask some questions. You wrote on your Twitter that you would be giving away the purple to YouTubers. I would like to know if ordinary people who do not have channels on YouTube can get the game? And if so, how can one apply for this role? The fact is that many Russian users will not even be able to purchase the game, since itch.io does not accept Russian credit cards. I'm Russian myself and I really like your games. I've been waiting for purple for two years and hope I'll have the opportunity to play
ill also be doing some giveaways for free copies on my twitter, but itll be totally random.
im afraid i cant just give away the game to everyone though ;-; i still worked hard on the game and the youtuber giveaway is to also gain some traction for the game so more people see it or learn about it
if you cant afford it though, i will be doing a full longplay of the game myself on youtube so you can watch the game !
Thanks for the answer! Good luck in developing purple and other games ^^
wasd are not working and I dunno why and I cant fix it. I wonder if someone has an answer for ıt, also wanted to say that I love the game sm.
for some reason WASD doesnt work on my husbands laptop when he plays the game too x_x we're currently trying to figure out a fix for the full game but for the time being a controller or the arrow keys should work!
Hello! I just wanted to ask if there any possible way to contact the creator of this game. I see that there is a big funbase of russian speakers, so i want to say that i can translate this game to russian:]
hello im the creator! i would love to get the game translated, but with how much dialog is in the full game, im afraid i dont have the means to pay for translations and it would be a project for the distant future :(
i wouldnt feel right accepting free work but its something i do want to pay for eventually!
Thank you for answering! Thats ok! I understand everything, if you still will be interested in translation to russian you can send dm me on email!
Yay, this is my drawing. I spent 4 hours on it.... However, I don't regret the time spent. The game is great, Randall is gorgeous and the best man ever. Yes. I don't know what else to say.
I UHM-- I MADE A COSPLAY...... UHHH..... I'M YOUR FAN. HELLO FROM RUSSIA, YIPEE!!!!!!! WAITIN' FOR THE FULL GAME!! I'M EXCITED SMSMSM
OMG THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!!! you did an excellent job im blown away!!
YIPEE, TY!!! SORRY FOR BEING A LITTLE SHY AND MAYBE ANNOYING, I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS I REALLY LOVE YOUR GAMES >.<
I also want to show you some photos of me and my friend, we've cosplayed Tate and Randall. There's only 3 photos.. this is all what I have.
(screaming loudly because I'm noticed by yoouuuuu jfwoijdsdk!!!!!!)
me and my gf played this awhile ago and we came back and saw EXTENDED DEMO is that new like idk if back then it said EXTENDED DEMO like i know the 3 image of vic,young randall and gaspar are new images but idk if EXTENDED DEMO new im asking cause i dont want to play this game again and go though all that moth chasing scene just to get to the same end as last time
ah the extended demo came out like a year ago O: before that the demo ended after randall gets pushed off the hospital roof and now it ends after the moths chase!
BUT the full game is just about done so it should be out within the next couple months!
ok thanks i am excited to get it when it out and when ill be able to
FINALLY
hello! i loved this game and cant wait for the full game! i also have 2 question's. does this game have a release date? just out of curiosity and not trying to rush y'all :] and i also want to know about the phobia project, cause i cant find the demo and i don't really know what to look up to see if anything happened to it, and i hope y"all have a nice day, afternoon or night :]
im so glad you enjoyed it! the released date is mostly just mid 2024, im working hard on finishing it and its SO close to being done but ive been having some major health issues thats slowing production down a touch x_x
itll def be done this year though!!
and as for phobia, we took the demo down for the time being bc once purple is done we're gonna fix it up and release the demo this year as well! a lot has changed since we made the demo so we wanna keep everything consistent haha
okay! thank you so much for answering my questions :] and i hope you get better soon!
lol, I drew him
with a ponytail :)
у меня тут небольшая проблемка:_)...Когда я убегаю от монстра(Это когда "Майя" показала облик монстра) то на одном из этапов я не могу пройти по доске, я как будто просто упираюсь в неё. Что делать?
это прекрасно,вот закончу её проходить и нарисую фан арт
боже мой я надеюсь что в марте этот бэнгер выйдет 😭
ЭТА ИГРА ПРОСТО ПРЕКРАСНА!!! Я ОБОЖАЮ ВАС АВТОР!!!!!! ЖДУ ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЯ!!!!!!!!!
Those parts are mainly for the full game which isbt released yet
Did I do something wrong or does the game end with “we can get out”?
thats the end of the demo! its a demo! the full game is scheduled to release this year
I'm in love with this game
When I download it on to my laptop PC it says that the game isn't trusted and that I need to write a thing to windows saying that I trust it and that they would E-mail me, and it would work but it doesn't.
ive never heard of the email thing, but even ive gotten that popup when moving the game to a different pc, its just your firewall not liking a developer it doesnt recognize.
you SHOULD be able to click a button in the bottom corner and then run anyway and it should just work, but every computer is different, im not sure why yours would ask you to email them though? very strange
I got the same thing, you'll need to right-click on the warning and then click 'more info', then there should be a 'keep anyway' button and it'll finish downloading.
Alrighty thank you! ^^
termina tu wea rapido uwu
hey! ive downloaded it, but its asking me what app to open it with? i havent had this problem downloading your other games. im not sure what to do
hm thats strange O: you should just be able to extract it from the blue box file (i suggest to your desktop) and then click the red dragon icon in the new folder O:
you might have clicked on a wrong file and not the executable O: but thats the only thing i can think of ;-;
I'm really looking forward to the full version of the game, good luck
5 stars. Just 5 freaking stars for this demo!
God, playing as Randall and seeing some of his habits really hits close to home (Neglecting hygiene, struggling to remember stuff, having to take pills constantly to feel normal, and struggling to go outside). I just want to give this purple guy the biggest hug and tell him that he's not alone :)
I was originally gonna play this because I played Frost Bite first (Absolutely loved it) and was hooked on learning more about Tate, but now I'm hooked on Randall and Mya's stories as well!
The whole part in the hospital had my heart racing as I played. I was begging for Randall to make it out safely, but the ending being ambiguous left me feeling scared for him and also feeling hopeful that he's at least somehow alive.
I'm gonna wait patiently for the full game to release (and the full release of Frost Bite). Take your time with perfecting your projects! The final product is gonna be so sweet to play!
Idк if it's a bug or not, but I can't run away from the monster after he stopped being Mya. Is this how it should be or should I try better??
did you take the pills in your inventory?
Yes. I took them after the fall from the roof. But I think I acted stupidly by not describing the problem in more detail. So, when the monster stop be Mya and I run to the floor below, is he..."accelerating"?? I don't understand, but it looks like this. ,_,
you have to run to the second floor O: not the first!
I noticed this even before I saw your answer, oops!! But I finished the game and damn it's so good. Previously, I was skeptical about games of this format, but your project convinced me otherwise. Good luck ⁽⁽ଘ( ˊᵕˋ )ଓ⁾⁾
Love what you've done with the series so far, don't rush the project and keep up with the great work.
WHERE IS FULL GAMEE
been following you since john doe came out, super excited for the full release :3
hihi !! i've been following ur stuff for over a year now and its helped me out a lot with my crippling mental health :P i'm just wondering if ur ever gonna do a console port for purple later on after it gets released?? it'd be really cool !! :3
rahh im so exited
I just wanted to say I love your games and I love Randall you make such wonderful characters thank you for gracing the internet with your stories
Hello, how do I meet little Randal like in the screenshots?
wait for the full game. its almost ready to be posted, if you wanna keep an eye on updates, i post about it on my twitter @mortisfox
IM SO FUCKING EXCITEDDDDDDBDKHDJDSLDDLSSD
omg I’m excited for the new game to come out and Vic survived Tate 😭
hi
so, i think u found a bug
(spoliers)
when mya changes into the monster in the hospital and it chases you
you have to walk over a plank to cross a gap in the ground
and if you took the plank before this scene you can't cross nor have enough time to put it back in place
and i don't have a different save from before this moment so i can't fix it unless i play the game from the beginning again, so im stuck
its been fixed in the full version thats going to be uploaded soon ^^ im aware of it though! in the meantime, just make sure you place the board there before the last chase is initiated on the third floor
Hemlo, Im somewhere in the middle of the game and I already love it!!! <33 I have one question, Will full version be free???
itll be 5$ ! but im going to be giving away free keys on my twitter @mortisfox and there will be longplays on youtube for it!
thanks for ur answer!!!
I’m multi language I Speak Japanese, Chinese and Korean fluent Thai I’ll be happy to translate this game.
私は日本語、中国語、韓国語、タイ語を流暢に話す多言語話者です。
我精通多种语言，能说流利的日语、中文、韩语和泰语。
저는 일본어, 중국어, 한국어, 태국어에 능통하며 다국어에 능통합니다.
ฉันพูดได้หลายภาษาและพูดภาษาญี่ปุ่นจีนเกาหลีและไทยได้อย่างคล่องแคล่ว
I’m tired.
I apologize for such a question..(just very interesting) Will Randall and Tate's relationship be shown in the game?
in a way, yes owo