Under a Star Called Sun

Play:

Full screen Touch: Swipe in any direction to move/advance; tap to advance dialogue. Confirmed working via touch dispatch, with distinct canvas states across repeated swipes proving real story progression. · Keyboard: Arrow keys to move; Enter to start/advance dialogue. Confirmed working directly, reaching the identical scene as touch.

About:

A short narrative piece made for LIMINAL magazine's GLITCH series at the 2020 Emerging Writers' Festival. Opens on a striking starfield title screen before a sparse, sci-fi/grief-themed vignette. Confirmed via a rigorous touch test: repeated swipes produced distinct canvas states and progressed the story to an actual scene, not just the title card. Also confirmed via keyboard arrow keys on desktop, reaching the identical scene. Original music composed by the author in beepbox.co -- no third-party asset question here.

Credits:

Made by Cecile Richard (haraiva), 2020. Published here with credit to its author, who stated no licence for it. Source code.

Phone check: 2026-09-08

No licence stated. Cecile Richard (haraiva) published this game without saying how it may be reused, so it is hosted here on the strength of credit alone: their name, a link to their own release, and nothing altered but what it took to run. If you are the author and would rather it were not here, get in touch and it comes down the same day.

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Tags:

adventure · bitsy · narrative · touch controls · browser game · free