Mechmories by Shess

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made by Shess for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

"Sometimes, to move on, you have to leave something behind. Thankfully, this particular workshop specializes in turning undesirable and hurtful parts into precious mementos."

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Story: you run a workshop where other bots can come to have you tinker with their innards. Some wish to get rid of unpleasant memories, others want to dismantle augmentations that are no longer needed, and you...

Well, you are a bit of a mystery. Little is known about you, aside from the fact that you NEVER part with mementos that made their way into your precious collection. And that, perhaps, is for the best for every party involved.


  • Talk to your clients to hear their stories
  • Choose which parts to extract and which to leave
  • Observe the consequences of your choices
  • Collect precious trinkets and mementos
  • Play in browser!

Controls: mouse only. [CLICK] to advance the story and choose among the options presented to you. You can also turn on the option to [SKIP READ TEXT] in the menu (a gear icon on the bottom-right).

Tips and tricks: - well, it's just a visual novel with no bad ending, hard to screw up here; - the story can branch out a little bit, but you should be able to see all content in two runs at most (alright, the poor heartbroken guy in the beginning has three, but they are resolved quickly); - the vast majority of the story is left to interpretation anyway; - the police officer is secretly into you (maybe).


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Code: Yanrishatum. Art: Ponytrator. Gamedesign, writing: Shess.

Ratings

Overall 185th 3.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 487th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 361th 3.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 167th 4.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 49th 4.5⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 108th 4.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 60🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

spacecadet
Oct 07th · 17:21 UTC
I can see a logo on the game page and clicking it the creature moves but nothing else happens. Not sure how to start the game or to proceed from there ![Screenshot 2025-10-07 192130.png](///raw/bc9/53/z/6eb3e.png)
InfernalWolf08
Oct 07th · 20:53 UTC
Error in inspect element: Unchecked runtime.lastError: The message port closed before a response was received
MxAndromeda
Oct 07th · 23:56 UTC
Unfortunately the game does not run past the initial logo of the red ray :(
gamesplusjames
Oct 08th · 01:32 UTC
I had the same problem with the logo screen. Hopefully you can fix the issue because the description sounded interesting!
Astrallo_12
Oct 08th · 01:51 UTC
How to start the game? QAQ
breadstick
Oct 08th · 02:35 UTC
well, at least the ray logo is cute and he smiles when you click on him :')
sick machine
Oct 09th · 16:30 UTC
It's a shame there was an error when launching the game.
But don't worry, you'll definitely succeed. The main thing is to not give up on the game jam, which is really exhausting with its workload.
oller125
Oct 24th · 07:53 UTC
This seems to be working now. The story is great and overall the game is really polished for a jam game. Great job!
🎤 Shess
Oct 24th · 07:55 UTC
Sorry folks, the issue has been fixed, but now we're in the red zone T_T

Not the best moment to have been overwhelmed with life stuff :(
EagleZ
Oct 24th · 08:02 UTC
![Screenshot_17.jpg](///raw/26d/36/z/6f943.jpg)

The writing is really good! I really liked the mood, the value distribution for the sprites really gives an amazing vibe, good job!
S1l3Jamal
Oct 24th · 09:39 UTC
I'm not really a fan of visual novels, was never my thing, so I really couldn't get into the game. But the art is amazing, really enjoyed that and the background song is nice and chill, really helps with the great mood of the game. Very well done!
5H08
Oct 24th · 09:52 UTC
Fantastic art & mood. Super interesting premise!
darianifakina
Oct 24th · 10:24 UTC
Love it!!!!
Jim jagers
Oct 24th · 13:12 UTC
Very interesting game, I will be sure to play it again later to get a different ending
Semenchk
Oct 24th · 16:47 UTC
PixelArt - Top.
Milestone Games
Oct 24th · 16:50 UTC
Wow, this game needs a lot more recognition. Love the atmosphere and the art! Well done!

Minor bug: For some reason music and sfx were at 0% when I started, but they came back after I turned them up. Edit: Oh wait, I must have accidentally clicked "play without sound"
8BitCharlie
Oct 24th · 17:02 UTC
I agree, "PixelArt - Top." 💗
Fractal
Oct 24th · 17:04 UTC
Maybe a little bit too much reading and too little action, but nice atmosphere!
Tomssuli
Oct 24th · 19:11 UTC
Wow, nice story. Leaves you wondering what choices made difference or maybe all choices did. I liked the mood and story. There could have been even more choices, but it would have taken even more work to write the consequences for everything.

Anyways, the game looks and feels nice and polished. Maybe an end screen would have been good. Now the last text just stood there.
Mamboman
Oct 24th · 19:40 UTC
The graphics and the overall mood are great!