the mountain is as it always was
A small narrative game about mountains, emptiness, loss, and remembering what it means to be alive.
Inspired by an Annie Dillard passage that has been glancing around my mind like a pebble in a river for nearly half a decade.
“Mountains are giant, restful, absorbent. You can heave your spirit into a mountain and the mountain will keep it, folded, and not throw it back.”
- Annie Dillard, Pilgrim in Tinker Creek
- Art and words by me | twitter | instagram
- Music: Palo Colorado by R Beny
- Instructions: Use your arrow keys to navigate. If you're on a phone, swipe to move.
- Playtime: 5-10 minutes
Made for the 1-bit jam and 2023 game off. This game was nominated for the 2024 Debug Indie Game Awards.
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mountain is home, mountain is life
<3
This is an amazing game, it really resonated with me
That hit deep. How do you come up with such ideas? Amazing.
I love it!
I've been staring at my keyboard for 5 minutes straight, trying to come up with something clever to say, but words fail me…
Lovely soundtrack and pure emotion/perspective 💜
lovely
The storytelling in this game is so simple but so so effective. Really moving. Great work
Beautiful, this is poetry! Simple and easy to hold close to my heart.
I wish I had a mountain
it’s never too late to find one!
Wow, I loved this game! The imagery and writing were very touching.
damn bro, nice speech <3
Damn. It gives amazing feeling after walkthrough. I was need this.
thank you for this
Damn. Well done.
the artwork & colors are so beautiful, the writing is very touching <3
this made me cry so hard. thank u for this , keep it up <3
I cried after finishing this. This was very healing for me and inspired me to write a scene for my own game. Thank you for making this!
this is absolutly beautiful. thank you.
How we can expand the screen?
was really bittersweet, this was so cute
all i got for this is damn
hit close to me especially since I see mine daily. amazing game.
Muy bonito.
Crying I knew. Who is of madness leaving such sadness I hate!
Passion for mountains is covered by the unreason, the relations of the followed character with three lovers.
Beautiful
Wow, I loved this so much. Found this in the SF game dev discord but you've got a follow from me because I really want to see what you continue to make. It's so effective and meditative, I really loved it! Amazing job.
damn
The art is stunning. Good work!
(small thing but you can walk on the kitchen counter)
The only game that has made me tear up in my life. This was beautiful.
Wow
Great story!
Simple and poetic game, almost cried while playing, good job man!
my eyes are a tiny bit wet.
I lost a friend a few weeks ago. I was just talking about whether I feel prepared to go see the tombstone. then I played this.
absolutely beautiful.
will we ever know what was in the urgent email?
Whatever it was, the main character probably isn't paid enough to care.
this was beautiful!
your relationship with the mountain and mom reminds me of how i feel about water; oceans and lakes. i cried going through the game
Simple and poetic. I miss the mountains.
beautiful work! welcome to the bitsy community.
thank you! glad to be here :)
Absolutely one of my favorite games of the year. Resonance-per-minute ratio is off the charts! The soundscape beautifully sets the scene for the powerfully concise writing - beautiful stuff here
thank you!
This hit a bit too close to home. I don't know why, like the game says so so little. The words are not really poetic and it's not really anything grand. But somehow you managed to explain the fear I have for becoming adult with three four something sentences. Kids have a tendency to take the world exactly for what it is, and just saying it without getting complicated. You did just that. Maybe even simplified it beyond that. But you just captured someones entire life in a matter of minutes in a way I have never actually seen before, and I feel like I'm in here too. I'm not sure I like it. I'm sure I needed to see it. Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to write this. I really appreciate your kind words!