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.
Awards:
- Nominee, Free Play Award, 2024 Debug Indie Game Awards
- Winner, Outstanding Bitsy Game of 2023, IFDB Awards
Comments
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I have loved mountains as long as I can remember <3
beautiful story omg. this is one of those games that really gives you something meaningful to think about. definantly a gem 10/10
I <3 mountains
This game wrecked me. 10/10
what a beautiful game. made me cry.
This was so poetically impactful and achingly beautiful
Gorgeous — really moving
this left me both hollow and full at once, just beautiful
beautiful
really lovely, I am glad to have found this and for you to have shared it.
this made me feel something i cannot name
there is so much introspection, reflection and magic in your soul.; a depth and richness that bleeds into everything you do...keep making these, your works can be a mountain to people.
gas went up a cent while I played this game
this made me cry. insanely thoughtful & well put together. thank you and all your lovely words <3
Incredible game
lovely!
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.