Thank You for Your Time

The outside world is a cold, harsh place. That's why you came here. The cavern provides you with a minimum of shelter and  - more importantly - the hope that you will one day be chosen to receive a place by the  enormous fire hidden away in the dark depths below.

To be chosen, you will have to impress the inscrutable hooded figures that rule this place, but that is much easier said than done. Nobody has ever seen the Hoods react to an audition before - positively or negatively, or at all, and their Shadow servants never give anything away either.

And yet, there's always a chance. So long as you can outwait your competition.

Thank You for Your Time is a visual novella that I made with Ren’Py as a solo dev. It’s a surreal parable about audition purgatory, and about a difficult question: how long will you wait for your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? 

The player will have to decide the answer that's right for themselves. I hope this game will be cathartic for anyone who has had to go for an audition or a job interview - so, most people. 

Play duration is about 40 minutes to an hour. There is a final choice with two endings, as well as a few smaller choices along the way that also impact the story.

All of the images in this game are AI generated. The story and narrative design are my own. This is a passion project that cost me nothing to create. It should cost you nothing to play.

Created by Alex Laney with Ren'Py 

Game Tester / Best Girl: Lena Böse