Thank You for Your Time
A downloadable visual novella for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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, or who has just felt stuck - so, most people.
Play duration is about 40 minutes to an hour. The game features a final choice that leads to two different 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.
That said - the best ways to support me are to share this game with someone who might like it, or to rate and review it! I want to grow as a game designer and storyteller, so it would be invaluable to know what worked for you and what didn't.
Created by Alex Laney with Ren'Py
Game Tester / Best Girl: Lena Böse
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Install instructions
1) Please download the "mac" zip folder for Mac OS or the "pc" zip folder for Windows and Linux.
2) You will then have to extract the game files from the zip folder. On Windows, just right click the zip folder > 7-zip > extract files > OK (before clicking OK, you can choose where you want the game files to go). I imagine the process is similar for other operating systems, but I've never touched Linux, and Mac confuses me to be honest, so I'd ask someone else if you encounter any problems.
3) Once you've extracted the game files, go to where you installed the "ThankYouforYourTime-1.0-mac" or "ThankYouforYourTime-1.0-pc" folder > double click > double click > double click "ThankYouforYourTime.exe"
That should start the game. Please enjoy - and choose wisely!
