UPDATE RELEASE: Game updated on January 1, 2025 (Version 1.1).  This version will ONLY be available in the downloads section while the Winter MelonJam 2024 is ongoing, so the web version above is what the judges are meant to see. This update includes better audio balancing and corrected audio adjustment sliders.

WINTER MELONJAM SUBMISSION NOTE: In Version 1.0, the alarm volume level does not correspond to any of the slider adjustments. For this iteration of the game just be wary if you have an audio sensitivity, and the "Mute All" button in the game menu still works, or turn down your computer volume.

This is my submission for the Winter MelonJam 2024.  I incorporated the theme of "polarity" in making your character follow their instincts (shown as a compass to the player) to find their way home, and also of the opposition attraction of the soldiers. I was inspired by homing pigeons and magnetoreception, which explain how some animals are able to navigate so well.

There's one main ending to this game, but to get the full experience you should try also going where your compass tells you not to...

The soldier outfits are modeled after America's WWI uniforms.

If you're viewing the web version of this game and it's having a hard time loading, you'll likely have better luck downloading it. This game is not optimized to play on the phone.

Thanks for playing!