Rastoska

⚠️ Note: This is a prototype ⚠️

Controls:
Left-click to move,
Right-click to command your robot companion.

Hi, and thanks for stopping by!

This is a very early version of my game — a prototype with only basic mechanics implemented so far (the story is still mostly in my head). I understand that in its current state, the project feels empty and doesn’t yet reflect the core idea of the game. Right now, I mainly want to showcase the visual style and a bit of the movement system.

The main character currently uses a placeholder sprite from:
anokolisa — this will be replaced in the future.
Please also ignore the NPCs — they’re just here for testing the mechanics.

💭 Why am I sharing this now?

I’ve long dreamed of making a game in the style of a visual novel with RPG and puzzle elements. It’s a genre that’s close to my heart — I love rich, well-written stories, the ability to make meaningful choices, explore the world, and solve interesting challenges.
This project is my first step toward that dream, and it’s important for me to get started, even if it’s imperfect.

🔧 What’s next?

Here are some of the things I plan to add and improve:

• I want to create a full apartment for the main character — currently, it’s just a bathroom and kitchen.

• I’m adding a robot dog companion as a major character.

• I plan to introduce RPG elements: skill progression, abilities, and inventory (still figuring out the exact system — I’ll know more as development progresses).

This prototype took me 2 weeks to build — the hardest part is behind me. I’m aiming to add story and interactive elements over the next two weeks, so things will start to make more sense.

In short:
The story is set in the near future, in an alternate Russia under a cyber-dictatorship (a regime where people’s movements are restricted by cybernetic systems).
Our main character isn’t too bothered by that — he doesn’t really want to go anywhere anyway.
But then, aliens arrive... and everything changes.

Follow the project if you're interested — it really helps keep me motivated to keep building and (hopefully) draw you into an engaging story!