The End: Inari's Quest

The End: Inari's Quest

Released Jul 2018

You're a fox in a cyberpunk city full of hostile robots. You must escape while helping another fox and its cub

33% positive · 108 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

The End: Inari's Quest released on July 24, 2018. The store description explicitly states that "The End is a game divided in episodes" and that "the first one lasts a little more than an hour," which strongly implies additional episodes were originally planned beyond this first installment. However, the developer (a solo developer, based on the "I have been working on the game" language) has posted no meaningful updates, announcements, patches, or development communications since launch — out of 12 news posts scanned, none contain any content releases, announcements, or developer statements about the game's future. The game has been available for nearly eight years with no subsequent episodes, DLC, or roadmap published. The episode-based framing appears to have been an aspiration that was never followed through. With no unreleased DLC listed on the store, no announced future content, and complete developer silence since 2018, the game is effectively complete as a single episode — the content that shipped is all there is.
Evidence
Store description states the game is 'divided in episodes' and that the first episode covers the fox's release and meeting with the goddess Inari, implying additional episodes were originally planned.
description · Jul 24, 2018 source ambiguous
medium
Game has been purchasable since July 24, 2018 with no changes to store page indicating new content or episodes.
store metadata · Jul 24, 2018 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Plug In Digital
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Storyline

You embody a fox in captivity in a cyberpunk world. A mysterious divinity sets you free and asks you to join her on a quest to find the last humans in this world. During this adventure you must protect your cub from various threats: irradiated rats, random behaving drones, and dangerous cyborgs. But you must also be smart and memorize your way around the city and solves puzzles to avoid exposing yourself to danger.

The End is a game divided in episodes. The first one lasts a little more than an hour and goes from the release of the fox to the meeting with the goddess Inari.

More info about the game:

Game play

  • Moving using joystick or keyboard and mouse.
  • Play dead to avoid being noticed by enemies.
  • Sleep to recover.
  • Pick or drop with your mouth.
  • Attack or jump.
  • Knock down cyborgs (by running fast behind them or hitting their legs).

Environment

  • Subway.
  • Tunnel.
  • Several streets.
  • Apartment interior.
  • Building corridors.
  • Squares.
  • And a forest big enough to get lost in it.

IA

  • Flying robots doing rounds.
  • Cyborg that follows you if your get noticed and kicks you.
  • Cyborg that tries to catch if you get too close.
  • Rats attacking your cub.
  • Cyborgs getting activated depending on your actions.

Development:

  • I have bought resources to develop the game and created the ones I could not find.
  • I have been working on the game since May 2017 (I have restarted the level design several times).
  • 30 people tested the game, and I have taken their opinions into account.

Inspiration and references:

My inspirations are quite visible I think; Akira, HK project, Ghost In the Shell, Oni and of course Blade Runner!
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