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Hello!

My name is Yakov Butuzov, and I am an indie game developer. I would like to present to you a game that I have been working on - Loretta.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/Loretta/



Loretta is a psychological thriller that would make the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes and would lead her through a self-crafted nightmare.

This story is about a woman, dealing with betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, relationships problems and difficult social situation of the 1940s.




Conceptually and aesthetically, the game is inspired by the American art of the twentieth century, the works of Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper, film noir of the 40s-50s, thrillers by Alfred Hitchcock, the Philip Ridley movie "The Reflecting Skin", the books "1922" by Stephen King and "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.

Loretta is a story-driven adventure game in which gameplay focuses on choosing phrases in dialogue, interacting with objects, and making decisions: planning the murder and getting rid of the evidence.

Small teaser-trailer: https://youtu.be/ReWu9hMH1Es

I released my previous game DOM RUSALOK without a publisher, and got positive feedback from both journalists and players. Also, it gave me an opportunity to gather a small, but loyal audience.

Despite having studied epidemiology, I soon realized that I wish to dedicate my life to game development.

Thank you in advance!

Sincerely,

Yakov Butuzov

DOM RUSALOK is participating in a special sale dedicated to Maslenitsa!
I sincerely congratulate all of you.
Delicious pancakes for everyone, if not with caviar, then at least with sour cream!

I'am also started work on a new game, but I'm afraid it is still too early.
Here's a quick teaser:
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The year is 1947. Lora and Walter Harris move to a farm, which used to belong to his parents. Walter is a writer and Lora is an unemployed housewife. Both are quite unsuccessful.
The family is going through financial difficulties. The situation is also complicated by the fact that Walter owes money to people from New York. And although the husband keeps it a secret from his wife, Lora has a suspicion. Same as she suspects him of cheating.

Lora understands that she gave up her job, her dreams and other opportunities for her failure of a husband, she doesn’t even love. Now she is stuck in a cold empty house barely making ends meet.
As she struggles to make loan payments, she finds out that Walter’s publishing house has insured his life. In the event of his death or recognized as missing without trace, the insurance sum would be 30.000$. A plan is born in Lora’s mind.


But you can follow the development on my social networks if you wish:

https://twitter.com/yabutuzoff
https://vk.com/dom_rusalok

Hi! The BIG patch is here!

Added the ability to play in any resolution;
Completely reworked computer screens and VHS episodes;
Removed the alarm clock in the scientist's office;
The letter "i" near objects became fatter;
Removed incorrectly working shaders;
Fixed bug with audio cassette;
Correction of typos in Russian and English versions.

We apologize to those who lost their saves due to the patch, but, unfortunately, it was impossible to do otherwise. We are very sorry!

Thank you for your attention!

Hi!

Mini-patch №2 is here.

* Added the ability to make screenshots on Steam;
* Fixed some phrases and dialogues;
* The game has become more friendly for streams and YouTube-videos;
* Fixed some typos and errors;

We apologize to those who lost their saves due to the patch, but, unfortunately, it was impossible to do otherwise. We are very sorry!

Thank you for your attention.

Hello!

Mini patch is here.

*Added display resolution disclaimer.
*changes to in-game cinematics
*Removed some bright flashes
*Fixed some typos

We appreciate all of your comments and feedback.
Thank you!