This Game About a Tomb-Boy and His Calligraphy Pal is Weirder Than My Last Tuesday Night (In a Good Way!)
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
A new indie game called *The Little Tomb* lets you play as a boy who identifies as a tomb, searching for a body to bury inside himself, and honestly, it sounds absolutely brilliant in its sheer weirdness.
Alright, buckle up, because this one's a doozy. Rock Paper Shotgun (cheers, RPS!) has unearthed something truly special, and by special, I mean delightfully bizarre. It's called *The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club And The Search For A Dead Body*. Yep, you read that right.
So, what's the deal? You play as Kofun, a lad who identifies as a keyhole tomb (as you do). His life's purpose? To find a corpse and, well, entomb it within himself. I know, I know, stay with me.
Kofun isn't alone on this noble (if slightly morbid) quest. He's got his mate Haniwa, who, according to the RPS preview, is secretly a calligraphy whiz. They live in a park, like you do, and apparently, it's filled with stuffed horses that know exactly when and how you're going to kick the bucket. Cheerful stuff, eh?
The game comes from Cavyhouse, the mad lads who previously brought us *The Sealed Ampoule*, which RPS described as a "dungeon agriculturalization roguelite game." (I'm still trying to parse that one, to be honest.)
The RPS demo experience seems to boil down to hanging out with these wonderfully weird characters, poking around at random objects, and generally soaking in the atmosphere. You even get to slide down a slide and swing on a swing! There's a pondering currency, which, frankly, sounds brilliant. Imagine paying to contemplate the meaning of a slightly damp leaf. Genius.
Here's the big question: what is this all leading to? Kofun keeps reminding us that he's a tomb, after all, and that dead body isn't going to bury itself (or, you know, be buried *in* him). Honestly, I'm completely hooked. This is exactly the kind of bonkers indie game that reminds me why I love this industry. Give me weird over polished any day. Now, if you excuse me, I need to go ponder the meaning of a nearby stapler.
Tags: indie games, weird games, Cavyhouse, The Little Tomb, character-driven
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun