
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
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«Grief like a stray dog» is a short interactive play about a young postwoman in a tight-knit rural community. In the outside world, WW2 rages at its apex. Nadia is thirteen. She delivers papers, letters. And death notifications to families of those killed in action.
Nadia’s character is based on the author’s grandmother. Inspired by tales of a childhood spent in a village near Rzhev, not far from one of the most brutal battlefields of the Eastern Front, most of the character arcs and plot points are based on war stories told by older relatives and locals; many letters are real.
The main visual inspirations for the game were kid’s drawings, neo-expressionism, Russian lubok art and Soviet book illustration
«Grief like a stray dog» is a meditation on war, community and human fate — part documentary, part Russian folk tale.
A visual novel with elements of an adventure game.
A rich and touching story based on memories and Russian folk tales.
Author's 2D graphics.
Disturbing and unusual soundtrack.
Capacious and authentic dialogues.
Duration: 60-80 minutes.
A village populated by picturesque characters.

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Languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish
Engagement
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Reviews
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Reviews
grief like a stray dog直译过来为,悲伤像流浪狗,游戏中文翻译为悲伤如狗随行。游戏是一款反战题材的点击式视觉小说。在战争的年代,流离失所的人们就像流浪狗一般失去了家园,而游戏中也恰巧有一直小狗伴随着我们每一天。 游戏是线性点击视觉小说,在找猫,树林,和山有可做可不做的支线,看完所有故事能够获得成就。剧情很简单,只是因为母亲生病,所以主角代替母亲当送信员。在这个背景之下,送信传递的不仅是生的希望,更是死亡的通知书。游戏通过送信和对话,为我们展现了那个背景之下人们的生活。一开始送的信或许是与亲人报平安,随着时间的流逝,象征的死亡的黑色信越来越多。游戏过程中只有两种交互方式,一种是点击,一种是滑动鼠标递信,模拟伸出的手,在送出黑色的信时,明显感到有些困难,这种小细节蛮让人惊喜的,一下子建立了沉重的氛围。 作为一款短小的反战游戏,游戏以小见大,用送信这一件小事来反应人们的悲伤,通过描述生活中的细节,塑造了一个压抑而又黑暗的时代。游戏通过对话展现了战争时期人们的悲痛,每位角色的性格各异,形象立体复杂。游戏主角作为一个替代母亲工作的少女,被质疑,因为送死亡信而被迁怒,但哪怕最后出了事,大家也都知道这不是她的错,反而是关心这个孩子,温情而又带着一丝人文关怀,让人体会到战争的可恶和战争下人们的悲伤。 [code] No Responsibility Review,只根据个人喜好进行评测: [url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36266776-NRR233] 无责任评测[/url][/code]
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Хоть и достаточно короткая, но хорошая история. Визуальные стиль и повествовательные приёмы выбраны грамотно имхо, мне в целом понравилось.
The year is 1944. You are Nadia, a 13 year old girl whose mother is sick. Your mother is a postwoman in a small rural community not far from the fighting in WWII. You end up having to take her place, having to know the terror and grief of being the messenger who often has to deliver the worst possible news. The toll it takes on her to do this work, and to keep her own family from falling to despair, is almost too excessive to bear. The thing is, very little of this game is a work of fiction - Nadia's character is based on the developers' grandmother's own experiences as a young postwoman on the outskirts of Rzhev, and the characters in the story are direct experiences from people who were around during that period, all who had their own brush with a funeral notice. The artwork is sparse but beautifully done, every marking made deliberately with a skilled hand. The credits end with the developer's grandmother tearfully recollecting her own experience with the war, how only one of the teens deployed returned home without a leg. I went into this game blind, expecting something else, and the gravity of the discussion being held slapped the taste out of my mouth. How lucky I am, to have something so important in my life to challenge me in this manner!
Трогательная история. Повествуется простым геймплеем и простой рисовкой. Но что-то есть в этом цепляющее и оставляющее след.
Почитал отзывы,ожидал увидеть что-то трогательное,получил слайс оф лайф девочки почтальонки,который в силу короткой продолжительности никак не раскрывает персонажей,не рассказывает какую-то интересную историю.Если считать,что вы потратили 200 рублей на приятный визуал и пару трэков то вполне не плохо,наверное,но как цельное произведение совершенно не зацепило.
A short and sweet game. The art is beautiful and the story is compelling. Finishing the game brought the revelation that the story is based on a real person's memories and listening to her speak brought tears. AMAZING GAME! I encourage everyone to play it.
你的名字无人知晓,你的功绩永世长存。
Очень хорошее произведение
Depression like a Stray Dog. What a interesting art style and way of depicting grief. The characters are gripping, the atmosphere is immersive, and the gameplay is intriguing. I highly recommend shutting yourself in the dark and experiencing this rich game to it's fullest.
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