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“THERE IS NO NIGHTMARE IN DAYBREAK. THE CITY IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. PLEASE FORGET THAT IT EVER EXISTED.”

Weird and unfortunate things are happening in the city of Daybreak. To the rest of the world, the city seems to have simply vanished, but inside, it has become a playground for mysterious beings who see humans only as hosts for their own amusement.



Alicia’s a bit strange. She still likes to wear her old baseball jersey, even though her team disbanded over a year ago. She can see otherworldly creatures that no one else seems to notice. She also has weird powers that she keeps hidden from the rest of the world. But when she receives a call for help from her niece in Daybreak, she’ll do anything to save her.

Caught up in the struggle along with Alicia are Miriam, a secretary and gun aficionado who only wants to escape the city, Lamar, an overworked middle school English teacher, and Dottie, Alicia’s niece, who has been captured for some nefarious purpose.

Explore what’s left of the ravaged city and find your way through surreal otherworldly areas that connect the broken urban shell. Encounter any other citizens who have survived and make contact with the strange entities that now inhabit this realm. Survive. Or be swallowed up by the city and forgotten forever.


  • Co-written and edited by Sooz!

  • Surreal tilesets by Roden!




  • Icons by unity and Caz!

  • Luna Engine Setup by BCj!



Controller Support: If you'd like to play this game with a controller rather than the keyboard, then press F1 while the game is running and select the "Gamepad" option. From there it should allow you to remap the controls to your controller.

I know not every controller works with RPG Maker but I've gotten both a wired XBox One controller and the wireless 8BitDo controller to work with it, just from my own experience.

Window Size: You can double the window size by pressing F6, or go fullscreen by pressing F5.

Warnings: Game contains flashing lights and swearing.

Content Warnings: *sorta-spoilers?*
Child death, sounds of babies crying, last moments of a parent, mentions of suicide, general creepy stuff

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NOW ON STEAM! Weird and Unfortunate RELEASE!

Click here to see Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening's STEAM PAGE!!!!

I finally pushed that big shiny launch button over on Steam, and now Weird and Unfortunate is up there and available to play, still for free!



I go by Sapphire Dream games over on Steam as a bit of rebranding, as I've been struggling for a while with the fact that "unity" is easily confused with the game making engine and I couldn't think of a way to remix it to sound unique.

This is my first game on Steam so I'm hoping I did everything right, but all my testing with the achievements and everything seemed to work, so fingers' crossed!

Huge thank you to everyone who wishlisted the game and promoted it on Twitter and itch and elsewhere! I really appreciate it!

Would you like to see any other of my games on Steam? I've already started tweaking Luxaren Allure for a possible Steam release, but we'll see how that goes.

Thanks again everyone!!! :DDDDDDDDDD

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unity
You're magical to me.
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author=Cap_H
It's lovely to hear that! I played it on Monday and it is so good! And I want moar! This is so sleek and engaging! I just want to see you in person to shake your hands and tell you how much I like it.
(It has nice atmosphere btw)

Oh wow, thanks a lot, Cap! :DDDDD

I'll keep working hard ^_^
Decky
I'm a dog pirate
19645
Omg you've blossomed over the last couple years <3
So proud of all the talent on RMN these days :D
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
Thank you so much, Deckiller! :DDDDDDDDD
any news about when game will be completed?
unity
You're magical to me.
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It's hard to say, since my time to work on games fluctuates (and I have a tendency to work on contests and side projects XD;;;) but I'm going to be spending most of my free time in 2017 working on this. I'll try to not keep everyone waiting too long, but its hard for me to give a release date with any real certainty.
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354
Anyone want to start a betting pool? :V
it just was 2 years already since game demo was up
unity
You're magical to me.
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The game demo was released on 04/25/2016, so it hasn't quite been one year yet. Still, yeah, it has been a while. Sorry about that. I'll try to get out an extended demo with a lot more content sometime this year.
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354
TBH I think having a demo out already puts WAUTAH ahead of like 90% of the games here. :V
Are we gonna see some of your recurring monsters like the obnoxious orbs or is it mostly new monsters.
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
Mostly new monsters, but I may throw in some remixes of old ones. We'll see ^_^
So far I'm really enjoying the demo! Art style is great, i love those characters designs, mapping is also good, gameplay and mecanics are both on point as well that skill tree in particular is so neat that i'm gonna have to steal that idea hehe
But the part i liked the most were the dialogue and the characters, specifically, Alicia, who is my favorite type of MC.

But yeah, i really like this game!
I'll definitively be looking forward to the full thing :D
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
Thanks so much! :DDDDD So glad you're enjoying it!

I'm looking to release another demo with about 55 to 60 percent of the game in the next couple of months or so, so be on the lookout for that ^_^
I played the first demo of this ages ago- and I could never find it again, I'm so happy to get to see it again- I can't wait to play-
author=MilkMilky
I played the first demo of this ages ago- and I could never find it again, I'm so happy to get to see it again- I can't wait to play-


Bookmark it, this time?
unity
You're magical to me.
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author=MilkMilky
I played the first demo of this ages ago- and I could never find it again, I'm so happy to get to see it again- I can't wait to play-


So glad to hear that :DDDD Hope you enjoy ^_^
Tried this lil fella out just now (got up to the diamond boss), I really like it so far! Good pacing, fun battles, excellent music, and some of the best art I've seen in an RPG Maker game for some time. Gonna try to finish up ASAP, great job everyone!~
author=zacheatscrackers
Tried this lil fella out just now (got up to the diamond boss), I really like it so far! Good pacing, fun battles, excellent music, and some of the best art I've seen in an RPG Maker game for some time. Gonna try to finish up ASAP, great job everyone!~


That'll take a while, if you're at the diamond that shifts forms. IIRC.
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354
Diamonds are forever
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
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Edit: Never mind, I have had to postpone my stream. I was going to play this game, but I will play it soon!