Don's Curse

Don is always in a bad mood, cursing everyone for any reason. One day, his ill behavior ends up annoying the Goddess of the Sea, who places a terrible curse on him.

Now, whenever he curses someone, the goddess' curse strikes him back, turning him into a donkey. Will he be able to break this spell somehow? And is anyone willing to help such an ill behaved guy?

Don's Curse is a Game-Boy-inspired visual novel, which also features an exploration mode. Investigate supernatural occurrences in University Town and its surroundings, and help Don undo this terrible curse that was cast upon him.

Trailer available on YouTube:

Characters

Don

Foul-mouthed student from the State University (SU). He's quite fond of online games, but doesn't have many friends to play with due to his toxic behavior. His habit of cursing people leads him to a dreadful fate: a powerful curse cast by the Sea Goddess herself. Now, whenever he curses someone, he is immediately turned into a donkey.

The only thing that can turn Don back to normal is someone praising him or calling him "cute". Even though this turns him back to human, he's usually wearing no clothes when he reverts the transformation.

Milla

Engineering student at SU and Don's downstairs neighbor. Dedicates herself to her studies, and is at the top of her class. She's constantly bothered by Don's tantrums during his online gaming sessions.  Has an incredibly strong straight punch.

Due to a side effect of Don's curse, she gets an annoying headache whenever Don transforms into a donkey.

Johan

Don's colleague and teacher (?). Currently studying at SU against the will of his parents, Johan likes to play online games with Don. Even though Don doesn't like it, Johan is always giving out advice on how to play better, calling himself Don's "teacher".

Due to a side effect of Don's curse, Johan's bowels go haywire whenever Don is turned into a donkey.

Mother Diane

A shamanic priest who devotes herself to the Goddess of the Sea. Witnessed the moment when her deity cast a dreadful curse upon Don, unchaining her wrath at the expense of the young man and his foul mouth. Now she's trying to help him find a way to heal the curse.

She doesn't charge devotees for her religious services, so, most of the time you can find her selling crab cakes at Biriba Beach to make ends meet.

VN Mode

Press J / SPACEBAR / ENTER keys to follow the character's dialog. You can access the VN Mode menu with the ESC / P keys and:

• Auto Play: follows the dialogue automatically
• Skip : skips the current VN scene to the next one
• Log: check previous dialogue texts
• Options: get access to palette and audio volume options
• Quit: returns to the main game menu

Action	Keyboard 1 ⌨	Keyboard 2 ⌨	Gamepad / Virtual Gamepad 🎮
Follow dialog / Accept	J	SPACEBAR/ENTER	A
Cancel	K	ESC	B
VN Menu	P	ESC	1 (XBox Menu, Start)
Change palette	L	-	2 (XBox Back, Select)

Exploration Mode

In exploration mode, an exclamation symbol will appear above Don's head when there's an interactive object in front of him. You can press J / SPACEBAR / ENTER to interact with this object.

It's possible to skip or reset the exploration scene by accessing the menu using the P / ESC keys.

Action	Keyboard 1 ⌨	Keyboard 2 ⌨	Gamepad / Virtual Gamepad 🎮
Walk around	WASD	-	D-Pad / Left Stick
Use object / Accept	J	SPACEBAR / ENTER	A
Cancel	K	ESC	B
Change palette	L	-	2 (XBox Back, Select)
Menu	ESC	P	1 (XBox Menu, Start)

Credits for borrowed assets:

• Pixel art font: Daniel Linssen's m5x7 TrueType font