I Cannot Drown

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This game contains horror elements. This may include jump scares and/or graphic imagery. Player discretion is advised.

I Cannot Drown
I Cannot Drown's Title Screen
Release
Latest Version	v0.02 (2020/06/25)
Creator	pureiceblue
Language	English
Engine	RPG Maker MV
Release Date	[[Category:Released in ]] [[:Category:Released in | ]]
Details Protagonist Ume Nexus Doors 3 Effects 9 Endings N/A

Overview

I Cannot Drown is an English fangame created by pureiceblue for Dream Diary Jam 3. It was developed in RPG Maker MV.

Gameplay

I Cannot Drown plays like a traditional fangame. Interact with the bunny on the red ball to save. Interacting with the burial pit leads to another world. If the player gets lost, they can use the "Return" talent in the menu to get back to the hole. The goal is to explore and collect effects. V0.02 added a new collectable in the form of "parts" with four of the six planned currently in the demo. These don't seem to have any use as of yet, but they appear in the hole after being collected.

Controls

• Move - Arrow keys
• Interact - Z/Space
• Open Menu - X or ESC
• Use effects - Shift

Plot

You play as Ume, who is stuck in a hole for an unknown reason.

Effects

Effect	Image	Description
Higanbana		Ume's head becomes a red spider lily.
Mask		Ume wears a noh-esque mask, revealing hidden objects. Tints the corners of the screen red.
Burning		Ume is on fire and in pain. Increases her speed.
Hunger		Ume becomes a blood soaked Jorōgumo-like monster. Increases her speed drastically.
Smile		Ume's hair becomes unkempt, and covers her eyes with an eerie smile. Pressing Shift caused her neck to snap and take the player back the the nexus.
Eigetsu Haiyū		Ume's hair turns white and she gains another pair of eyes. Pressing Shift causes her to condense and shrink, allowing her to pass through small spaces.
Artist		Ume wears a clown-like outfit and holds a large paint brush behind her back. Interacting with blank canvases with cause them to be painted on.
Bride		Ume wears a wedding dress and a blindfold and has a bloody hole in her throat.
Fungus		Ume becomes naked with multiple mushrooms and other fungus growing out of her body.

Gameplay Images (ver 0.00)

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  Hole

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  Nexus

Trivia (ver 0.02)

The Changelog of version 0.02 and 0.02.1 contains at the end of the file some text that apparently makes no sense. If you put it into a Base64 Decoder it says:

The term "memento mori" is meaningless if you relinquish your mortality. To force a being that has made herself eternal to exist outside her body in a special hell is a cruel act indeed. However, when you force a soul out of a body, one should be careful to make sure that you haven't created a martyr. Every second closer my children get to piecing me together, the closer I get to seeing you again. When I do, I will make sure that you know how it feels to have your soul torn from your body. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. And I will relish in it.

Download

Version	Date	Announcement	Download
Ver. 0.02.1	July 21, 2020	itch.io	itch.io
Ver. 0.02	June 25, 2020	itch.io	Deleted
Ver. 0.01	August 5, 2019	itch.io	Deleted
Ver 0.00	June 30, 2019	?	Deleted