Gestalt Principle

You are Eiko Godric, an individual with a special power, which lets him open a Gate, into the minds of his Targets, a twisted Dreamworld of there reality who all there secrets as well as there past are hidden in plain sight for you to see.

As Eiko, you start a new life in a new small Town City, with your Powers to enter the mind you also have a skill which lets you see Peoples who are Doomed and are fated to die in horrific deaths, now in your hands, its all up to you to find the perpetrator, and with it, its your decision what to do! is the perpetrator justified or is the victim really a victim? 

In this game not everything is black and white! as Eiko you walk the path between lines, your decisions will decide the fate of your new friends and will impact the ending of the game.

Mindbender: Only a few have this power and even lesser knows how to wield it, as Eiko, you are one of them, as a Mindbender you can enter someones Mind to alter there Future as well as being able to see who's life will be cut short.

Gestalt:  Is a spirit form that assists you in the various Dimensions you enter, they assist you due a former or current victims you are trying to help, by being connected to their mind you are able to summon them. By forging a strong friendship, these figures are then strengthened.

Verzehrung: A Dimension in someones Mind who hides many secrets, you can see in someones past as well as who there truly are. But like a Body has antibodies for defense. A Hijacked mind has its creative world of Monster and Demon like creatures , Hellbent to defend itself from any foreign object.

Twisted One: This are the last Bosses, deep inside someones Verzehrung, the last hurdle someones needs to overcome if you the Mindbender wants to end someone like a perpetrator, by putting them into a Brain Death state.

Bearer of Fate: They are small Spirit like looking Butterflies over the head of the Victim, no one can see them but a Mindbender, they start in the color blue but gradually turn black over time, signaling imminent Death of the Victim.

Traffic

Game includes an active Car traffic with Stop lights and Pedestrian lanes, by jaywalking you can actually get hit which means you could eventually end up in a Hospital and lose valuable days, this can be countered by abiding the law or by having enough luck.

Time System

• Time plays like One Hour for a Day or even longer (Not yet specified) as player you want notice it much but the time flows gradual.
• Time will jump forward by doing activities like eating, dating, studying, working etc.
• Inside of Dungeons like the Tower or a Verzehrung the Time flow will be faster like twice or trice (Not specified yet) making it noticeable to the player, exiting one, will also end the day.

Food System

• Eating is not required but will benefit you
• Main Courses can be eaten every 7 Hours and gives major boosts over the day and they can be stacked.
• Snacks can be eaten at anytime and gives minor boosts, their boost will last for one hour and do not stack. 
• There are different Boosts depending the situation, some will boost Social Status, give you a temporary Social Status lvl up, Slice of life boosts, Status Boosts for Dungeons or the Power to call upon a specific amounts of Gestalts in Dungeons.

Social Status

• As Eiko you need to keep a status quo, by doing or not doing specific things you will earn or lose Social Status points, which are needed to get closer to specific Peoples like the Bearers of Fate.
• This Statuses are split into 5 sections, Knowledge, Charm, Delinquent, Luck and Bravery.

Story Section

• Main Arc: A huge Tower arises at midnight, day after day at Kilians Plaza and its up to you to discover its mysteries and why you seem to be connected to it, also who is that pale guy with long red hair who hunts you? 

Progress: By beating a specific amount of Gestalt Arcs and progressing the Year.

Failing: There are different endings by decisions you made and if you actually beaten the Tower within the one year.

• Gestalt Arc:  Get to know your Neighborhood and Schoolmates, by involving yourself with them, you need to enter there 'Verzehrung' as well as that of the Killer to discover how they're connected.

Progress: Needs specific social statuses to engage and can then be progressed at any time by any order and tackled one by one or simultaneously.

Failing: By not beating  a Verzehrung within a time limit, the Victim will die permanently and you won't be able to get there Gestalt.

• Slice of life: Eiko is in a new School and a new Town, discover with him what this place has to offer, make new friends, hangout with old friends, have your slice of school drama, go on school outings, party and date. But don't forget your commitments as well, find a Job to take care of your living expenses be diligent at school... or not! its up to you. Oh and there is also that thing of being a Mindbender and saving life's.

Progress: This happens by specific dates of the Year as well as if you ask someone to hangout with, or they might call you.

Failing: Technically not possible unless specific People died from your failing, thus there events will no longer happen, like on a School outing or vacation etc.

The City

Meet the City of this Game, which is an actual small Town City in Germany called Heilbronn, a small part of this Town has been partially recreated.

This includes:

• Living Districts
• Shopping Malls
• Landmarks
• Theater
• Cinemas
• Graveyard
• Convention Building
• Museum
• Library
• Boutiques, Shops, Coffees and Restaurants
• Church
• University
• Parks

(Names will be altered or completely changed due to copyrights)

Dormitory 

• You need to pay a monthly rent, failing to do so will end in losing Social Status points.
• You can rent a bigger Room, giving you more space to open multiple Verzehrung's Gates, closing one will result to reseting it.
• A Bigger Room gives you also more space for Eikos Hobbies. 

Jobbing

Earn money to be independent for your daily living (Food, Rent, Hobbies and Social Life)

• Postal Mail Delivery:(Active mini game) deliver Letters to designated places around the city.
• Newspaper Boy:(Active mini game) deliver newspaper at random designated streets around the city.
• Door to Door Sales Person:(Active mini game) Try your luck and knowledge to sell Products from Door to Door around the City.
• Convenient Store Cashier:(Inactive mini game) No input required to earn money but the rest of the day will be spend.
• Online Buy & Sell:(Inactive mini game) Sell rare products or collections you find in various conventions, stores, by trading, for a win or make a miscalculation and lose.

Dating

Have a romantic relation with one or more bachelorettes of your liking, but beware of the risk of doing so, if you get caught, this bounds you have forged will be destroyed including there Gestalt you worked so hard to level up. But if you are cunning, you will have a chance to achieve multiple true forms of Gestalts!

(Only possible after beating there Arc)

• Hangout: Progress there social life story a little and get to know them better (Specific Hearth level and Social Life Status is needed)
• Dating: Go out on dates with them like the Cinemas, Amusement Parks, Arcade, Dinner or Shopping. (Make the right choices and earn Hearth Points, make the wrong ones and lose some)
• Presents: Give a gift to them to earn Hearth Points (All of them have different likings and be careful not to give them twice the same gift)

Side hustle

There is lot to do on the Streets of Heilbronn, roam around and you might just find something to do without having looked for it.

• Lost & found: Thru your skill as Mindbender you can enter the Verzehrung of pretty much anyone including clients from Bulletin-boards at your school and Dorm, by entering there Verzehrung you can track back there steps and find out were they lost there valuables within the city. By retrieving said Item you can earn yourself some Money as well as some Social points.
• Tourist Guide: Sometimes you will be approached by a Tourist who needs directions, help them out by guiding them to their destination and earn some Social points.
• Donation: Sometimes you will encounter a Poor Guy at the street, have a hearth and give them either some Money, Food or drinks and earn some Social points
• Pet Lover: At the streets of the City you will encounter some stray Dogs or Cats, you can feed them and earn some Social points.

In active development and will be available for Windows and Mac

• Demo comes at the end of 2022 including fully interactive City, the Prologue, Jobbing and some side hustle.
• Planned full release of the Game in 2024.