Evidently, this was made with the idea of designing 100 games in 5 years, and yeah, it shows. Gameplay is hold right until end, and even that is a little janky. Story is what you'd expect, with some light notes of individuality. Visuals are the most fun aspect. Sadly, this short game, kinda overstayed it welcome for me, as the pacing is severely truncated in order to extend the meager length of the experience, or to accommodate the song that's in it. I had hopes when the game suggests you might need to run from yankees as they attempt your recapture, but it only has the appearance of danger.

It's free though, so no harm no foul. If you want to kill 10 minutes, go ahead.

brought me to tears. 10/10 would recommend again :3
(just hold right arrow for pretty much all of the game, with the occasional up/down arrow)

Although not as effective as some of this developers other titles, this game is another competent example of minimalist story telling in video-gamedom.

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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a brief, wordless adaptation of a Civil War story where you assume the role of a soldier dreaming of executing a daring escape.
It's a short game as it took me only 4 minutes to finish it and it doesn't have any achievements. I would rate its difficulty at 1/10, given the minimal gameplay and clear instructions throughout (simply follow the soldier's story). It has only one ending and there isn't a save feature, so you will need to complete the game in a single sitting.
Created by James Earl Cox III for his '100 games in 5 years' project, the game is based on Ambrose Bierce's story of the same name. Bierce's story was unique for its time because of how the reader is able to directly experience actions and feelings of the central character (Farquhar) as if it is their own. In contrast, what is portrayed during the occurrence is a wonderful early example of a viewpoint outside of a linear story until the finale reveals itself. If you want, you can read the full story here - https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/owlcrk.html.
This game is a simple side-scroller that has 8 bit visuals and animations. At points, it uses variable background and foreground layers to add a little variety to the journey. Besides the title screen, there are no words (spoken or written) within the game allowing the art and mechanics to tell the story. In my opinion, this game does a good job at depicting the original story and I really appreciated the little details. Also, this game sends a strong and com­pelling mes­sage that demon­strates how game design can be an art and how video games can be used to tell a story.
All things considered, I would recommend this game to players that like war related games (especially the Civil War) or to the casual players that are trying new games/doing playthroughs.
If you want, you can check my full game playthrough here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKMkJINX2o&ab_channel=Spartakus

god my heart

Very well made short little game, gave me goosebumps.

I really liked this but man that was a brick wall ending.

Great story, great game.