Draft:Network Euphoria

Network Euphoria

Network Euphoria
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Developer(s)	Regretful Bliss
Publisher(s)	Tiny Hat Studios
Director(s)	Regretful Bliss
Programmer(s)	Regretful Bliss
Artist(s)	Regretful Bliss, Midnightstep1, tavuntu
Writer(s)	Regretful Bliss
Composer(s)	Jay, Jade, FLÆRE, Magia, y_yug0
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	12 Jun 2023
Genre(s)	Pixel art, Puzzle Game, Mystery, Slice of life, Dating sim
Mode(s)	Single-player

Network Euphoria is a 2023 adult game by indie developer Regretful Bliss. The player controls Lewis, a "nepo baby," who inherited a mansion and a mental disability which manifested itself in the form of a raccoon monster girl. It is influenced by succubus affection, Papers, Please, Town of Passion, utilizing Pixel art graphics.

Gameplay

Network Euphoria is a 2D mystery/puzzle game where the player character, Lewis, is tasked with hanging around and not doing much. The gameplay emphasizes puzzles and talking with people, with a focus on sex and other stuff. The game's environment is structured in an open-ended manner.

Plot

In a world where, for some reason, there are no males except one, there is that one male: a man named Lewis. Lewis has autism. One day, Lewis's parents went on an overseas trade trip and sadly got caught in a storm, leaving Lewis behind alone. Lewis inherited his parents' mansion, but in his sadness and solitude, he went to his father's basement, jammed a headphone jack into his head, and ended up lobotomizing himself. This caused him to see things, such as an alternate version of himself, which is also a raccoon. After a few days of having pretend sexual intercourse with this delusion, a maid knocks on the door and introduces herself as Annie, a maid who works in the mansion. Together with Annie, Lewis finds another woman in his mansion who is a fitness instructor. The schizophrenic delusion of Lewis tells him that the cameras are not working and that he should get them fixed. So, Lewis goes to town with Annie in search of someone who knows how to fix cameras. They venture to the town via a magic door, which is actually Lewis blacking out for 30 minutes and Annie dragging him to town. There, they meet Charlie, the girl who works in the local supermarket, and a musical track plays, which Lewis absolutely loves because he's autistic.

Development

Regretful Bliss started working on Network Euphoria in [Insert date/time]. He rushed everything because [Insert reason], later regretfully regretting said decision. He then set up a team with a super-duper ultra-omega skilled music producer who writes with the music instead of writing music, and a skilled artist/animator who is a big fan of NecoArc.

Puzzles

Network Euphoria features multiple puzzles which enrich the gameplay of the game. The puzzles include, but are not limited to:

- The door puzzle: This is the first puzzle in the game, which requires use of a reverse Caesar cipher.

- The carrot puzzle: This is a rhythm-based puzzle, but the puzzle part is that you need to recognize that you don't have to follow the rhythm.

- The camera puzzle: This puzzle requires the user to think and click the correct items in books, which is extremely difficult.

Equipment

Network Euphoria gives you multiple tools during its playtime to help you solve puzzles and mysteries, which include, but are not limited to:

- A diary: Here, you can view your current quest, active relations to characters. The quest thing doesn't really work correctly yet.

- A piece of paper from your parents: There's text written on it, and it's part of the door puzzle.

- Another piece of paper from maybe your parents: This is the second part of the door puzzle.

- A magnifying glass: This is used to inspect and discover secrets, such as the buttocks of Roxy, the fitness instructor.

- A snubnose .45 gun: This is one of the weapons you can use to reach the secret ending.