From Head to Toe
A downloadable interactive story for Windows and macOS
“The game is a soothing experience in the joys of exploring old memories, the pain of watching our childhood places fade away, and the feeling of those special kinds of rare, cherished, eternal childhood friendships.” - Indie Games Plus
“...ti accompagna per mano lungo il viale dei ricordi... non ci sono scuse per non provarlo. [...takes you by the hand along the avenue of memories... there are no excuses for not trying it.]” - Papille
From Head to Toe is a short interactive story about winter, existential guilt and your ex-classmates.
In this experimental 2D game, you play as Betty—a young woman visiting her hometown. Joined by her high school best friend, Quentin, Betty journeys to her childhood home on a path that she has walked so many times before.
From Head to Toe transports the player to a small-town world colored by themes of longing and nostalgia.
Instead of traditional gameplay, the experience focuses on immersive story mechanics, including a unique walking system, small object interactions and occasional dialogue choices.
Key Features:
- Short, impactful interactive story
- Fully voiced dialogue
- Casual interactions and dialogue choices
- Original musical score
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Development log
- "From Head to Toe" - Arrow keys controls alternative for Mac playersAug 17, 2019
- AutoWalk mode addedAug 03, 2019
- Press about "From Head to Toe"Jul 30, 2019
- ❄️ "From Head to Toe" is out now! ❄️Jul 19, 2019
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(Below is a gameplay video of mine on this game but first, a review of the game :D)
This game was so beautifully designed as well as written! I loved guessing what the story was about as well as what was going on between the two friends too.
It was a fun and adorable game to play and always had me guessing and making my own ideas of what was going on in the story as I went through playing it :D
The music was also wonderful to hear as the characters were thinking back on their high school life and what they used to do together as well.
The ending had me in tears to be honest, not going to lie, once I found out what it meant (if I was actually correct). My feels have been targeted and hit haha.
I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a good game with a good story! :D 5/5 Stars!
Thank you, we are so happy you enjoyed the game, it really means a lot to us. About the ending - it is meant to be somewhat open to interpretation. We loved your theory, and it is very close in terms of the emotion we've tried to convey.
You're so welcome! I hope you guys make more stories like this one :)
Such a beautiful game! From the lovely story to the simple walking concept, this was just so wonderful. I really enjoyed the voice acting and the music was so calming. The art style was really beautiful as well and you made me miss winter even more now. Overall a very beautiful and different game :D
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Is the ending supposed to be that? I felt like I'm missing something but... won't spoil uwu
I just tried this game out, I really enjoyed the minimalism of the gameplay and how the story shines and brings you in.
The music and the colours chosen for the environment were great and helps paint the picture of the atmosphere.
I loved the little trick (won't spoil it) at the end. Very nice touch. Lovely work! :)
This game had me in tears. It was so simple yet so beautiful.
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I really enjoyed the voice acting in this game, although I was a bit confused as to why they had different accents, I was willing to overlook that out of the strength of the narrative.
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I really liked it. Clicking to move feels like meditation, espeecially with story so romantic. Thank you for this experience!
Superb art and music which really sets the atmosphere. The walking part of clicking left and right is a bit boring but it's the story that really makes it worthwhile. Really cool voice acting also sets the mood and is done fantastically. Well done to all involved... :)