Until It’s On Your Doorstep
Guide two characters, Owen and Lisa, through personal boundaries and difficult conversations by choosing exactly how they respond to social conflicts and past harms.
How to play
- Read the current chapter's story text and the character's internal thoughts.
- Review the two dialogue choices and their specific stat rewards.
- Select the response that best fits your desired narrative outcome.
- Read the dynamic replies from the other characters in the scene.
- Complete all eight chapters to reach one of the final endings.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap a dialogue choice or interface button to advance the story.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click a dialogue choice or interface button to advance the story.
More about this game
Until It’s On Your Doorstep is an interactive story following two characters, Owen and Lisa, as they navigate personal boundaries, identity, and accessibility. You read through eight distinct chapters, choosing how they respond to difficult social situations and confrontations. Each choice grants specific points in Resilience or Empathy, which scale based on the game's parameters. The game tracks these stats on two visual meters. The run ends after the eighth chapter, where your final scores and the balance between them determine which of the three endings you receive.
Tips
- Check the delta values on each choice to see exactly how much Resilience (R) and Empathy (E) you will earn before making your final decision.
- To unlock the 'Grown into my bones' ending, you need to accumulate at least 10 points in both Resilience and Empathy by the end of chapter eight.
- Keep your Resilience and Empathy scores within 6 points of each other to maintain the strict balance tolerance required for the most peaceful resolution.
Questions
How many chapters are in the game?
The story is divided into exactly 8 chapters, alternating between Owen and Lisa's perspectives as they face different social challenges in their daily lives.
How do I get the best ending?
You must finish the game with at least 10 Resilience and 10 Empathy, and the difference between the two scores must be 6 or less to achieve the true ending.
Can I switch between the two characters?
You can peek at the other character's thread using the navigation buttons at the top of the screen, but the story itself advances sequentially through the predefined chapters.