MEAT GRINDER
Hidden away in some expensive part of Illinois is one very dedicated architect’s attempt at recreating 60’s suburbia. Rows of identical houses line the streets, each with their own manicured lawn and charming paint job.
This surreal little pocket of the world is where I work; down 5th street, past that gorgeous marigold-colored house. Then a left and two streets down and I've made it to work. The local butcher.
Jay's job is simple. Smile and greet customers. Grind the meat. Bag it up. Count down the days until you can see your (married) crush. Repeat.
Made in one month for Spooktober Jam 2026.
- Playtime: 30-40 minutes
- Word Count: ~4.8k words
- 10 unique CGs
- Kinetic novel with 1 ending
Instructions:
Click the paper cutout to grind the meat, and repeat! The game will progress automatically when you've ground it enough (random number between 2-6).
Credits:
Scenario & writing: Max
Art: Kenny
GUI & programming: Sully
Special thanks to Bip for creating two amazing original tracks for this game.
Music courtesy of Opentracks [formerly dova-syndrome] and the Choir of Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.
Background images courtesy of Pixabay, Pexels, and Unsplash.
Sound effects courtesy of Freesound, Pixabay, and BBC Sound Effects Archive
Thank you to all those who contribute to Creative Commons, which allow works like this to be created.
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Very nice visual presentation. I like the art a lot.
thank you kindly, mx rabbit! means a lot from you :3
GET IT JAYYYYYYYY-
Great horror experience! I loved the set up, the art and character designs, and the overall aesthetic- especially the use of red, and especially as the story reached its climax. The little meat grinder mechanic was also just a really nice little touch, giving the player such a limited and repetitive bit of interactivity to really capture the tedium of Jay's job.
This worked really great as a short story but my brain can't help imagining where the story might go from here... I can't help but hope things somehow work out for Tiffany and Jay amidst the crimes xD
artist for the game here! i'm glad the story and interactivity resonated with you! i agree that a sequel would be really interesting XD
i wanted to thank you for your kind words~ comments are so often our fuel... it will keep us going !
hiya, i'm the writer ^_^ i'm so happy to hear that the little world we made is interesting enough for you to imagine what'll happen next hehe. i dooo have some sequel ideas but i'm still letting it simmer 🤔
also i'm glad that you liked the meat grinder mechanic! shout out to sully for coding that in within the month (my original plan was just to force players to click a button multiple times LMFAOOO)