Quit the Cult! is a short, immersive escape game that plunges players into the eerie world of the "Holy Cucumber" cult. As a member seeking to break free, players must navigate a secret ritual room filled with intricate puzzles and hidden clues. The objective is to solve these challenges to expose the cult's sinister practices and escape before succumbing to its dark influence.

Personal entry for itch.io's Cult Jam 2025 🙏🛐.

A catchy Game Boy game that can run on legit hardware. 
Created with the help of GB Studio.

Soundtrack available on Bandcamp.

Keyboard controls:

• Up - Up Arrow / W
• Down - Down Arrow / S
• Left - Left Arrow / A
• Right - Right Arrow / D
• A - Alt / Z / J
• B - Ctrl / K / X
• Start - Enter
• Select - Shift

A permacomputing approach

The choice of creating Quit the Cult! as a Game Boy game is an act of permacomputing as it emphasizes sustainability and resourcefulness by utilizing existing, low-impact technology, while producing a digital artifact (the .gb file) that can endure for decades. It fosters community collaboration and knowledge sharing, aligns with the principles of longevity and cultural preservation, and encourages innovative problem-solving within the constraints of the platform, reflecting a (optimistic) commitment to creating resilient and enduring systems.

Plus, the Game Boy is just 😎.

Bibliography

Alpaprana Studio. (2024, octobre 30). Hallowed Crawler | dafont.com. https://www.dafont.com/fr/hallowed-crawler.font?fpp=200&text=Quit+the+Cult%21

Anti-cult movement. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anti-cult_movement&oldid=1293859487

Cult. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cult&oldid=1293190114

Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., & Schachter, S. (1990). When prophecy fails : A social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world (Nachdr.). Harper.

Måns Grebäck. (2023, octobre 4). Devil Candle | dafont.com. https://www.dafont.com/fr/devil-candle.font?fpp=200&text=Quit+the+Cult%21

Pixabay. (2016, janvier 1). Faust hand signals gesture. [Image]. Pixabay.Com. https://picryl.com/media/faust-hand-signals-gesture-1b9cf3

Visual Midrash. (1609). Visual Midrash | Venice Haggadah : Binding of Isaac - Visual Midrash. Visual Midrash. https://talivisualmidrash.org.il/en/creations/venice-haggadah-binding-of-isaac/

permacomputing. (2024). Permacomputing.net. https://permacomputing.net/

‌Permacomputing. (2025, février 12). Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.  https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permacomputing

Tracks - Permacomputing : agriculture et jeu vidéo, même combat ? - Regarder l’émission complète | ARTE. (2024). ARTE. https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/119473-022-A/tracks/