Community2 Aug 2026Why am I making a game based on Dostoevsky's novella "The Double"?Hey! Chapter 2 is still in the works, but I already can't wait to tell you why I got myself into this game in the first place. "The Double" isn't Dostoevsky's most famous work. People often call it his first flop, actually. And that's exactly why it fits a twist-game so well. Here's the stuff that hooked me personally. It was only his second book, and it flopped right away. After "Poor Folk", D…
Hey everyone! I've updated the game a little. Thank you all for playing it and leaving so many nice comments, reporting bugs, and everything else. Please, if you have any issues or suggestions — write to me! I really do read everything and then work through it. 1.Bug fixes and improvements: · The 5 rubles problem: I saw a lot of confusion about how 5 rubles appeared in the Inventory. The answer…
Perhaps your Double added the game for you? Hehe I'm really looking forward to your feedback and walkthroughs. And yes, I fixed the achievement issue! -BadGafi
Hello everyone! Let me tell you about the upcoming updates! About Chapter 1 Going Free On January 13th, I announced that Chapter 1 would become free-to-play, and immediately submitted a ticket to Steam Support (note: you can't simply make a paid game free through the interface). And finally, I received confirmation— the game is now free! Please play! Write reviews (honest ones), leave comments…
Hello players! After reflection, I've decided to make Chapter 1 FREE for everyone. If you purchased the game, please request a refund through Steam's standard process. I will contact Steam Support to help facilitate this and will do everything I can to ensure all refunds are approved. Thank you to the 20 players who supported Chapter 1! When I started this journey, I never imagined I'd become a…
Thank you to everyone who spent time with THE DOUBLE . Those who played, wishlisted, left feedback, or simply followed the project — it all matters. This year was strange, uneven, and sometimes unsettling. In its own way, a fitting year for this game. Thank you for being here. See you next year. -BadGafi
Hey everyone! My name is BadGafi, and today my debut game - THE DOUBLE - is now available! The game is based on a lesser-known novella by F.M. Dostoevsky and tells the story of Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin - a minor official in 18th-century Imperial Russia - in interactive form. Of course, the game doesn't replicate the book literally! As Nabokov said in his lectures: "The book is brilliant, but i…
Why The Double? This was only Dostoevsky's second novel after his sensational debut with "Poor Folk." And an instant failure: critics tore it apart, calling it dull. Dostoevsky took it hard - even in his mature years, he believed it was a brilliant work and tried to rewrite it. What followed were short stories for journals, the unfinished "Netochka Nezvanova," arrest on political charges, exile…
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