Game update

You can now see how long you still have to endure

宿の掟 / Rules of the Inn · published 30 Aug 2026, 02:20 UTC

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When you shut your eyes and endure, the only thing telling you it was over was a sound.
If you played with the sound off, it was a pitch-black screen and a guess.

The length changes every time, so without a cue there was nothing to read.

Added an arc in front of the eyelids that fills as you endure
It appears only while you are enduring, and vanishes when you open your eyes

You can now tell how much is left with the sound muted.

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