My entry for the 2025 RPGMaker Jam - Beyond Expectations. It's beyond the expectations for an RPG Maker game mechanically and you help people with mental health problems, thus leading them to go beyond their own expectations.

Experience your first day at a new job in an exciting field - mental health! 

You play as Dr. Katerina Hohlakov, a dual-PHD holder and fresh graduate excited to use her skills to help people. The system isn't quite as excited, however...
In each appointment your goal is to fill the positive bar without the first negative bar filling up. The second negative bar will prevent you from winning once it's past a certain point.

I made this entirely solo in like, under two weeks since I joined the jam late. I'm pretty early into teaching myself to draw, too, so don't expect scenes and characters that look like Michelangelo himself created them. Maybe in a couple years when I'm a better artist I'll come back and redraw it all and add it behind an optional toggle, who knows.

Credits:

• Programming: Me
• Writing: Me
• Art: Me
• Music: Me
• Sounds (that aren't stock): Me
• Writing Assistance: Carrion @shockingdread
• The Brilliant Mind Behind Fupo: Jane @jootloops
• Fyodor Dostoevsky for all the names
• My old therapist for being bad enough to inspire this game
• Plugins:
  • CutieVirus for MV3D
  • Yanfly for various YUP plugins
  • SomeRandomDude for the HUD editor and SuperTools
  • Himeworks for Custom Page Conditions
  • Vilkas Sound for the office ambience I used in my background track.