Why So Serious Reveals New Indie Game Brand With New Titles

Why So Serious launched its new indie game brand Baron Du Juvenile, led by “passionate editor-in-chief” Tokumiya Miyamoto. Two new games will be released for PC via Steam under the new brand on January 17: Slay the Alice and Waiting in the Lime Forest. More games by Why So Serious and Baron Du Juvenile will be revealed at a later date.

Read up on the new titles from Why So Serious and Baron Du Juvenile below: 

Slay the Alice — A Simple Horror Game that Doesn’t (Can’t) Fight

Game Overview

Slay the Alice is an easy-to-play horror game that deliberately removes complex elements like action, battle, and logic puzzles, focusing only on choices and mouse control to progress the story.

Alice has wandered into a strange world filled with unknown plants. In a roguelike-style map, players choose paths and make decisions for Alice as she explores this world.

The game features charming pixel art with delightful animations, where Alice embarks on a journey full of suspense. What will the ending be? Find out in this cute and mysterious story.

Character Introduction

Alice:

Alice loves plants.

Alice gets parasitized by a plant in a terrifying world.

Can she safely return? Or will it be too late?

The Queen of Hearts:

To escape, Alice must find a way to deal with her.

???:

An Alice parasitized by a plant.

What will happen to the world when she returns.

Game Features

• Playtime: Approximately 30 minutes for one play through
• Simple mouse-only controls
• No action, battle, or puzzle-solving
• Includes mild horror and some cruel imagery
• 4 possible endings (with one extra secret ending)
• Choices made by Alice lead to different endings
• When you get all the endings the secret ending will be unlocked

Waiting in the Lime Forest — A Dark Murder Mystery

Game Overview

Waiting in the Lime Forest is a point-and-click adventure that blends small-scale horror and thriller. The story begins with a mysterious message, “Waiting in the Lime Forest,” left at the scene of a murder.

Set in the 1920s in a suburban area of America, the player takes on the role of Edward, a lawyer racing to clear his friend Oliver’s name from a murder charge. This game features a multi-ending system, where key choices affect the outcome, and how you guide Oliver to salvation—or towards his doom—is the key to unlocking the truth.

Story

Dogs and friendship are the most important in this land, for him.

Oliver is torn between his father’s harsh masculine expectations and his own delicate emotions.

Edward, his senpai, lives a life of stability, with a wife and a dog, and adheres to urban values.

Yet, he cannot abandon his troubled friend, who drowns in self-destructive tendencies.

Writing subpar western novels, while being beaten by his father, clinging to the past and romanticizing his painful memories with a glass of bourbon.

Please, Love Him.

ーーーOur souls were destined for damnation

Character Introduction

Oliver:

A troubled young man haunted by painful memories and former loves, who becomes lost between reality and fantasy. A charming yet fragile boy in need of support, he stands accused of murder.

You must help him rise from the depths!

Edward:

The player character.

Living a stable life with his wife and dog.

A person who lives by the motto of standing by their neighbors and rarely succumbs to emotional strain.

With his steady and somewhat oblivious disposition, he accompanies others fearlessly into danger.

He is frequently stabbed and occasionally makes his wife cry.

Max the Golden Retriever:

Your loyal dog.

While the character has no significant impact on the plot, Max adds a touch of warmth, embodying the heart of a point-and-click adventure.