Gutrot is a collab art project between Yanadose and hissy70s. It's a psychedelic furry horror game, planned to be made in RPG Maker VX Ace. It's a side project for fun, so there's no official release date or anything of the sorts.

The main cast is comprised of 4 characters: Cirro the golden retriever, Ykaya the crocodile, Qulí the barracuda-shark, and Nim the finch. You play as the protagonist, Cirro, who wakes up at the bottom of The Well, deep within a mysterious labyrinthine dungeon. Cirro and the rest of the party originate from the underground, and the labyrinth is located on the surface. They have to escape and try to find a way home without succumbing to the effects of surface radiation, a type of poisoning that affects underdwellers when they're exposed to the unsafe environment of the surface world.

The game progresses as Cirro and their party use their skills to solve puzzles, fight monsters, and overcome obstacles. Key items found along the way can be used to progress puzzles, or used in a pinch in battle. The party members also have main unlockable skills: Cirro's Lasso, Ykaya's Mallet, Qulí's Rubber gloves, and Nim's Paintbrush.

A test HUD for Cirro's Lasso skill item, along with other things

Cirro waking up at the bottom of The Well

Concept art for Cirro's Hometown in the underground

Concept art for the dungeon sewers above The Well

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Background

In this story, the evils of the world manifest as powerful beings called "vices" - they're usually demons, malevolent spirits, or the ill intents of the living. Exorcists are called upon to dispatch them through whatever means necessary. They can be sanctified through prayer, but some vices are too powerful and have to be fought and essentially killed.

Kiri's a violent gun-slinging exorcist and Veal's her pacifist priest partner. The two of them are employed by the city church to take out vices for clients who need the help of powerful exorcists. They've been working together for years and they're top rank, so their help is only called for when there's a real threat... but even so, Kiri's been bored out of her mind lately. The second they get off work, both of them piss the day away, gambling and drinking and wasting the luxurious paychecks their job rewards them with. It feels like things have reached a plateau... up until Veal hears one of the vices they're hunting communicate to him.

The Virtue Organization

Kiri and Veal are on a mission to exorcise an abandoned church inhabited by a powerful vice. While Kiri is busy taking out the bigger threat, a small vice who takes the form of a black locust speaks to Veal. He's heard vices speak in the past, but usually they're yelling expletives. This one communicates telepathically and tells him of "the Virtue Organization." The locust tells Veal it is a messenger for the organization, and others like it have been watching Veal and Kiri for awhile now. These messengers observe the people and places plagued by vices, and outside of the Virtue Organization itself, they can only communicate with holy folk like Veal who have spiritual powers. The only other information it gives Veal is that the Virtue Organization's leader, Clara, is interested in the two exorcists.

Of course, when Veal relays this information to Kiri, not only is she skeptical but she's worried Veal is letting vices get to his head. Similarly, the church clergymen don't have any information about a "Virtue Organization", or anything regarding vices that can speak in such a manner. A vice who could relay information so eloquently and telepathically is unheard of; it would have to be an extremely powerful being. And it definitely wouldn't be a small bug so unimposing it went unnoticed by a trained exorcist like Kiri.

Veal's Excommunication

Veal isn't given the option to forget the ordeal, though - these black locusts keep showing up on his and Kiri's missions. That girl, Clara, keeps contacting Veal using those locusts as a conduit, but she won't tell him the reason why she's watching them or anything about the organization. Veal swears up and down those locusts are constantly watching them, but it's always when he's alone, and he can't prove anything. At Kiri's behest, the church sends another exorcist [who I need to design and name ahem] with the two of them to keep an eye on Veal.

Finally, on their next mission, Veal feels reassured he can prove the existence of the black locusts. [The other exorcist] is by Veal's side when a black locust shows up and starts communicating. It seems like they can both hear it. And - near immediately, [other exorcist] squashes it. Upon finishing the exorcism, the three return to the church, and [other exorcist] reports Veal for working with the vices. He's excommunicated from the church. Kiri still hasn't witnessed the locusts, but she trusts her gut and decides to leave the church as well and stay with Veal. That's far from the last time Veal sees the locusts... and eventually, Kiri sees them for herself, though it doesn't explain their watchful lingering and proximity to the vices.

And then [imagine i write this part really good] Kiri and Veal go rogue and work against the church and start working with Clara and the Virtue Organization and cool stuff happens the end.

Triangle, Square, and Circle are childhood friends during the past timeline. They hang out and play games together and go to the same school and are a declared trio of best friends, until not much later their families move to different locations and they eventually lose touch of one another.

The player controls Triangle during the childhood portion and interacts with Square and Circle and other characters, and the integrity of these actions influences whether the current timeline is Realm A or Realm B.

The current timeline takes place when the main three, Triangle, Square, and Circle, are in their late 20s to early 30s. There are some consistencies between Realm A and Realm B. Triangle rises to power as the leader of their nation, and whether it's his intention or not, many regions suffer, the regime is exceedingly strict, and thus Circle and Square become renegade fighters in The Resistance with the motive of displacing him and installing a new, just government.

Circle and Square only meet again by joining the same group by chance, and neither of them recognize Triangle until they come face to face with him much later. Crescent and Star join the party at later points; neither of them had appearances in the past timeline.

REALM A

In this realm, Triangle strives to create a utopia for his citizens, but his idealism and naivety prevents him from seeing the problems he causes. He's big on public appearances and supposed transparency in his early ruling years, but problems down the line cause him to only give false, faceless morale boosts to his people, and keep his future plans under wraps.

The Resistance has more diplomatic methods of abdicating Triangle in Realm A, but his guards working closely under him make it hard to get an audience with him. Or, you can be an asshole and bust your way in and threaten him.

REALM B

In this realm, Triangle rules based on his own selfish whims and want for power. He's careful to keep things running smoothly enough in regions that his people don't cause uprisings, but other than that, he knowingly neglects basic duties of the nation. His empire is built on fear, except for his high ranked officials, who are loyal because of bribes.

The Resistance deals with Realm B Triangle through force, and gets fewer chances to speak to him one-on-one to reason things.

Summary

Jasper is the protagonist of the game, a paranoid boy who lives in Silverpine Lake. His childhood friend, Conitoti, lives in Maplepoint City, a small but lively neighboring town. Jasper frequently visits Conitoti's house for picnics, games, and walks outside.

Things in Maplepoint start getting distorted. Conitoti in particular is subject to disturbing physical transmogrifications, which she seems to be unaware of. Despite Jasper warning townsfolk that something is going on, with his best friend Conitoti specifically, no one listens to him. He leaves town by bus as soon as he can. At the bus stop, he meets Willow, who was living in isolation in her home in Maplepoint until she caught up with Jasper to escape as well. She confesses she knew that Maplepoint was becoming what it is for longer than Jasper realized, and she can confirm what he experienced, despite no one else believing him.

Jasper travels to various locations, looking for somewhere to stay instead of near Maplepoint. Willow meets him at every bus stop before he proceeds to the next location. Ultimately, he leaves each one, and never finds a place to settle down. Each location represents a different fear of his.

Stages

Prologue

Cali is a stoic and hypervigilant med student and the protagonist of the game who wakes up in a nightmarish and distorted hospital-like labyrinth. She finds a baseball bat early on that lets her beat up certain monsters, and is able to explore the hospital looking for clues, tools, and a way out. Her medical knowledge is vital in utilizing materials found in the hospital, along with healing wounds.

After gaining access to the roof, Cali finds Francis hiding in the patient rooms on the highest floor from a monster roaming the halls. She loudly declares Cali to be her "knight in shining armor," to which Cali hurriedly shuts her up and finds a hiding spot for the two of them. Cali and Francis make a break for it after the monster passes by, and find a butcher's knife that's more suitable for taking down large monsters like the one roaming the halls.

The two are able to exit the hospital itself with the aid of the butcher's knife. The next area is what seems to be a neverending parking garage full of roaming monsters such as these, though the hint of the night sky is apparent at the far end.

Francis

As you continue to explore new environments and face new monsters in this medical labyrinth, Francis will suspiciously express familiarity with certain subjects she shouldn't reasonably have knowledge of— stuff that Cali only learned from medical school, or stuff even she's never heard of. She'll also tell Cali almost prophetic statements regarding the monsters themselves, as if she knows something about them.

Despite all this, Francis claims not to remember anything about her past. Not her career, not her last name, not where she lives, not her interests— nothing besides her name, Francis, and a few very barebones facts about herself. Other than that, she's in the same situation as Cali. She woke up as a prisoner in this frightening world and wants out.

Of course, it's possible Francis simply developed amnesia from the stress of this frantic situation. That's what Cali's medical background would rationally tell her. But her instincts keep telling her there's something more to it than that...

Ending

There's no ending planned yet, besides Cali and Francis dating each other.