October 1642, Bremen, Germany.

People call it "The rot". Fittingly so. Over the span of a week, the illness rots the victim's flesh away. No fighting back. Not when it's too late.

But you caught on early - and you have the chance to save yourself, at the cost of others. Will you make that sacrifice?

Game Mechanics

You are a victim of the rot, and your goal is to find the cure. After disguising yourself as the genius Dr. Reindl, you cowork with unsuspecting colleagues to find a cure for Rot patients. 

Every day, you have the chance to try out your new recipe on innocent human who fell victim to the plague. But deliberately kill one, and your colleagues will start losing trust in you.

Weigh your options carefully, either kill, or die of the very illness you're attempting to cure.

Credits

Main team:

• epeexx for 2D art, assets, UI, storywriting and sound design
• Maxulienka for 3D art, assets, game design and level design
• Eugen Durbalo for Unity programming
• Daniel Pšitek for Unity programming and game design

Special thanks:

• Tomáš Farkaš for helping with sound design
• Staff present at the GGJ26 site
• Authors of respective soundtracks on Pixabay

Inspired by

• No, I'm not a human
• Einstein's riddle
• Mouthwashing

Made for Global Game Jam 2026 with <3