"You are at the bottom of a crater, a very deep crater. You can't exactly recall how you ended up here, at least this time. You know you have been here before, many, many times before."

Note: The game deals with negative self-talk and subtle themes of loneliness and depression.

The Way Back Up is a short narrative game made for the IGDA Game Writing SIG x Arcweave Gamejam November 2025. Theme of the jam was Resilience.

Crafted by Roosa Hirvela

Song credit: A night full of stars - Montogoronto

No AI was used in creation of this game.