Never Left
Never Left
Never Left is a top down puzzle RPG where you wake up trapped inside a strange, cursed house
Explore its rooms, uncover cryptic clues, solve puzzles and gather the objects needed to perform a ritual and escape.
The deeper you go, the more you begin to question the truth about the house and your own past.
Jam Bug Disclaimer
There's a bug in the jam version (v1.4) where searchable containers with items in them can be infinitely searched. This ruins progression and allows you to skip the entire game.
To avoid that make sure not to attempt searching [E] any containers that you've already searched.
On a more trivial note,, you get a crash screen if you win instead of the ending menu
Controls
Move around, find hidden objects and solve puzzles.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| WASD | Move |
| E | Interact |
| F11 | Toggle Fullscreen |
| ESC | Quit (immediately closes the game). |
Credit
Made in 48 hours for the 2026 Iraq Game Jam.
! Dulfiqar 'Active Diamond' H. Al-Safi !
< Development & Game Design >
! Hasan Shawarma !
< Development & Game Design >
! Vick !
< Art, Level Design & Game Design >
| Updated | 4 days ago |
| Published | 22 days ago |
| Status | Prototype |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Author | Active Diamond |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Made with | LÖVE |
| Tags | Atmospheric, Horror, LÖVE, No AI, Pixel Art, Retro, Short, Singleplayer, Top-Down |
| Code license | MIT License |
| Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution v4.0 International |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, Subtitles |
| Links | GitHub, Support |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Download
Install instructions
The `.love` file can run on any OS but you'll first need to download Love2D from love2d.org.



