Wide Ocean Big Jacket
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
An aunt and uncle take their middle-school niece and her boyfriend on an overnight camping trip in
WIDE OCEAN BIG JACKET
Take part in a classic camping trip: Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach.
WOBJ is a short story game including 20 chapters, 4 playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style.
Playtime: 60-90 minutes
(like watching a good movie with friends or curling up to read a book)
Available on Windows & Mac & Linux
Controller support available
CW: Includes a scene in which an adult and a tween have a (platonic) conversation about sex and consent. Also a scene depicting older teenagers verballing assaulting tweens.
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Made in 2019 by Turnfollow
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $7.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- "Wide Ocean Big Jacket" Complete SoundtrackMar 03, 2023
- Wide Ocean Big Jacket @ LudoNarraCon 2020Apr 24, 2020
- WOBJ EP by Scott ArcherFeb 13, 2020
Comments
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I got this ages ago but only played it recently and!!!!!!! WOW ! it took me two hours because i was having fun and being silly, but i am genuinely a little in love with all of the characters. i'm gonna miss them! i can always go back, of course, but gosh. wow.
it was so well written. so so so well written. so funny too. it had me Hooting and Hollering as i played it. it left me with that warm, Full Of Awe And Wonder feeling that i always hope a game will fill me with. thank you so much for making it!
It's been almost a year since I played this and I still can't stop thinking about it! Buy it, play it!
10/10, really loved it
Phenominal writing, cute animation, impeccable vibes. I really enjoyed it!
Nice game! the characters felt very "real" to me.
I had a magical time playing this, it was so funny and I loved the family so very much! Thank you for making this incredible game experienceSuper cute and super sweet! Amazing job!
Cozy adventure which cured my depression. Really good art and storytelling. Totally recommend it.
Beautiful and sweet
Wow, this felt like playing a Pixar film. So well written, and the care for detail! <3
I didn't read what the game was about but I got it in bundle and it looked nicely. I was expecting good game but what I got is exceptional game! I really felt what the game is trying to get me feel and I was greeted by flashbacks of my own camping experiences with my parents (triggered by sound of going inside tent). This game has really good dialogues and story, it feels real, it feels like you are each of the character in that trip which gives depth to your potential real life campings :) I can only recommend this there is no catch. It feels like characters are real people with questions I had in their age and adults are having questions I am slowly starting to have. I appreciate good stories and this one is exceptional, without repeating my points again thank you developers that you made this game :)
Lots of fun! Wholesome and humorous. :)
This is actually so wholesome ??
I had a good time playing this with my partner - the graphics, environment exploration and style design are really cute and charming, and every character is so fun and memorable. however, I think this game warrants a content warning - we were both very caught off guard by scenes involving young teens experiencing directed verbal sexual assault, along with discussions of underaged sexuality and potential implications towards past sexual abuse.
I really appreciate that it took the time to explore such matters in a thoughtful and layered way, but nothing about the game's info page, the sexual innuendo label on Steam, or any other notes I could find online gave me enough of a warning about what it would entail to keep me from feeling rattled, uncomfortable and distressed throughout playing, especially since I had no idea how far it would continue to go into these subjects as I continued.
I think something like this is incredibly important, not just for players such as myself who find encountering these subjects unprepared extremely difficult, but also since this is a game explicitly about adults navigating the difficult place of giving guidance to vulnerable kids. I think it would have been helpful to draw more of a distinction between which parts of these discussions were coming from the characters themselves, and which were intended as commentary by the writers and developers, because it made me a little confused along the way.
any time messages like this are included in a game that young people can access, I think it should be handled with the utmost care, and while the advice from Clo to Mord was very powerful, important, meaningful and clearly from a very difficult and caring place in her life, I'm honestly not sure I feel it goes to the extent and detail needed to ensure the conclusion players will take away is one that will definitively better their relationship to intimacy, especially when underage.
I really hope what I'm saying is clear! I think this is a wonderful game overall, I just hope people can engage with it in a way that is safe for them. thank you so much for listening, it'd mean the world if you could take this to heart!!
Thank you for the detailed and thoughtful feedback- we have added a content warning to this and the steam pages. I appreciate you and your partner sticking with it though those rough patches, and for unpacking the dynamics of expectations/audience in your comment. We'll be thinking about this in the future! Thanks again :)
This game played on my heartstrings as if it were a harp. As has already been said, the dialogue is great and the game-feel with said dialogue is amazing. Together they set so many moods just right. Thank you for making this game.
I started this game while on a work call in which my attention was not really required (why did they even need me? sigh).
A couple of dialogues in and I was totally hooked, laughing like an idiot to whatever Mort said. I had to write some of that shit down.
Stopped playing to continue playing it with the full focus this gem needs.
Thanks for creating this!
I fully enjoyed this game. The characters were relatable and the slice of life story was perfectly paced.
this was absolutely wonderful! makes me want to go camping.
What a joy! Thank you so much!
Aaagh this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Incredibly funny and a joy to experience. The sort of game that I am gonna want to play through again every year.
This game really hit home for me. I was not expecting it to be this good, but man what an awesome ride. Absolutely loved getting know each character. They felt so real and fun to be around. The combination of great dialogue and simple gameplay really made me feel at home in every scene. And to top it all off, the music is AMAZING. Seriously, I love love love the soundtrack in this game.
Thanks for the awesome game guys, this is a true gem and deserves more attention in the indie game community. It's been a while since a game put a real smile on my face and made me wish the story never ended <3
it was full of mundane yet extremely special moments. TurnFollow always manages to create something magical, Well done guys.<3
So DANG SWEET
this is so goddang cute and criminally short
Legitimately amazing game. Excellent writing and characters.
I love every second and every dialogue of this game - and Mord is simply THE BEST
Easily one of my favorite games of all time. This game is a stunning juggling act between many deeply personal stories. They range from adolescence, adulthood, and elderly; and are all amazing. You really feel their pain, but also their joy. It plays out like those memories we have when we were right there on the cusp of young adulthood, and had our first real "free" experience... Just gorgeous. I'm excited to see where Turnfollow keeps going.
Thank you for making this game.
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We really really liked this game. It was a very sweet and quiet but very well written character piece about the quiet peace of camping and relationships. I was also delighted to see the M+A extra story hidden in the chapter select. It was a beautiful way to spend an evening. I am going to check out the other games by Turnfollow!
I got this game with the bundle for racial justice and equality, i really liked it! It was a real cute game to play and I think I'll like exploring it more in the future to see things I might have missed at first. Thank you guys for this good game !
mord is a kindred spirit
Played this on Switch and loved it. Cozy, but not cloying. Very touching.
Hey! Can anyone tell me if there are snakes in the game? I started it and there was a rattlesnake warning and I can't handle even drawings of snakes, so please let me know!
I loved the beginning though. The music, the atmosphere and the art style, they are all lovely.
Hello! The only mention of snakes is in that opening scene with the poster, no depictions!
Thank you! I’m looking forward to completing the game then. 🌸
The story-telling was super nice, I really liked the style and the kids made me laugh, super enjoyable c: thank you!
a very wholesome little game! thanks so much for this cute experience <3
I loved it! Thankyou for making it
I want more of mord!!! Freaking cute animation.
Love it :)
loved the animation and the story