❤️ Thank you for sharing your incredible stories and artwork with the world; your unique voice and vision have been of great inspiration and enjoyment, and I'll certainly miss them dearly! The lushness of your art, the compelling and layered narratives, and the deliciously complex characters always make your work stand out, and I can only imagine how much intense effort it takes for you to create such generous works. Even if it's sad news for us, I hope that this next phase brings you fulfillment and joy and much-deserved rest. 

❤️❤️❤️ Fantastic work to the whole team! Congrats on seeing it through!

I honestly expected it to be very difficult to cast him, given how clear his voice is in my head--but I lucked out and found just the right actor. Only the best for Sparrow! ❤️

❤️❤️❤️ I'm looking forward to sharing them soon! 

There are! ✨Working on Tell It Slant this last fall really awakened me to how much voice acting can enhance and add accessibility to projects, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing the added life the actors will bring to these dear imaginary friends of mine. 

Thank you for the good wishes, and I hope your year treats you kindly, too! ❤️Thank you again and again for your support!

Thank you so much--this made me tear up!❤️❤️❤️ I hope it proves a fruitful year for you as well!! 

The second screen is after extracting the files, and the top file labelled Burdock is the one that will start the game.

Are you trying to play on Mac? I am not totally sure about that process, but I can look into it as well!

And after extracting, this is what I see:

Huh! I'm trying to figure out what's going wrong here... this is what comes up with the Windows-Linux download: 

Hi! I'm sorry it's confusing! 🥹 The game will download as a zip, so you'll need to extract the files first. From there, if you open the folder it saves to ( for Windows, the default should be labelled Burdock-2.0-win or similar) there'll then be an application named Burdock you can run.  Please do let me know if you still have issues, though, or if you're using a different system, and I'll do my best to help troubleshoot! 

No apology necessary at all!! Thank you so much for checking in—it truly means the world to me that there are others out there who care for these characters and their story as much as I do. ❤️

Ack—I'll be sure to get that information updated! Unfortunately this last year went a little sideways for me personally, and as result Bright Oak isn't quite finished yet. I am working on it in the background, however, and plan for the full release in 2025! ❤️

Thank you! 💪 I've got a new update to post on where things stand, likely next month! 💚

The perfect creepy story to be told over a campfire at night. ✨ Terrific, terrific work!

The perfect creepy story to be told over a campfire at night. ✨ Terrific, terrific work!

Gosh, I loved every single minute of this--my favorite game of the jam so far, and honestly one of my favorite indie visual novels I've played overall! 💚 The premise reminds me of the film Night On Earth, albeit with more of a cohesive storyline--the writing is well-paced, witty, and tight; the art design is playful and cozy; the music and sound design elevate the scenes in an organic way. Absolutely phenomenal; thank you to the team for creating such a delightful experience! ✨

Gosh, I loved every single minute of this--my favorite game of the jam so far, and honestly one of my favorite indie visual novels I've played overall! 💚 The premise reminds me of the film Night On Earth, albeit with more of a cohesive storyline--the writing is well-paced, witty, and tight; the art design is playful and cozy; the music and sound design elevate the scenes in an organic way. Absolutely phenomenal; thank you to the team for creating such a delightful experience! ✨

Holy cats, this is massive in both scope and polish for a demo, let alone for a jam game! The voice acting is absolutely phenomenal, the characters are delightful and grounded, and the story manages to hit the sweet spot for me in terms of a tonal balance between tension and humor. I love the artwork, and the music and ambient soundscapes feel organic and add to the sense of isolation and danger. Definitely intrigued, and looking forward to seeing more! 💚

Holy cats, this is massive in both scope and polish for a demo, let alone for a jam game! The voice acting is absolutely phenomenal, the characters are delightful and grounded, and the story manages to hit the sweet spot for me in terms of a tonal balance between tension and humor. I love the artwork, and the music and ambient soundscapes feel organic and add to the sense of isolation and danger. Definitely intrigued, and looking forward to seeing more! 💚

Wow, this one is a journey!! 💚 Had so much fun with the delightfully unhinged game of channel-surfing hopscotch the story takes you on; the writing, art, voices, and sound design are all excellent, and tie together brilliantly into a disturbing and wonderful package. Phenomenal work to the whole team! 

Wow, this one is a journey!! 💚 Had so much fun with the delightfully unhinged game of channel-surfing hopscotch the story takes you on; the writing, art, voices, and sound design are all excellent, and tie together brilliantly into a disturbing and wonderful package. Phenomenal work to the whole team! 

11/10 for the Goodest Ghostie! Pippa is absolutely enchanting, with charming art and characters. Fantastic work, team! ✨

Yes, thank you very much for the kind words! 💚

Love the concept! The spirit designs are wonderfully ethereal, and I'm looking forward to watching this one develop--great work, team! ✨ Always up for some ghostie friends (and candy)!

Love the concept! The spirit designs are wonderfully ethereal, and I'm looking forward to watching this one develop--great work, team! ✨ Always up for some ghostie friends (and candy)!

Ooh, I enjoyed this! ✨ I've got a soft spot for Victorian Gothic stories, and this is a charming steampunk-flavored iteration on the genre. I quite like how the character sprites are handled--while incredibly pared-back, it's expressive, stylistically unique, and still perfectly serves to reflect the emotions and actions of the characters. Delightful as Arabella and Jack are, I'm particularly fond of Eyre, whose physical descriptors (impractical, pinpoint feet and hands, the paradox of her limited speech) feel like an especially incisive representation of women's treatment during (...and before, and after...) the Victorian era.

I'm happy with the ending I received, where Eyre now lives happily ever after with Bronte as a self-sufficient (robo)cat-(robo)lady. 💚 

Ooh, I enjoyed this! ✨ I've got a soft spot for Victorian Gothic stories, and this is a charming steampunk-flavored iteration on the genre. I quite like how the character sprites are handled--while incredibly pared-back, it's expressive, stylistically unique, and still perfectly serves to reflect the emotions and actions of the characters. Delightful as Arabella and Jack are, I'm particularly fond of Eyre, whose physical descriptors (impractical, pinpoint feet and hands, the paradox of her limited speech) feel like an especially incisive representation of women's treatment during (...and before, and after...) the Victorian era.

I'm happy with the ending I received, where Eyre now lives happily ever after with Bronte as a self-sufficient (robo)cat-(robo)lady. 💚 

Very slick character art and animation, charming and spritely music, and polished and engaging gameplay--excellent work to the team! ✨

Very slick character art and animation, charming and spritely music, and polished and engaging gameplay--excellent work to the team! ✨

Love it love it love it love it. 💚 Feels like a game made just for me: we've got bizarre rituals, oddball fae, Otherkin with unknowable motivations, incredibly stylish art, and a phenomenal soundtrack to boot. Perfection from start to finish--thank you for a wonderful evening's experience!

Love it love it love it love it. 💚 Feels like a game made just for me: we've got bizarre rituals, oddball fae, Otherkin with unknowable motivations, incredibly stylish art, and a phenomenal soundtrack to boot. Perfection from start to finish--thank you for a wonderful evening's experience!

Gosh this game is absolutely stunning to look at! The character art, the UI, the incredible, layered backgrounds--every single scene is a picture. LOVE Korako in every way--design, character, writing, voice, all of it! I'm so intrigued, and look forward to seeing more. ✨

An incredibly charming, tense adventure! I love the way the narrative leads you to question Alma as she questions herself, and then gradually realize that she's been dismissed and gaslit for far too long as she realizes it herself. 💚Genuinely a lovely, thrilling package!

An incredibly charming, tense adventure! I love the way the narrative leads you to question Alma as she questions herself, and then gradually realize that she's been dismissed and gaslit for far too long as she realizes it herself. 💚Genuinely a lovely, thrilling package!

Gosh this game is absolutely stunning to look at! The character art, the UI, the incredible, layered backgrounds--every single scene is a picture. LOVE Korako in every way--design, character, writing, voice, all of it! I'm so intrigued, and look forward to seeing more. ✨

Thank you so very much, both for the incredibly kind words and for streaming it, as well! 💚 Appreciate you!!

Thank you so very much, both for the incredibly kind words and for streaming it, as well! 💚 Appreciate you!!

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! 💚 Thank you for the very kind words!

Thank you so very much--I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! 💚

Impossibly precious, gorgeous, atmospheric, and beautifully sad. I loved every single minute of it.  Deer Skull Guy is now my personal ride-or-die. Thank yous all around to the team for making my evening bittersweet and perfect! 💚