Benjamin's Acceptance by Zachary Granger
This game was made for Ludum Dare 42. The theme is "Running out of Space", which is true emotionally and physically as the game progresses. With each run of the level, it progressively fills up with more boxes, and the keys become harder to reach. The camera is also bounded by the objects around you which further enforces the theme.
Benjamin's Acceptance is a game about doing what you think needs to be done, but letting everything else spiral out of control.
Controls: - Left-click - on Benjamin's limbs, and drag to move - Right-click - and drag to rotate camera - R - Restart level - Escape - Quit game
Please enjoy!

| Windows | https://kingpine.itch.io/benjamins-acceptance |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/benjamins-acceptance |
Ratings
| Overall | 45th | 4.093⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 259th | 3.593⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 170th | 3.696⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 307th | 3.821⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 747th | 3.214⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 51th | 4.036⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 44th | 4⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 37th | 4.125⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 23🗳️ | 33🗨️ |
Edit - I'm not sure how to rate fun. Either very low or very high and I'm not sure which...
The writing, voice-acting, and story telling are all top notch! Creates a great/depressing atmosphere.
I would have liked a _bit_ more of your hoarse voice, guiding me through the mess that has become Benjamin's life, as I played the final ~5 minutes moving Benjamin's life-less, ragdoll body without narration.
I love seeing a simple, yet well made, emotional entry such as this one.
Absolutely awesome ending!
To anybody struggling with beating this game: Hang in there, it'll be worth it! _(Same goes for real life situations and problems, you can do the thing!)_
Had a depressing time. Great game.
For a really silly game, it's so nice to see positive comments. For my first time, I am loving the Ludum Dare experience :)
I had a lot of fun playing all your games!
@planetgames excellent idea for a sequel, where you have to soothe Benjamin through various means as he took to many Prozacs. (Thanks for playing my game)
@beard-or-die Thanks that means a lot especially since there's so many better games to play right now. But hey, Denial is still early on so if you're frustrated don't worry too much about it. I'm learning I probably made the game too difficult for a Jam. It's my first, so I'm still trying to understand what people might be looking for. Thanks for the comment!
Good job!