No Jokes With Mages

You are about to spend some time with Dwight Parker, a teenager from an average American town in the early 2000s.

He’s going through a difficult period - and he needs your help to make it through.

During this adventure, you’ll help Dwight make friends, stand up to bullies, and explore the depths of his struggles. Your choices and actions will slowly uncover what he’s been hiding inside. Together, you’ll experience the routines of school life - and visit places beyond reality that sometimes pull Dwight in without warning.

As you explore these strange worlds, you may meet otherworldly beings that seem friendly…

But it’s up to you to decide whom to trust - and who might be hiding something darker. Perhaps one of them holds the key to understanding what’s really happening.

Immerse Yourself in a Hand-Drawn World

Watch the story unfold through vibrant, hand-crafted visuals inspired by early 2000s aesthetics. Every character, landscape, and object has been lovingly drawn, while soft lighting and warm shadows create a cozy yet haunting atmosphere.

Current Features

• Atmospheric Puzzles
• 5 Big Locations: Explore 5 major hubs, containing 14 detailed hand-drawn scenes, from Dwight’s neighborhood to surreal landscapes.
• Deep Narrative: Over 2,000 words of dialogue shaping Dwight’s journey.
• Full Localization: Available in English and Ukrainian.
• Uncover Secrets: Find hidden details within each environment that reveal more about the world.

Atmospheric Soundtrack

Immerse yourself in a deep and emotional soundtrack that colors every moment of the story - from quiet reflections to the unsettling calm of Dwight’s other world.

About the Game

This is an early demo of the game that we have been working on for quite some time.

We are EXREALITE, a small team from Ukraine, and we aim to deliver the best games to our players.

"No Jokes With Mages" is a point-and-click adventure with visual novel-style narrative and side-scrolling visuals that are hand-drawn and animated by our artist.

We wanted to show what we are doing because we need to understand what players think, and if you like our game in this state.

Feel free to play our demo - it’s 40-60 minutes long and sets up the story that we are trying to tell.

Let’s Keep in Touch!

If you like what we are doing or want to support us, you actually can!

• Wishlist on Steam: Adding our game to your wishlist helps us immensely with visibility.

• Follow us on X (Twitter): We’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes content and project updates there.

• Stay Tuned: We have big plans for the future, which we’ll be sharing soon in our devlogs right here on Itch.io.
  

If you are a game journalist, YouTuber, blogger, or streamer, or if you have a proposal for us, feel free to email us at collaboration@exrealite.com.