I absolutely LOVED this game and will definitely be checking out your other ones. This was gorgeous, atmospheric, and emotional - I was genuinely surprised by who ended up being at the top of the stairway, and it really touched my heart.
I used the walkthrough for the first quest, and then I felt like I understood how to do things in the game better and didn't need it again. There was a really nice rhythm to the back and forth in the puzzles that I feel like definitely contributed to the relaxing atmosphere.
Speaking of, you nailed it! I actually played this in the ER/hospital after my partner was admitted and it was a really comforting experience during a very stressful time.
Thank you so much for playing The Stairway!!! It really means a lot that it was able to give you such an emotional and relaxing experience, and that it gave you comfort through such a difficult moment! I wish your partner a very swift recovery!
Since it's an old game, sometimes I think about the things I would have done different if I had worked on it now, but hearing this makes me really glad I made this game when I did. :') I hope you enjoy my other works if you check them out!!
Hi, I tried running the game but it says Error DirectDraw (DDERR_UNSUPPORTED). My DirectX version is 12 and my graphics driver is the latest version (AMD if it matters). I also tried running it in compatibility mode but it doesn't work. :(
It has happened to me before, and I managed to fix it by putting the game in compatibility mode (the first option)! I hope it helps :') Let me know if it works!
EDIT: I downloaded EasyRPG Player and put the game folder in the same directory as it. Upon running the game through that, it worked! So yeah, the .exe file doesn't work for some reason no matter what I do but I can play the game now! Thanks for the reply! :)
EDIT 2: Completed the game and I loved it! It was a very cute game!
Thank you so much for playing!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :'D
I did have a lot of thoughts when making this game, and being able to make something atmospheric and relaxing was my main goal, so I'm glad it felt like that!!
1) Is there a particular reason why there are two RPG_RT executables? They appear to be the same, same file size, same modified date, and both show the same save file when choosing continue...
2) How did you get it to fullscreen properly? When I go into RPG Maker 2000 and run a test game I made in fullscreen, it looks blurry and the wrong size.
If I recall correctly, the reason there's two executables is because one of them is slightly edited to show a different font. I wanted to use the same font for both English and Spanish versions, but the default font didn't have some characters, like vocals with accents (á, é, etc), so I looked for a solution and found this alternate executable. I thiiink I kept the original one on the folder just in case and in the end I forgot it there, but it might just be another copy of the same edited one. It's been a long time and I don't really remember ;v;
As for the full screen, I'm not sure... It might be a thing of the executable too. I've tried changing a random project to full screen by pressing F4 without editing anything of the project that should affect it and it works, so it could also be an issue of the testing mode or the resolution of your screen itself. Perhaps once it's exported hopefully it won't blur. I hope it can be fixed somehow!
i remembered this game fondly from years ago and decided to replay it today. i enjoy the typical horror RPG Maker games, but I think it's important to have variety and it's wonderful how calm this one is :)
Thank you so much for playing it not once, but twice!! I'm really glad you find it calm :') It's one of the great things of RPG Maker games, there's so many cool different ones to choose from!
I liked it the first time I played it, so I tried translating it into Vietnamese, but since I've never done it before, it took quite a while to get used to. I finally finished the translation! Thank you for this lovely game!
Nếu font bị lỗi, các bạn hãy thử xóa font trùng tên với font mình đính kèm trong file game nha :D
WHOA thank you so much for your hard work!! (I apologize for taking time to reply!) I'm really glad you enjoyed the game enough to translate it!!! I appreciate it a ton!!
Before downloading it, do you have any screenshots to confirm it's safe? I do believe you, but it's just to be extra cautious with links. I apologize if it sounds a bit weird ;v;
I don't know what you need, but I also can't say "trust me pls" :'D I'll post a screenshot of a random scene I translated, sorry for the ignoranceyyyy!!!!
And it's great that you answered me and sorry for the late reply, I'm stuck with exam D': If you need anything, please be specific, I'm not good at these thing :"DD
No worries at all!! It's exactly what I needed :'D Thank you so much for your work once again!!! I will make a list of translations here and add it there!
I also hope your exam went well!! Sorry for taking long to reply too ;v;
Truth is, I downloaded this game a year ago but only now did I have time to play it
I loved it. It was calming and relaxing and the puzzles were simple too, just hard enough to get one or two gears in your head turning. It was practically impossible to get stumped :) Thank you for this. We really need more "It looks cute, it is cute" games. Don't get me wrong, "cute but horror" games are great but we need a little change of pace once in a while.
I'm a bit late to reply, but I'm really glad you enjoyed it!!
I'm happy I was able to bring a change of pace, though I like both kinds of games too! I had to limit the kinds of puzzles because I was still learning RPGMaker, so I'm glad they worked well anyway :'D Thank you so much for playing!!
Playing the game was a new experience to me as I usually play horror ones. I really like this variation to what I usually play XD The story, gameplay and the overall atmosphere the game has to offer really give me a calming/relaxing experience. Well done
I apologize for replying so late, but thank you so much!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it relaxing! :'D I hope I can make horror games in the future too, it'd certainly be a different experience!
The art , designs , characters , story , environments, music ...... EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME WAS AWESOME!!!! It helped me calm down, you did such a great job.! thank you for your all efforts ^-^
AAaa I'm super glad to hear it helped you!! Hearing this makes me very glad that I made this game. I apologize for taking such a long time to give a reply, but I wanted to tell you thank you so much for playing it!! :'D
Thank you so much for the video!! ;v; I'm really glad you enjoyed the game!!! I apologize for taking such a long time to reply, but I wanted to express my gratitude even if it's so late!
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I absolutely LOVED this game and will definitely be checking out your other ones. This was gorgeous, atmospheric, and emotional - I was genuinely surprised by who ended up being at the top of the stairway, and it really touched my heart.
I used the walkthrough for the first quest, and then I felt like I understood how to do things in the game better and didn't need it again. There was a really nice rhythm to the back and forth in the puzzles that I feel like definitely contributed to the relaxing atmosphere.
Speaking of, you nailed it! I actually played this in the ER/hospital after my partner was admitted and it was a really comforting experience during a very stressful time.
Thank you so much for playing The Stairway!!! It really means a lot that it was able to give you such an emotional and relaxing experience, and that it gave you comfort through such a difficult moment! I wish your partner a very swift recovery!
Since it's an old game, sometimes I think about the things I would have done different if I had worked on it now, but hearing this makes me really glad I made this game when I did. :') I hope you enjoy my other works if you check them out!!
Hi, I tried running the game but it says Error DirectDraw (DDERR_UNSUPPORTED). My DirectX version is 12 and my graphics driver is the latest version (AMD if it matters). I also tried running it in compatibility mode but it doesn't work. :(
Is there any way to fix this?
A picture of the error
Hello! This is a pretty frequent error that happens whenever the resolution of the game is not compatible with your operative system. I found this page with various solutions: https://mostechtips.com/easily-fix-directdraw-error-dderr-unsupported/
It has happened to me before, and I managed to fix it by putting the game in compatibility mode (the first option)! I hope it helps :') Let me know if it works!
Nope nothing worked :(
EDIT: I downloaded EasyRPG Player and put the game folder in the same directory as it. Upon running the game through that, it worked! So yeah, the .exe file doesn't work for some reason no matter what I do but I can play the game now! Thanks for the reply! :)
EDIT 2: Completed the game and I loved it! It was a very cute game!
Yay!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and that it worked in the end! Thank you so much for playing it!! :'D
This was so cute and very soothing!! Various parts seemed really deep and introspective but i'm not sure if that was done on purpose o:
i really enjoyed the calm music and atmosphere, and the artstyle is beautiful!
Thank you so much for playing!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :'D
I did have a lot of thoughts when making this game, and being able to make something atmospheric and relaxing was my main goal, so I'm glad it felt like that!!
Hello, I have two questions:
1) Is there a particular reason why there are two RPG_RT executables? They appear to be the same, same file size, same modified date, and both show the same save file when choosing continue...
2) How did you get it to fullscreen properly? When I go into RPG Maker 2000 and run a test game I made in fullscreen, it looks blurry and the wrong size.
Hello! Thank you for your questions!
If I recall correctly, the reason there's two executables is because one of them is slightly edited to show a different font. I wanted to use the same font for both English and Spanish versions, but the default font didn't have some characters, like vocals with accents (á, é, etc), so I looked for a solution and found this alternate executable. I thiiink I kept the original one on the folder just in case and in the end I forgot it there, but it might just be another copy of the same edited one. It's been a long time and I don't really remember ;v;
As for the full screen, I'm not sure... It might be a thing of the executable too. I've tried changing a random project to full screen by pressing F4 without editing anything of the project that should affect it and it works, so it could also be an issue of the testing mode or the resolution of your screen itself. Perhaps once it's exported hopefully it won't blur. I hope it can be fixed somehow!
Ah, I see. Thank you for answering!
i remembered this game fondly from years ago and decided to replay it today. i enjoy the typical horror RPG Maker games, but I think it's important to have variety and it's wonderful how calm this one is :)
Thank you so much for playing it not once, but twice!! I'm really glad you find it calm :') It's one of the great things of RPG Maker games, there's so many cool different ones to choose from!
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Hello! Can I help you? :o
I liked it the first time I played it, so I tried translating it into Vietnamese, but since I've never done it before, it took quite a while to get used to. I finally finished the translation! Thank you for this lovely game!
Nếu font bị lỗi, các bạn hãy thử xóa font trùng tên với font mình đính kèm trong file game nha :D
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13lz2axH_3glEtPenYP3YzUrp2AcJxtE1/view?usp=shari...
WHOA thank you so much for your hard work!! (I apologize for taking time to reply!) I'm really glad you enjoyed the game enough to translate it!!! I appreciate it a ton!!
Before downloading it, do you have any screenshots to confirm it's safe? I do believe you, but it's just to be extra cautious with links. I apologize if it sounds a bit weird ;v;
I don't know what you need, but I also can't say "trust me pls" :'D I'll post a screenshot of a random scene I translated, sorry for the ignoranceyyyy!!!!
And it's great that you answered me and sorry for the late reply, I'm stuck with exam D': If you need anything, please be specific, I'm not good at these thing :"DD
No worries at all!! It's exactly what I needed :'D Thank you so much for your work once again!!! I will make a list of translations here and add it there!
I also hope your exam went well!! Sorry for taking long to reply too ;v;
Truth is, I downloaded this game a year ago but only now did I have time to play it
I loved it. It was calming and relaxing and the puzzles were simple too, just hard enough to get one or two gears in your head turning. It was practically impossible to get stumped :)
Thank you for this. We really need more "It looks cute, it is cute" games. Don't get me wrong, "cute but horror" games are great but we need a little change of pace once in a while.
I'm a bit late to reply, but I'm really glad you enjoyed it!!
I'm happy I was able to bring a change of pace, though I like both kinds of games too! I had to limit the kinds of puzzles because I was still learning RPGMaker, so I'm glad they worked well anyway :'D Thank you so much for playing!!
Playing the game was a new experience to me as I usually play horror ones. I really like this variation to what I usually play XD The story, gameplay and the overall atmosphere the game has to offer really give me a calming/relaxing experience. Well done
I apologize for replying so late, but thank you so much!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it relaxing! :'D I hope I can make horror games in the future too, it'd certainly be a different experience!
The art , designs , characters , story , environments, music ...... EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GAME WAS AWESOME!!!! It helped me calm down, you did such a great job.! thank you for your all efforts ^-^
AAaa I'm super glad to hear it helped you!! Hearing this makes me very glad that I made this game. I apologize for taking such a long time to give a reply, but I wanted to tell you thank you so much for playing it!! :'D
Very relaxing I really enjoyed it's simplicity
Thank you so much!! I'm sorry I'm replying now after so long, but I wanted to say my thanks anyway! :')
-Made a Video.
Thank you so much for the video!! ;v; I'm really glad you enjoyed the game!!! I apologize for taking such a long time to reply, but I wanted to express my gratitude even if it's so late!