
Elevator Hitch
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS



Elevator Hitch is a short 2.5D surreal horror/escape room visual novel with point-and-click and puzzle elements following the story of two co-workers suddenly finding themselves stuck together in a "Perfectly Normal" 70s office elevator.
They must explore each liminal-looking floor and find a way to
get off the elevator to their actual destinations.
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✄ Development & Story & Graphics ✄
> RachelDrawsThis
> Ekrix
☏ Composer & Sound Designer ☏
> BellKalengar
🗎 Features 🗎
> Original soundtrack
> 60+ CGs and 10+ backgrounds
> 3D map viewing + point-and-click style gameplay
> Character-driven story with lots of dialogue and choices
that effects your entire run> Infinite suffering by incomprehensible horrors
☢ Estimated Play Time ☢
> 1 hour ~ 1 hour 20 minutes
☠ Number of Endings ☠
> 15
[+ Different dialogue choices/interactions that can be found within the run]
Here's the official puzzle/ending guide
for anyone who may need it!
☠ Available Translations ☠
KR (Korean) by RachelDrawsThis
zh-CN (Simplified Chinese/Mandarin) by 青灯不弈
ESP (Spanish/Español) by Valentina Zuluaga Lora
pt-BR (Brazilian Portuguese) by Tea Party Project
:: RUS (Russian) by Evil and Debil team
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NOTICE:
> There is no manual saving in this game.
> TWs include: graphic gore, blood, violence, disturbing imagery and audio, flashing/shaking images and eyestrain, shortly implied family abuse
This was a game completed in a month for submission in SpooktoberVNJam.
All tips and feedbacks are greatly appreciated.
Thank you for visiting and hope you enjoy the game!

| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,813 total ratings) |
| Authors | racheldrawsthis, Rix, STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE |
| Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
| Made with | RPG Maker |
| Tags | Atmospheric, Escape Game, Horror, Liminal space, Multiple Endings, Point & Click, Psychological Horror, RPG Maker, Spooky |
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Development log
- PROTAG PLUSHIE NOW AVALIABLEOct 05, 2024
- PROTAG PLUSHIE PETITION (W/ MAKESHIP)Sep 28, 2023





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So, I play on Mac. I understand that there is no manual saving system, but apparently, at least for me, there isn't an automatic saving system either. I am unable to progress in any way past the doppelgängers, because every time I die, it completely resets the game. At first, I thought it was just annoying game design. I sat through the opening sequence maybe 30 times now, trying to talk with the doppelgängers again and again, before I realized that something is wrong. I don't know how to fix this, but I really would like to play this game. Please help :(
Edit: I went to sleep and tried again in the morning. Game crashed, told me to press F5, so I did. Now it suddenly works. I assume it was just resetting the game with F5, but I really don't know. I don't know what's trickier, a horror puzzle game, or downloading anything on a Mac lol
Cool game
I love this game, and you should make it where you can play it on your phone like iPhone and Android.
You should make one for phone
The artstyle reminds me of Dead Plate a little, and I am honestly investe
its the same creator :P
Ah! I didn't notice
I probably just didn't care to check :/
I found an issue with the game on Mac. The macOS build you uploaded is Intel-only (
x86_64, NW.js 2022). It doesn’t run on newer Apple Silicon systems where Rosetta 2 isn’t supported. Could you please upload a current macOS (arm64 or Universal) build?yippie imm gnna play bof of them
Hey, so anyone knows how to get the 12 ending if you choose to trust your coworker? I just searched the endings guide and realized i was supposed to say "no" and know don't know how to get that ending 🥹🥹
I was playing this for fun when it came up on my for you on itch. the art style was vaguely familiar, and I was thinking how similar it was to deadplate. About 20 minutes after I finished the game, I actually went to check the creator of deadplate, to find that they were indeed made by the same people. These games are so so fun, and I recommend them so much, now, onto the rest of their games!
Really enjoyed the game...sadly I feel like I was met with a bug that stopped me from getting the Secret Ending. The last one I was missing was the Eaten ending. I didn't get the clear mark on the ending and that ended up not triggering the secret ending, I'm not willing to redo the story a third time to get it.
Still, very solid short story.
The game was interesting and easy to understand. There were some confusion at some points, but they were easy to get past and the characters were also funny. Great game!
i love the art style omg
After the first bit of dialogue, when in the elevator for the first time, the controls to look up/down either don't work or I'm missing something because the game won't go anywhere other than letting me look around- {I'm pressing the Fn key with the arrows but it still won't work}
Yeah I'm having the same issues... Dunno why Fn is needed -- even the dialogue selection is alil janky ' n '
But I don't have an Fn key or anything on my keyboard - just a windows one
Been pressing all around to figure out what would work but giving up now I guess
¿Está en español?
si
see in the folders
absolutely loved it! thank you for making this game <3
i cant dial the phone number for some reason i've tried multiple times yet it doesn't work. Can someone help me? i'm using macbook btw.
how are you trying to dial the number? the way the interaction is supposed to work is you press the arrow keys using up and down to select a number and left and right to go to the different number slots then z but if you're doing that and it still isn't working then idk
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Super fun and surprisingly polished — had a great time playing!
Just went through all the endings. Thank you so so so much for making this game. I think I'll explore more of its dialogues in detail haha!
[SPOILER AHEAD]
I tested how the dialogue would change if I got the rat after my co-worker leaves for the meeting; it still showed me the part when he is terrified by the rat lollll! And my second thought was that I wish this were not just a bug :(
I have followed all the instructions but I still can't get the scissors, it won't let me talk to the coworker dopel even after like 16 tries :(!! very upsetting :(((
the game is so good! I love the time loop concept where he keeps dying but he doesn't lose his memories. And the style of the game is so cool. I enjoined playing this game.
Played this and got so hooked! Like others had said hunting for each of the deaths was both fun and terrifying. I struggled to look up and down but from the other comments learned the PageUp and PageDown arrows worked for it instead. I ended up staying up later than intended just to 100% it all in one night. The Hired ending and the secret ending broke my heart, the overall concept is very well-executed (pun intended). Excellent work!
I want to play this game so bad but i can only get like 6 moves in before all the controls just... stop working? I can't do anything?
could you elebaorate on the issue, like, where were you when it happened?
Thank you for making this game!
Hunting for all the ways to die was a lot of fun~The CGs were great and the rooms had a nice balance of settings. I feel for the protagonist too...
Looking forward to playing more of your games!
can u dowload on crhomebook?
I'm not sure if this is just a me problem, but my game won't save! everytime I die I need to start all over again so I loose my items and I can't get the gift from the phone :(
plz lmk if anyone else is having this issue!!!
Creator says that there is no manualsave
i think you computer may be flagging the save file as a virus and refuseing to create it, causeing you to never get the propper save file, mabey try fiddiling with yout antivirus or somethin?
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I loved this game. It's so worth it if anyone wants to try it I would personally say that it is one of the better horror game
Wow, I mean. I just...
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I loved the rat scene, I couldn't stop laughing.
The exit...was an elevator.
I loved this game!<3
First, I got ED 2: Hole.
After dying, I was a bit sad to know I would have to go through the entire beginning again... but then I DIDN'T!! I love that failing is an intrinsic part of the game that propels you forward anyway.
Then I got ED 11: NO SMOKING
Whenever I look at the poster wall, it wouldn't let me leave without dying from smoking again. But after that, the issue seemed fixed and I could use the Green Door button freely.
My next endings in order:
ED 10: HELP
ED 3A: DARK
ED 6: REJECTED
ED 8: STRANGER DANGER
ED 12: REAL
ED 5: RADIATION
ED 3B: EATEN
ED 9: FALL
ED 1: ESCAPE
I love the system of pressing the buttons; it's really satisfying. The rat part made me laugh so hard.
Using the function key to move the camera up and down was really interesting too! I enjoyed the mix of 2D and 3D elements a lot! It was something new and really cool to me.
Great soundtrack, amazing sound effects as always. Floor 4 freaked me out so much that I left it early before I could die to whatever was calling to me behind the door. Absolute nightmare fuel.
So you may have already seen this question, but my camera is not working. I cannot use any keys to move my camera. I looked at the endings, and 2 or 3 endings (i forgot how many) require you to move your camera. Does anyone here know how to fix this issue? I am willing to delete and reinstall the game.
The game refuses to open on my mac, even tho I am trying to open it though installing ing itch app. Any suggestions how to fix this? I tried to download just the game it self, but I still get the same result: game says that it's opened while I just stare at my wallpapers. Any help would be appreciated !!!
hii I had the same problem but I extracted the zip file and put the game into my applications folder and opened it directly (you’ll have to try opening it a few times for it to work properly.
Thanks!! I will try to do so!!!
I moved game to application folder and tried to open it a couple of times, but still nothing :[ The game says that it's open yet nothing comes onto the screen. I also tried to re-download file, yet it's the same every time :(
i'm not sure if this is your problem, but if it says that ur computer cant detect if its free of viruses and thats why u cant open it, after attempting to open it u can go to privacy & security in settings and scroll down and tap "open anyway" again im not sure if thats ur issue but if it is i hope it helped!!
Hi!! i really like the game but im having trouble look up/down and from side to side. i have pg up/down buttoms but they dont work, and i dont have the fn keys. is there any other way to look around?
are you useing wasd or arrow keys?
LOVED the challenge in this game! Even tho I struggled i loved it! it was so fun and it was so enjoyable! keep up the work! ^^
im having a simular issue to some here where i cant look up, i know one of the endings needs you to look up and click something in the elevator but even when i press my fn key, up key, or both, none is working, help pls.
So I really love this game so far but the Fn+up/down hasn't been working and I've tried the other keys with it but it hasn't worked. Does anyone know what I should do?
Hey! I faced the same problem, using the 'pg up' and 'pg dn' keys did it for me!
hi.. so what if nothing is working..:(
Thank you it actually worked!!!
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thanks a lot
Amo este juego!!
El arte es hermoso y me encanta que tenga muchos finales, aunque por alguna razón después de obtener todos los finales no pude obtener el final secreto :( solo vi un video de como es. Excelente juego, definitivamente jugaré los otros que hayan echo :)