Description
Hylophobia is a short (imagined) RPG in which you play as a runaway changeling.

https://on.soundcloud.com/avL8w

Since being abducted by a Fey one year ago, you have spent most of your time doing chores. Lots of chores. After realizing that the door you are cleaning was left unlocked, you make your escape and try to find your way through the unyielding Hedge—the only way home.

Upon returning, you realize that everyone has forgotten you; not only were you stolen, but so were the memories of you.

You can learn more about the concept at https://punkrockglock.itch.io/hylophobia.

1. "The Monotony of Endless Toil" serves as the music during the game's introduction. You learn simple controls and complete a few tasks.

--> You've been here for a year. Maybe two years? It's hard to tell. All the clocks tick, but they always seem... wrong. Time crawls when you're doing chores. Lots of chores. Endless chores.
--> Today's list of tasks includes polishing the glass doors "until they sparkle" and trimming every decorative hedge in the garden. You're pretty sure the doors are still sparkling from yesterday, but you know better than to argue.

--> Well, better get to work.

2. "Opportunity + Get Going!" is a slow-paced run-and-hide type level. the goal is to avoid being seen.

--> As you toil, your Keeper leaves you for a moment, allowing you to notice that the glass door you were ordered to clean has somehow been left unlocked. This opportunity is all you need. You run as fast as you can.

3. "Maze of Thorns" is, understandably, music for a maze.

--> Stumbling through the wicked underbrush, you desperately rush through hedgerows in search of freedom.
--> As you race into uncertainty, however, you must remember that the footsteps of the Huntsman are never far behind…

4. "Didn't You Miss Me?" plays during interactions with other characters that do not remember you.

--> Upon returning, you realize that everyone has forgotten you; not only were you stolen, but so were the memories of you.

5. Certainly the most optimistic selection from the soundtrack, "The True Self" could be music for an outro cutscene, or perhaps just credits.

--> Okay, so nobody remembers you. Their memories were stolen, so what now?
--> Who will you be, now that you have your freedom? Sometimes leaving the past behind is the only path to self-realization. Or maybe you'll never find another home. Let's try to be optimistic, though.

6. The title for "You're Going Back (Game Over)" says it all.

--> The Hunstman caught you. You're back with your wretched Fey keeper. And there are a LOT of chores to do.

Message from the artist:
I hope you enjoy the story and music! This brought me out of a very big and very frustrating creative block, so I'm excited to share this short soundtrack.

Theme:

Runaway

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
In this RPG, you play as a runaway servant who was abducted by Fey a year ago. The only way home is through the Hedge—an otherworldly and quite dangerous forest.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/avL8w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1VahPHhnY&list=PLsVd2ro_JGcQ1RQZArrTUq-BcI9XyEFbS&index=1