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Just dropped a camera and a 3D object inside a SubViewport, then used that SubViewport as the texture of a Sprite2D. Done, 3D rendered inside a 2D scene.

I'm testing this out in my game, Something Meaningful, a life sim RPG where your consciousness wakes up in a simulated reality after you die.

Steam page if you want to check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006300/Something_Meaningful/

Hey everyone, we're making a life sim RPG where you've died and ended up in a 90s-themed digital afterlife. We've been heads down on the home customization system for our life sim and just got it to a state we're proud to show!

Between all the combinations of floors, walls and furniture it comes out to hundreds of possible layouts. But the part we're most excited about is that some items aren't just decorative. Your coffee maker, bed, clock and bathtub are things you upgrade rather than buy, and the tier you're on affects how your day plays out, like your bed and clock determine how early you wake up, a better bathtub keeps you clean for longer, a better coffee maker makes you move faster...

Oh, and you can adopt pets that hang out in your space too. Each one gives you a bit more energy, and the house has expansion levels, so upgrading your place is also how you make room for more of them.

Here's a quick look.

Something Meaningful is an open-neighborhood RPG where you play as someone freshly dead, stuck in a glitchy digital afterlife. You work, study, train, explore the city, make friends, and try to figure out what to do with this second chance.

It's been in development for a while and this is the same build available on Steam, released here for easier access.

Would love some feedback, especially on the first hour of play.

https://mon-ami-interactive.itch.io/something-meaningful-playtest

Game Title: Something Meaningful

Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006300/Something_Meaningful/

Platform: PC (windows/linux)

Description: An open-world RPG where you decide how to live after your death. Work, study, train, explore the city, customize your appearance, meet cartoonish characters and unlock interesting locations as you try to do something meaningful with this new opportunity.

Free to Play Status:

• Free Open Playtest Available

Involvement: Dev

Hey everyone,

our game Something Meaningful has just launched an open playtest on Steam. A life sim RPG where you wake up dead inside a glitchy digital afterlife run by a shady corporation. Think EarthBound meets Windows 98.

Hey everyone!

We’re a small team of 3 devs from Brazil working on Something Meaningful, a cozy “open-neighborhood” life sim set in a glitchy digital afterlife.

You play as someone who died, sold their afterlife to a tech corporation, and woke up somewhere that’s still… kind of in beta.

It’s a slow, low-pressure experience where you can wander around, meet people who are a bit awkward (and sometimes kinda rude haha), and try to build a life again in a place that doesn’t fully make sense.

Right now, your “goals” are simple, everyday things like getting a job, going to school, working out, adopting a pet, helping someone… or even starting a fight if that’s how your day is going.

We just opened our public playtest, and we’d really love to have more players hanging out in the world and sharing how it feels 💛

If it sounds like your kind of game, you can try it (and wishlist it) here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006300/Something_Meaningful/