Milkweed

Game Description

Milkweed is an educational visual novel game about common milkweed and their role in the environment!  

Milkweed was created for the Who's My Neighbor Jam hosted by earacorn in August 2026. Milkweed will always be a free game.

Basic Controls

Click or press spacebar to move dialogue forward. Scroll to move dialogue forward or backward. 

Gameplay Disclaimers 

Milkweed is an unfinished game.

No known bugs or player-side fixes at this time.

Credits

Created by joeymakes with the Ren'Py engine. 

Created in Malihkinuwi-Waponahkik "(literally, in American Wabanaki territory; in Maine)."

"For more than 40 years, the state of Maine has used legislation passed in 1980 to deny the Wabanaki Nations’ inherent tribal sovereignty, excluding the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Penobscot Nation from many rights and protections guaranteed by Federal Indian Law. This has resulted in decades of social and economic barriers for the Wabanaki people and surrounding communities." Learn More

Thank you to Heath, Prudence, Cass and Kass for being my support system for this game :) And to my playtester James! <3 Love you bro.

Words from the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal

Waponahki
Molaqsiyak, melaqsiyak; molaqsiyahsok
Wiphunakson

Woliwon, thank you, to the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey language keepers for sharing this knowledge.

“Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Language Portal (http://www.pmportal.org); Language Keepers and Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary Project.”

Further Resources

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Write Your Rep letter template *

*Correct link from letter template with further Roadside Resources

Roadside Habitat for Monarchs - Milkweeds of the NorthEast