Weird Dance on Wednesday

About Weird Dance on Wednesday

Weird Dance on Wednesday is a makeover game built around a single evening. A goth girl has a school prom to get to, and she has spent the past month working out a dance of her own, pieced together from old films she loves. The black dress is ready. The face is not, and that is where you come in, working through eyeshadow, liner, lipstick and a scatter of freckles until the look matches the person wearing it. It sits in the dress-up and beauty-salon corner of browser gaming, so there is no fail state and no timer. You try a dark palette, look at it, change your mind and try another. Sessions are short and unhurried, and the payoff is watching her take the floor with the routine she invented.

How to Play Weird Dance on Wednesday

Everything runs on the mouse. Click a category to open the eye, lip or cheek options, then click a shade or product to apply it to the model. Some items can be dragged into place, and choices can be swapped freely before you settle on them. On a phone or tablet, tap instead of clicking. Once the makeup and outfit are finished, move on to the dance.

Tips and Tricks

• Build the eyes first. Dark shadow and liner take up most of the visual weight, so choosing them early tells you how strong the lips can be without the face looking crowded.
• Keep the black dress in mind while picking colours. Deep plum, charcoal and blood red read as gothic against black, while pastels tend to disappear.
• Add freckles last and sparingly. A light scatter across the nose and upper cheeks softens the look; covering the whole face flattens it.
• Try one deliberately wrong combination before you finish. Comparing a clashing version with your favourite makes it obvious which choices were actually doing the work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a dress-up game or a makeup game?

Mostly makeup. The black dress is already prepared in the story, and your job is the face: eyes, lips, cheeks and freckles, before the dance itself.

Can I get the makeup wrong?

No. There is no score and nothing to lose, so you can keep swapping shades until the look feels right.

Do I need to download anything to play?

No. Weird Dance on Wednesday runs in the browser on Dubdoo, with no install and no account needed.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. The controls are all pointing and tapping, so a touchscreen works as well as a mouse.

What happens after the makeover is done?

The goth girl heads to the prom and performs the dance she spent a month rehearsing, wearing the look you put together.

Tags

makeover, dress up, makeup, goth, girls, prom, dance, beauty salon, browser game