FRAG/MENTE

DESCRIPTION:

This is a 2D top-down story-driven game with the themes of fear, disorientation and dementia, told through the perspective of an elderly person.

The game is designed for players aged 18 to 33 with all genders who are interested in empathy games and those who want to know more about the experience of living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Society Webpage.

FEATURES:

• Pixel art with Hand-drawn cutscene
• Atmospheric environment with mechanics of limited field of view
• Object collection based exploration
• Playable flashback 

STORY:

You are an elderly person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. It’s unclear to you which time of the day it currently is, who is the person next to you, and why you are in the alien place where you see certain items reminding you of home and your past. Believing they will bring solace, you start hoarding all those items, trying to race against the panic slowly setting in as you make your way around unfamiliar corridors …

CREDIT:

Art: Pariya Akhavass

Game design & Story: Vuk Cug

Programming: Kaan Akel

Production: Lujia Sun