Remember the game that the Wife kept mentioning all month for why I was so scarce around here? Well that was the Write A Game Challenge put on by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). The goal was to make a game in 30 days, that centered on writing. Only the writing will be judged for the game. You were supposed to match a theme, too; the theme being “Down The Rabbit Hole”. The game’s goal was to be 10-20 minutes long.
I dragged out an old game idea I’d toyed with but never been able to make into anything about a 1930’s detective who gets caught up in an occult plot to summon demons and such. I figured that was a pretty good interpretation of going down the rabbit hole. The challenge also had three sub-themes that you could try to weave into the story: Mistaken Identity, Empathy, and Birth. I really didn’t utilize much of the sub-themes, although you could argue the demon summoning could be construed as ‘Birth’.
Anyway, the game is called In Over Their Heads. It’s about a twenty minute play through, maybe a little less if you find the book quickly in the shop. It’s got multiple endings and a few interactive choices in its short play time. It is also free and you can pick it up by clicking on the title picture below.
So if you’re interested in checking it out, give it a shot.
~RCS
Richard C. Shaffer 