Shun

1st Prize at Retro Game Jam 2019

Instructions:

WASD - Movement

Mouse - Look around

Left Mouse Button - Interact

Plot

You emerge out of a dark corridor. In its walls are warnings. 

STAY AWAY FROM THEM

DON'T GET CLOSE

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

BRING THE PACKAGE

You venture out to find the package and bring it back to where you came from.

Concept:

We wanted Shun to be as open to interpretation as possible. However, we had a specific idea of what themes we wanted to depict. 

We recommend playing the game and exploring your own interpretation before reading the next section.

The game depicts an abusive relationship, be it between an individual and a religious organisation, a romantic partner, or the government. The physical and emotional isolation of the victim from the people around them is a common method of abuse and control. The abuser becomes the only person the victim can trust. With this game, we wanted to explore that relationship of control, paranoia and isolation, and test whether or not players would blindly obey the dogmas we push upon them, or question them.

Credits:

Abel Neto — Game Design, Graphics

João Marques — Graphics

Manuel César — Programming

Valter Abreu — Sound