In the game the player is travelling ahead, trying to reach the home of the Moles. Menki, the player character, is the only one worried and willing to search for her missing father, the chief. If she doesn’t look for him, no one will, at least not until it’s too late. While dying not only restarts the level, it also shows a death screen specific to how the player died, for some added flavor and disturbance.

The gameplay is simple, get to the end of the level by platforms and defeating the enemies who try to stop you. There’s the basic moving and jumping functionalities, in addition to melee combat and ranged combat using a bow that has a draw and charge time.

When not in combat, there are occasional errands or fetch quest type things to take care of in those slower moments. This is usually to break up the flow of the game to give the player a break along with some story, in addition to letting the player feel a part of the world.

This game is used as a vessel to tell the story that I’ve wanted to tell. With this game I’m going for a less is more approach. I would say it advances the genre by returning to simpler roots, where games would just tell a story and nothing else. This game shows how emotional I can write a story, there are a few small moments that really go into personal developments not just for the main character, but for others as well. Even reactions from the audience, investment in the journey, building the hope, sticking through the determination, all for it to be snatched away at the end with a melancholy finish.