Familiar
A downloadable game for Windows
Play as Rin the cat, who must puzzle out ways to help soothe and cheer up her magical girl owner Priya.
Navigating conversations can be difficult, especially when someone is dealing with a heavy emotional burden. Luckily no one knows us better than our dearest friends or in Priya's case, her familiar Rin. They always look for just the thing to put her at ease.
Made for Code Coven and UN Women UK's Safe Spaces Jam, this game is an attempt to model what a supportive conversation could look like when talking to a victim of harassment.
Content warning: This game contains mentions of harassment, but does not go into explicit detail. Take care.
Credits:
Rachel: Game Designer + Narrative Designer (https://twitter.com/Hlywva)
Anna: Narrative Designer (https://twitter.com/ZhaudiX)
Nora: Composer (https://twitter.com/NoraGrandiflora)
Mikael: Art (https://twitter.com/tenkainu)
Lauren: Game Designer + Support Programmer
Richard: Support Programmer
Robin: Programmer (https://twitter.com/Chaotic_Logic5)
Magic spell noise: https://opengameart.org/content/magic-spell-sfx
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This is lovely. The painterly art style is so pretty and the character designs are adorable! Really like the warm, soft atmosphere and the magical girl theme :) The dialogue is genuine, thoughtful, and heartfelt. I'm so happy Priya has such caring friends <3 Also very much enjoyed the particle effects, the way the text appears onscreen, and the comfy title theme.
Beautifully done! Love the art style. The script is so nuanced and models excellent empathy and encouragement in this situation.
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed <3