This part of the game serves as a brief tutorial, as the girl “plays” with Kay and gives her the ability to shoot a beacon of light from her hands that shows her the direction in which she needs to go. The girl brightens the surrounding and calms the rain as she talks to Kay and tells her how she has missed her, though Kay replies that she doesn’t recognise her.

The source of the light turns out to be a girl with the ability to fly, and who resembles Kay if she wasn’t covered in black and feathers. There is no clear direction until a dim light appears on the horizon, and Kay goes towards it. Her form is distorted by blackness and feathers, making her resemble a humanoid monster, and she doesn’t recognise her surroundings, but she tries to drive her boat. The story follows a young woman named Kay, who wakes up in a dark, rainy, underwater version of a city based off of Berlin, on a little boat. It darkens your horizon, blocks out the sun, pelts you with rain, drowns your city, and little by little, you start viewing yourself as the cause the monster in the story. This horror cripples your daily functioning, and clings like a stubborn tick, leeching the “life” out of you. This is what I meant earlier, when I said to add “horror” into the mix, because the thought of being alone, or misunderstood, or making mistakes despite the purest of intentions, etc. It’s also worth mentioning that the game is not meant to be used as guidance or a source of advice, but merely a means to help people find solace in the knowledge that they’re not alone, even if they feel they are. Though the game is an allegory about life’s ups and downs, the game is based mostly off of the creative head of Jo-Mei Games – Cornelia Geppert’s – personal experiences, and the trauma she’s undergone that many of us can identify with. Alone In The Sea This World In Darknessįrom the moment you start the game, you are given the warning that this game deals with sensitive topics that many may find distressing.

Our experience with this game confirms how well it handles these issues. The game has been released worldwide as of the 5th of July 2019, and has been highlighted by the New York Times as part of the growing trend of games that have been focusing and dealing with topics related to mental health issues and its effects on your everyday, personal life. The studio got their funding package from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for Sea of Solitude in July 2014, and then started their collaberation with EA in 2016 after they announced the game in February 2015. Sea of Solitude is classified as an adventure game, though I would add “horror” to the mix, but not the conventional kind of horror which I will explain later, and was developed by Jo-Mei Games, an independent development studio, published by Electronic Arts as part of their EA Originals program. This game starts tragic but ends ultimately beautiful in its journey that reflects what it means to be human. When I started this game, I had no idea what it would be about, and I especially did not expect the effect it would have on me.

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