Alex Cole, uma adolescente trans em 1999, mergulha na autodescoberta rodeada de computadores antigos, fandom online e amizades em um fórum de fãs de magical girls. Ela explora a internet inicial, conversa com amigos e desvenda curiosidades no seu mundo digital. Esta aventura indie captura o encanto das comunidades web unidas por meio de uma exploração pessoal.
Os jogadores interagem com o SanctuaryOS, um sistema operacional criado no Unity que inclui navegador web, cliente de chat, criador de bonecas, editor de texto e fórum de fãs pesquisável. O gameplay principal gira em torno do uso dessas quase uma dúzia de aplicações para descobrir tesouros da internet e temas pessoais como gênero e criatividade. O jogo atrai fãs de simulações nostálgicas de PC e narrativas introspectivas.
Secret Little Haven is a game about old computers, community, creativity, fandom, gender, and the internet. Alex Cole is a teenage trans girl in 1999 who has yet to figure herself out. She spends much of her free time on the internet, browsing a fan forum for her favorite magical girl show, and chatting with her friends.
Join her on her story of self-discovery through friendship and media as she explores her computer for the treasures and curiosities of the early internet.
Play with SanctuaryOS, an entire operating system developed in Unity, with nearly a dozen applications such as a Web Browser, Chat Client, Doll Maker, and Text Editor, as well as an entire web forum for you to search through. SanctaryOS captures the magic and wonder of old computers, and of the tight-knit sites and communities formed in the early days of the web.
Explore the internet. Explore yourself. Find haven in your life's small comforts.
[CONTENT WARNINGS: Parental conflict, gaslighting, flashing visuals]
