The Offering 

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Available on Itch.io

Description

This is a horror point-and-click adventure game told in a storybook style. Inspired by folk-horror movies like The Wicker Man (1973) ((Not the one with the bees))

While on a trip to meet her family in lush, rural Iceland, your cousin goes missing.  Setting off to investigate the disappearance alone, you begin to uncover the secrets of your family's mysterious past. The Offering is a picturebook-esque adventure video game, featuring full, gorgeous art and an original score. Uncover a rich story and challenging puzzles inspired by real Icelandic folklore.

My Role

Here are some quick details about my role in the project.

  • Designed the escape room-esque puzzles that appear just before scary moments

  • Wrote some of the horror scenes in the game

  • Programmed puzzle scenes in Unity with Twine integration

Cool Features

Here’s some stuff about the project I am proud of

  • An interesting dark story inspired by Icelandic folklore

  • Beautiful art drawn in 4:3 ratio like an old made for TV movie

  • Of course, great puzzles designed by me

Credits

Writing - Sadie Berstein

Sound Design / Music - Christian Weinshenk

Programming - Rowan Q

Art - Azi Harrison, Mckenna Flanagan

Puzzle Design - Parker Crandell