A crane at risk of having an empty nest for a home.

A hatchling longing for bluer skies in distant futures.

Short interactive poem reflecting on generational differences, societal/familial expectations, and interconnected futures.

Best played with sound.

Features

  • Animated origami cranes
  • 9 original illustrated scenes
  • 2 choices/endings
  • A longing for home/family/future/independence

Credits

Art, code, and story by @halisa

Music by Incompetech (Kevin MacLeod)

Used YouTube tutorials by BMoDev and Raycastly for Unity help

Known Bugs

  • When full-screen is enabled, it may move some elements around, so it is best to not use the full-screen button. 
  • Mobile is very buggy, playing on a computer/laptop is strongly recommended.

Check out the art here!
Check out some behind the scenes here!

Updated 2 days ago
Published 4 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorart of ha
GenreInteractive Fiction, Visual Novel
Made withUnity
Tags2D, artgame, Atmospheric, Cozy, Creative, Cute, Narrative, Point & Click, Short
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen

Download

Download
empty-nester-v1-windows-64-bit.zip 72 MB

Comments

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absolutely incredible art! everything felt so dynamic too, with an almost dreamlike quality to it.

i love how both choices are heartwarming in their own way.

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it ^^