The game requires the player to search for keywords in a database of video interviews to solve a murder mystery. Literally every word in the interviews can be searched, though typing common words like “a” or “the” will only get you a handful of results in chronological order.
Creator Sam Barlow, of Silent Hills: Shattered Memories and Aisle fame, had this to say about the game mechanics:
In addition to Her Story, rewards were given out for eight other categories. Notably, Memory of a Broken Dimension received two awards:
Visual Design and Audio Design Awards: Memory of a Broken Dimension by XRA Game Design Award: Line Wobbler by Robin Baumgarten Story / World Design Award: Donut County by Ben Esposito Technology Award: Fabulous Beasts by Sensible Object Impact Award: Consentacle by Naomi Clark Interaction Award: Tribal & Error by Grotman Trailblazer Award: Brenda Laurel, VR pioneer and founder of Purple Moon games
One day remains before Indiecade’s wrap-up and closing party on Sunday evening. Over 70 games are featured at this year’s event, making it the biggest Indiecade yet.
