The participants in this year’s Playing Narratives program have shown how much talent there is among the juniors in our industry! This generation also has a wealth of game jam experience, which has taken their games to a new level. Check out the final presentations in full.
A war veteran wanted to spend his life as a character in a cozy game, but… Then the cockroaches happened. PTSD meets hordes of enemies in this Tarantino-esque funny-serious game.
Prodan by Bare Wire Collective
Bogdan Jocić (Game Designer, Producer & Programmer), Milica Đorović (2D Artist), Hayat Kheirawi (3D Artist), Lara Žigić (3D Artist, Writer & Game Designer), Lazar Marković (Sound Designer)
Inspired by Coleridge’s Poem of the Ancient Mariner, this game will challenge you to confront your inner demons. With almost no words and minimal UI, only one thing is clearly communicated: dying is certain, but not final.
Angoris by Darkhouse
Luka Dunjić (Game Designer & Producer), Iva Tasić (2D Artist), Mina Mulina (2D Artist), Jelena Mitrović (Sound Designer), Lazar Marković (Sound Designer)
Mike ditched class into a parallel universe. His grandmother gave him a stone that turned his school subjects into levels with mini-games like those of Among Us. It’s time for a new type of learning!
Dream Stone by DreamCatchers
Strahinja Ravić (Game Designer), Marija Marić (2D Artist), Igor Francuski (3D Artist & Producer), Luka Bašić (Sound Designer)
Go back to old Paris and the time when the first man decided to become a detective. Step into the shoes of Lucien Morel, who searches for his missing daughter while struggling with his own addiction. Will you be able to find Anne?
Where is Anne? by Sugarheads
Milica Lukić (Narrative and Game Designer & Producer), Aleksa Galuška (Narrative and Game Designer & Producer), Anđelija Janjić (2D Artist), Aleksa Ljepoja (3D Artist), Kosta Jovanović (Sound Designer)
This program would not be possible without the support of dedicated industry partners, 3Lateral as part of Epic Games and Nordeus, as well as the American Resource Center. The founders of the project are SGA, Goethe-Institut and the French Institute in Serbia.