SWALLOW

KILLJOY GAMES, 2018 (itch.io)

WRITER
Created solo during a game jam, I mapped out the narrative, wrote all the content, crafted choices to evoke emotion in the player and intentionally reduce their agency. This is my first ‘autopathography,’ a form of storytelling that focuses on one’s experiences with illness.

ABOUT

A short interactive fiction about personal experiences with disordered eating. The game recreates the difficulties and limitations placed on a person with DE on a daily basis, using seemingly mundane situations to capture the limitations and anxieties this disorder brings to one’s life, it is intentionally frustrating to play as a reflection of the lived experience. This was made during a game jam, presented at Queer Games Con and met with glowing reviews in Rock Paper Shotgun.

You can play the game on my itch.io page.