Description

The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.

History

Sparked by a break up with a long term partner in his own life, The End of You was developed as a cathartic, self-reflective exercise to process his own thoughts and feelings about past relationships, with the hope that through playing the game perhaps others going through similar struggles could potentially find some consolation.

Features

• Step into the shoes of Walter, a middle aged man searching for and reluctantly packing away all the objects from a past relationship. Heartbreak exists in every crevice and in the seemingly most ordinary items.
• Immerse yourself in Walter’s 1 bedroom apartment: watch videos on the TV, listen to cassette tapes, browse the shelves, have a shower, chill on the sofa, smoke on the balcony, try to get some sleep. Anything to avoid confronting the uncomfortable memories of the past; reliving the things you did- and didn’t- say, that led to the inevitable end. Shame and regret lie behind every choice you make as you repeat the same mistakes, while the age-old unanswerable question hounds you - could things have ended differently?
• Can all the ghosts and the heavy weight of the past fit in a cardboard box? It seems impossible, and yet, you will try anyway. Wrestle with Walter’s mental health, listen to the whispers of old memories, and ultimately, hopefully, find some closure.
• With an average playtime of less than an hour, the game is designed to present a whole, complete narrative journey in 1 sitting.