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Before Your Eyes

Before Your Eyes

April 8, 2021 $1.99
Windows Mac

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

About

Before Your Eyes is a first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using a new and innovative form of interaction—your real-life blinks. The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments. The game uses your webcam to immerse you in this story in a way you've never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career. But soon the Ferryman will suspect you aren't showing him everything he needs to see. So he will force you deeper into the dark recesses of your most repressed memories, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth. By combining its innovative blink interaction mechanic with a charming world and a fully voice-acted story, Before Your Eyes is a deeply emotional and relatable journey—one about the impossible expectations we place on ourselves and the regrets we carry with us. An earlier version of the game, titled  Close Your , received the Game Developers Choice award at Indiecade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Awards (IGF), before receiving funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign. CW: Before Your Eyes deals with themes of death, illness and grief

17136 Positive
363 Negative
18383 Recommendations
23 Peak CCU
11 Achievements

Developer

GoodbyeWorld Games

Publisher

Skybound Games

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements

Tags

Emotional (193) Narrative (188) Story Rich (174) Indie (137) First-Person (124) Interactive Fiction (104) Walking Simulator (97) Singleplayer (94) Adventure (92) Cartoony (87) Colorful (80) Hand-drawn (74) Psychological (72) Philosophical (70) Surreal (69) Mystery (68) Cute (67) Drama (66) Stylized (61) Family Friendly (56)

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About

Before Your Eyes is a first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using a new and innovative form of interaction—your real-life blinks. The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments. The game uses your webcam to immerse you in this story in a way you've never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career. But soon the Ferryman will suspect you aren't showing him everything he needs to see. So he will force you deeper into the dark recesses of your most repressed memories, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth. By combining its innovative blink interaction mechanic with a charming world and a fully voice-acted story, Before Your Eyes is a deeply emotional and relatable journey—one about the impossible expectations we place on ourselves and the regrets we carry with us. An earlier version of the game, titled  Close Your , received the Game Developers Choice award at Indiecade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Awards (IGF), before receiving funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign. CW: Before Your Eyes deals with themes of death, illness and grief

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