ReleasedJuly 10, 2020
The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
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Genres
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Puzzle
Vibes
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
Art style
- Pixel Art
Players
- Single Player
Mechanics & tags
- Exploration
Media
About
The Wake is the last of game developer Somi’s “Guilt Trilogy,” consisting of Replica and Legal Dungeon.
Perhaps it means my life simply boils down to this: “Everything I say is a lie.”
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral-a record of the roots of guilt, and the memories and emotions that chain together three generations of a family.
The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
Explore a generational curse that has swallowed a man and his life.
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