Maia: Unhappily Ever After
A downloadable game for Windows
MAIA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER
Believing she found her prince charming , Maia is trapped into the control of an abusive and aggressive man named Shadow. As she confronts many of the domestic violence consequences Maia has to solve puzzles and avoid shadows. The problem is that the only way she can do it is using her enchanted umbrella, a gift from Shadow himself. Meet Maia's story and hopefully, guide her away from Shadow.
Awareness on the topic of domestic violence: it is based on true facts of reports about domestic violence. The story of Maia is going to show the stages of a abusive relationship through the gameplay.
Dynamic puzzles: advance in the narrative solving puzzles that represents the abuses that Maia is going through. The game gradually gets more difficult puzzles and more danger places according to the advance of the relationship.
Metaphor in the form of mechanics: the game has simple mechanics that are metaphorical references for the issues of domestic violence.
TEAM CREDITS
Letícia Pereira - Game Developer and Game Designer
Celso Graeser - Game Artists and Game Designer
Music by: André Rebouças
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Install instructions
Install instructions
1 - Download the file.
2 - Unzip the file.
3 - Run the executable (Umbrella icon)!
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I loved this game it was really well done, the controls were easy to assimilate, the game art were awesome, the game was original and the implicit thematic gives a game a profound aspect. Amaaazing! I hope it was longer too...
Thank you!
Amazing game dev :D i hope it was longer
Thank you for playing Maia! We are really glad you enjoy it!