The department of Game Design at Uppsala University, campus Gotland
Office Partner is a VR interactive game where players take on the role of an office worker who suddenly receives a peculiar hamster. They need to balance time and effort between work and the hamster. And their imaginative actions can lead to amusing consequences, also resulting in various endings.
Download the prototype on itch.io (Pico VR required).
It’s almost Christmas. You play as Helen, spending a quiet evening at home with your sweet calico cat, Misha.
What begins as an ordinary night—soft lights, gentle moments, a quiet meow—might not stay that way.
Misha is a short narrative visual novel about everyday interactions and the choices woven into them. Through simple actions and branching dialogue, you shape how the evening unfolds—often in ways you might not expect.
Read the related thesis: Misha: Guilt as a core narrative design element in a Visual Novel.
This is a strategy-survival visual novel that transforms the mundane commute into a high-stakes battle for physical and social boundaries. You play as a female office worker heading home after a long day. But on this train, the seat you’ve found is a contested territory.
Download Lost in the Subway – v2 on itch.io.
Read the related thesis: From Making to Empowering: A Multi-method Study on Reflective Game Design and its Psychological Impact through Lost in The Subway.
It Hates You is a first person shooter that incorporates a big emphasis on melee fighting.
