Alex Cole, ein trans Teenager-Mädchen im Jahr 1999, entdeckt sich selbst inmitten alter Computer, Online-Fandoms und Freundschaften in einem Magical-Girl-Fanforum. Sie surft durch das frühe Internet, plaudert mit Freunden und stöbert Neugieriges in ihrer digitalen Welt auf. Dieses Indie-Adventure fängt den Zauber enger Web-Communities durch persönliche Erkundung ein.
Spieler:in interagieren mit SanctuaryOS, einem in Unity erstellten Betriebssystem mit Webbrowser, Chat-Client, Doll-Maker, Texteditor und durchsuchbarem Fanforum. Das Kerngameplay dreht sich darum, mit diesen knapp einem Dutzend Apps Internet-Schätze und persönliche Themen wie Gender und Kreativität zu erkunden. Es spricht Fans nostalgischer PC-Simulationen und introspektiver Geschichten an.
Secret Little Haven is a game about old computers, community, creativity, fandom, gender, and the internet. Alex Cole is a teenage trans girl in 1999 who has yet to figure herself out. She spends much of her free time on the internet, browsing a fan forum for her favorite magical girl show, and chatting with her friends.
Join her on her story of self-discovery through friendship and media as she explores her computer for the treasures and curiosities of the early internet.
Play with SanctuaryOS, an entire operating system developed in Unity, with nearly a dozen applications such as a Web Browser, Chat Client, Doll Maker, and Text Editor, as well as an entire web forum for you to search through. SanctaryOS captures the magic and wonder of old computers, and of the tight-knit sites and communities formed in the early days of the web.
Explore the internet. Explore yourself. Find haven in your life's small comforts.
[CONTENT WARNINGS: Parental conflict, gaslighting, flashing visuals]
