Factsheet

Developer:
QL Productions
Based in Portugal

Release date:
TBD

Platforms:
Windows

Website:
indiedb.com/games/a-quiet-life

Description

A Quiet Life is a 2D point & click adventure with escape room mechanics, following the daily lives of two housemates in a reality where every individual possesses a special ability. We take the perspective of one of these characters, conducting routine activities while being able to rewind time and experience past activity through sound. This is a somewhat inconvenient, yet very useful ability to avoid explosive traps accidentally laid out in the surfaces touched by the other housemate.

History

The concept of A Quiet Life started from an idea to implement the classic minesweeper mechanics on different contexts. Through speculation, a decision was made to explore these properties by adapting them to realistic, day-to-day situations. In that regard, the game kept the idea intact through "mined" surfaces that explode on contact.

However, there was a need to give the player some way to distinguish these surfaces from the ones that are safe to touch, through a probability system akin to the one seen on minesweeper. For this goal, a rewind ability was created, having suffered multiple adaptations to reach its current state.

The need to develop a narrative that justified these properties came naturally. Having that in mind, it was defined that the game should be a 2D point & click adventure. This would allow the team to better present the connection between gameplay and the ridiculous narrative that shapes it, while also eyeing eventual adaptations to handheld, touch platforms.

Features

• Alternate Reality
• Peculiar Narrative
• Multiple Opportunities
• Spatial Puzzles

A Quiet Life Credits

Manuel Geraldes
Game Developer

Hugo Carvalho
Game Designer

Inês Brito
Game Artist

Contact

Official Email
ql.productions.info@gmail.com

Twitter
twitter.com/QL_Productions