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Reflections: Nightingale
Staff note: This title stands out for its immersive, thoughtful storytelling around hospitalization and illness.
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Staff note: This title stands out for its immersive, thoughtful storytelling around hospitalization and illness. (Check the content warnings beforehand if dark themes are not what you're looking for.) 🏆 2023 Playdate Community Awards: Best Narrative Game Winner! Words from the developers - "I cannot express the level of gratitude that I feel that this community has welcomed me so enthusiastically and opened their hearts to my story. Thank you so much everyone for your kindness and support throughout this process: Nightingale has resonated with people in a way I could never have imagined, and your thoughts, encouragement and the personal stories people have shared with me mean more to me than you could know." Reflections: Nightingale is an atmospheric horror game, centered around themes of hospitalization, illness, and what it means to feel safe in your own body. It contains light puzzle elements but is primarily comprised of exploration and narrative. Playtime runs between 1 and 2 hours and is best experienced with headphones.
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A game by Kodiak With Special Thanks to Ledbetter Games Music and Sound Design by Eva Boyd Additional Art by Robyn Heffler and Thomas Van Der Heiden
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This game uses only the A button and the D-pad. It is text heavy but can be played without sound.
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Age note: Reflections: Nightingale contains mild blood and R-rated language. It also deals with mature themes including suicide, self-harm, child abuse, illness, and hospitalization. Player discretion is advised.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.