Charlotte
Extinct Angel · 2018 · Indie, Simulation, Sexual Content, Free to Play, Adventure
PC
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About Charlotte
Charlotte is a game about the 19th century writer and suffragist, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her famous short horror story, the Yellow Wall-paper. Part walking simulator and part exploration game, Charlotte puts players into the role of a 19th century woman undergoing the rest cure for hysteria. What is it like to live in a world that restricts your agency? Where you can’t vote? Where you are thought to be less intelligent? Has the world gone mad? Or is it you?
Charlotte is a narrative video game. There are no goals but puzzles are used to structure the exploration of the environment. Experience the narrative through enacted and environmental storytelling as you explore the mysteries of the mansion.
The game can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or two - depending on how long it takes to solve the puzzles and how much of the ephemera are read. This game was created as an experiment in making an engaging serious game about the humanities. As such, it includes a great deal of content from digital archives and museums so that it could be used in a classroom setting. Please see the additional pdfs for lists of references and links to all the ephemera and texts used in the game.
This game contains adult themes of sexuality and mental illness also, some nude imagery is depicted in the classic paintings that hang on the wall. Note that this is the "educational" version so generally it is fine for anyone 14+.
Please read the quick start pdf regarding the SAVE option. You can save the game but it only saves the position of the doors. The player and all other triggers will be reset in order to "re-read" the game without the interference of the puzzles.
Charlotte is a narrative video game. There are no goals but puzzles are used to structure the exploration of the environment. Experience the narrative through enacted and environmental storytelling as you explore the mysteries of the mansion.
The game can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or two - depending on how long it takes to solve the puzzles and how much of the ephemera are read. This game was created as an experiment in making an engaging serious game about the humanities. As such, it includes a great deal of content from digital archives and museums so that it could be used in a classroom setting. Please see the additional pdfs for lists of references and links to all the ephemera and texts used in the game.
This game contains adult themes of sexuality and mental illness also, some nude imagery is depicted in the classic paintings that hang on the wall. Note that this is the "educational" version so generally it is fine for anyone 14+.
Please read the quick start pdf regarding the SAVE option. You can save the game but it only saves the position of the doors. The player and all other triggers will be reset in order to "re-read" the game without the interference of the puzzles.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A game inspired by the Yellow Wallpaper; a short story written by Charlotte Perkins about a woman who is made to rest as a cure for hysteria. There is a great deal of material to read within the game that I found quite daunting. After searching through 3 rooms, I couldn't get myself to read the rest. The game was short and simple. The art is beautiful and the texts are interesting reads. I recommend it since it's a free game and can be done in less than 3 hours, maybe more if you read everything. The game feels a bit wonky, it reminds me of the old early 2000s games. I enjoyed it but I don't think it truly captured the essence of TYW.
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The most depressing game I have played in a very long time.
Игра 'Charlotte' – это трогательная и эмоциональная визуальная новелла, которая затягивает с первых минут. История о подростках с уникальными способностями, сражающихся с судьбой и пытающихся спасти друг друга, оставляет неизгладимое впечатление. Главный герой, Ю Отосака, циничный и расчетливый, постепенно меняется под влиянием окружающих его людей и осознает истинную ценность дружбы и семьи. Сюжет развивается стремительно, сочетая в себе элементы комедии, драмы и научной фантастики. Визуальный стиль приятен глазу, музыкальное сопровождение идеально передает атмосферу происходящего. Особенно хочется отметить проработку персонажей – каждый из них обладает своей индивидуальностью, мотивами и трагической историей. Несмотря на кажущуюся легкость повествования, 'Charlotte' поднимает важные темы: самопожертвование, утрата, взросление и принятие себя. Финал может показаться неоднозначным, но он точно не оставит равнодушным. Игра рекомендуется всем, кто любит душевные истории и готов к эмоциональному путешествию. Это прекрасный пример того, как аниме-игра может заставить задуматься о важных вещах в жизни.
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Very important game to play, but you should read the short story it's based on. I couldn't figure out what to do in the game, but there's a wealth of educational materials that were really cool to read and see just how things still mirror how bad it is for women these days. Not even 200 years on.
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