This is just incredible. I love the connection to real life radical climate justice, a topic we need to see more directly in the games we play. It would be even cooler if you could include/implement testimonies from protesters or facts about the movement to enhance the educational aspect. Maybe even including clips from the videos you left in the description as a loading screen or something like that if possible. Love the how the tactics the protesters use are not only applicable to in-game, but in real life as well.
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Ende Gelände - We shut shit down!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay & Mechanics | #3 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Polish & Release | #5 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Overall | #9 | 3.692 | 3.692 |
| Use of Themes | #10 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Writing | #13 | 3.308 | 3.308 |
| Aesthetics | #18 | 3.462 | 3.462 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Artistic Statement / Use of Theme
The game depicts the movement Ende Gelände that organize mass civil disobedience actions shutting down coal mines in Germany. My goal is to showcase what I see as real and necessary climate action in order to draw attention to it and possibly inspire participation. I believe this kind of activism is completely necessary to force a phase out of fossil industry and divert our trajectory toward climate collapse.
"We are the investment risk" as stated in one of Ende Geländes slogans.
Development Summary
The game was developed by me, Kristofer "Kritzlof" Vaske and the music composed by Chika Obiora at Echo and Awe sound. The core idea stayed the same throughout production - A short tactical experience of getting around or pushing through police lines in order to reach a target. Since I'm not a professional programmer I found one of the most difficult things were to make an "AI" for the police that made sense and offered an appropriate level of challenge.
Release Plan
The game has lots of room for expansion through the addition of more mechanics and levels, but I have tried to put it in enough of a finished state to be presentable and I'm happy with the result!
I hope to expand it some day, but I have done enough to feel it's not incomplete if I don't.
Topic Tags
Activism, Direct action, Fossil industry, Coal,








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