The Cat and the Coup
published by author in 2011, running on Linux
type: puzzle
genre: Serious game
perspective: side view
player options: single player
game engine: Unity
genre: Serious game
perspective: side view
player options: single player
game engine: Unity
Description
In 1953 am MI6 and the CIA worked together to orchestrate a coup to overthrow the first democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh. This is a true story, BTW. This game tells the story leading up to the coup, the coup itself, and it's aftermath, from the perspective of Mossadegh's cat. It has been called a documentary-style game utilizing actual historic materials d8splayed for the player.
zerothis # 2023-04-28 18:27:33
- IndieCade Europe Official Selection
- IndieCade Finalist
- IndieCade Visual Design Award
- Unity Awards Finalist
- IndieCade Europe Grand Jury Award
- Imagine Cup Gaming Competition Finalist
- Jury Special Mention, A MAZE. Indie Games Award
- Independent Games Festival (IGF) Nuovo Award Finalist
- IndieCade Europe Audience Choice Award
- Mira Festival Official Selection
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun's "Best Free Game of the Year" Award
- Games for Change Festival Official Selection
- Eurogamer's "Essential" List
- Ars Independent Festival Official Selection
- Pixel Heaven Official Selection
- Sense of Wonder Night Official Selection
- Adventure Gamers' "Top 10 Free Adventure Games" List
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) Experimental Gameplay Workshop Selection
- Indie Royale's "The Really Big Bundle" Inclusion
- IndieStatik's "Top 10 Indie Games of 2011" List
- Festival of Art and Technology (FAT) Lab's "Experimental Game Design" Exhibition Inclusion
- Austrian Computer Games Awards "Best International Game" Nomination
A MAZE. Indie Connect Official Selection - IndieCade @ E3 Official Selection
- IndieCade Europe Official Selection
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games "Debut Game" Nomination
- Tokyo Indie Fest Official Selection
- International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) "Jury Honorable Mention" Nomination
- IndieCade Festival Finalist
- South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Awards "Art" Nomination
- Official Selection for the International Games Festival of Malmö, Sweden
- IndieCade Europe "Story/World Design" Award
- IndieCade @ E3 "Special Recognition" Award
- Independent Games Festival (IGF) "Excellence in Audio" Nomination
- Unity Awards "Best Un-game" Nomination
- XOXO Festival "Story" Award
- HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition Winner
- Sense of Gender Awards "Honorable Mention"
- Seattle International Film Festival's "Interactive Award"
- Festival of Video Games "Best Innovation" Nomination
- Pixel Awards "People's Champ" Winner
- European Innovative Games Award "Most Innovative Newcomer" Nomination,
- Fun and Serious Game Festival "Best Basque Videogame" Award
- GameCity "Indie of the Year" Nomination
- La Jolla Playhouse "Without Walls" Festival Official Selection
- Games for Change "Most Innovative Game Design" Nomination
- Independent Games Festival "Excellence in Audio" Honorable Mention
- IndieCade "Impact Award" Winner
- Digital Humanities Awards "Best DH Data Visualization" Nomination
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam "DocLab Award for
- Digital Storytelling" Nomination
- Slamdance Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition "Honorable Mention"
- IndiePub Competition "Finalist"
- Independent Games Festival China "Best Game" Nomination
- Gamesauce "Best Social Impact Game" Winner
- Creativity International Awards "Silver Award"
zerothis # 2023-04-28 18:27:33
Technical specs
software: Unity,
display: raster
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