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

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.
  • 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"
Editor Note: I'm a little suspicious of this list even though I verified each award with multiple sources.


zerothis # 2023-04-28 18:27:33

Technical specs

software: Unity,
display: raster

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