As part of Global Game Jam 2020, I created a game based on the theme “Repair” in two days.

In Now or Never, the player discovers that the toy maker they play as does not perceive the world as it truly is, as her senses are controlled by a spell. A glitch in the enchantment allows her to catch a glimpse of the real world, where she is in fact a weapons-maker.

In the real world, weapons are used to kill anyone who manages to break free from the spell’s hold. Horrified by this discovery, the toy maker resolves to fight both the enchantment and the violence. But how? If everything around us is a lie, how can we recognise the perpetrators? And if they control our minds, how can we stop them? The character is only just beginning to face a series of surprises, and will soon find herself facing an impossible dilemma.

On-screen text scrolls as soon as the player clicks.

Dialogue sequences are interspersed with puzzle sections where the player must turn a toy into a weapon.

Producer: ROCHOTTE Lilian

Game designers: CABANDE Rémi, MAYOT Arthur, QUELVENNEC Tom, ROCHOTTE Lilian

Developers: CABANDE Rémi, COMTE Lucas, LITHAUD Guillem

2D artist: ASMAR Alide

Composer: QUELVENNEC Tom

Narrative designer: MAYOT Arthur