Library of Babble by Demi
Deep within the computer, a library grows.
Wander through a gentle garden of words, an endless oasis of serenity. Discover the mumblings and memories of other storytellers, and be inspired to leave your own.
Best encountered over a warm mug of coffee (with your fondest cassette mix-tape ♫ ♪) and snuggled up on a cold winters morning, the Library Of Babble is an experimental prototype designed around smaller acts of storytelling and prose, and the wish for more-intimate spaces of shared asynchronous communication.†
write small stories as you wander, and discover stories written by others
† In many ways, this game is a small recollection of my earliest internet moments. Of snuggling away to discover the sometimes strange and surreal communities that grew there, and how distant yet intimate it all still felt. So on that small footnote, thanks so much for taking the time to consider my game, and here’s simply wishing you all the warmest on your journey ♡
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SOME KIND WORDS
“I love it, I think”Making a place from just a handful of piecesChristian Donlan. Eurogamer“Games with other people can be tiring, but games by yourself can be isolating. Games with other people. but separate from them, then, can be a lovely sweet spot somewhere in the middle, where you can run into moments of connection while being sheltered by asynchronicity.”Find fragmentary messagesJay Castello. Rock Paper Shotgun“Its calm, straightforward nature presents a place that feels safe, like an intimate space, one into which our deepest emotions can be poured. “Following footsteps in the sand Catherine Brinegar. Re:bind − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯ − ⋯
CONTROLS
- Navigate through the library using WASD or the ARROW KEYS, or by holding down the LEFT MOUSE-BUTTON and DRAGGING.
- Stories may placed by tapping ENTER at certain points, and written with a standard keyboard.
REMINDER
- This game requires an internet connection to play.
- This is first and foremost a space to explore gentle acts of storytelling and prose. Write with kindness and love, as instances of abusive or otherwise cruel language (misogynistic, racist, homophobic or otherwise) won’t be tolerated and offenders may get permanently banned from publishing further content.