The Long Wait
READ BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME
The Cut-scene and log books do not work in the HTML Version, if you want to know what the information is in the logbook and the cut-scene then play the zipped version
Synposis
You play as a child, who is living in a single-household. After coming home from school he is alone, he knows his mom is working her late shift. However on this night in the rough weather. The house trips with all the heating and the electricity turning off. The child must find a way to get warm on his own in order for him not to freeze to death. As the child finds his way for heat he sees memories of his past haunting him as he gets colder. He must keep himself warm until his mom returns home.
Disclamer
This was a project I needed to make to raise awareness to a certain issue that is being tackled by an NPO
I am not affiliated with the NPO below
This game is meant to show the experience children go through whiteout a father or parental figure being present in a child's life
If you want to check out the Character Company, they help raise and teach any children who are lacking a father figure in their life
https://www.thecharactercompany.co.za/
Screenshots
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Install instructions
When Downloaded, extract the zip file, then open the folder and press the exe file
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