Little Captain, First Mate
CONTENT WARNING: This game contains themes of grief and mental distress. There is no graphic content in the game and the inclusion of such themes are implied or lightly-referenced.
For optimal viewing and play experience, run full screen with sound on. We recommend using headphones!
Updated build coming soon!
Unfortunately, we ran out of time to include certain assets and fix some prominent bugs before the jam deadline. In order to communicate our intended vision for this game, we have shared some examples of the missing assets here on the page for you to enjoy. Below is a link to our soundtrack for the game, in order to showcase the hard work of our composer! Once uploads are enabled again, we plan to share a new build which fixes these issues.
About
This game was created for the Safe In Our World Mental Health Game Dev Champions 2024 jam. Little Captain, First Mate follows the close bond of two siblings and the special memories they shared together. Little Captain uses his vivid imagination to live out the fantastical adventures they'd go on together as pirates, from family days out at the seaside to playing in their back garden. The game explores the complexities of grief and how it can feel to revisit happy times through this lens.
How to Play
WASD to MOVE
SPACE to JUMP
S + SPACE to JUMP DOWN & THROUGH platforms
SHIFT to SPRINT
E / Click to Progress Dialogue
Credits
Millie-Jo MacIver - Narrative Designer, Project Manager, Game Designer
Mia Sugunasingha (MVS) - Composer, Project Coordinator
George Pack - Sound Designer, Audio Implementation
BlueMooStudio - Programming, Unity Animation, Level Design
Kai Wright - UI Artist/Designer, 2D Character & Environment Artist
Short-term team members:
Ryoki (Gina Tingas) - 2D Environment Artist (from Oct 2024)
Cassandra Castaignet - Character Artist: Player & Sister (until Sep 2024)
(Per the rules of the SIOW Jam, the circumstances around team size and short-term members has been communicated to and approved by the Safe In Our World team prior to submission).
Original Music
Little Captain, First Mate features entirely original music, composed by Mia Sugunasingha (MVS) for this jam. You can listen to the full soundtrack for the game here.
Little Captain , First Mate Soundtrack
Main theme (main menu, settings menu, journal and end credits are variants of this)
- Just use your imagination
Level 1:
- Set sail
- Storming the castle
- Submerged
- Seaside view
Level 2:
- Just keep climbing
- Lost in the woods
- Just keep climbing (repeat)
Level 3:
- Childhood memories
Additional Assets
This game features entirely original assets, except for the following open source fonts:
- Finger Paint
- Chilanka
Comments
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a few pieces of advice:
-making the text larger would help a lot since its practically illegible sometimes
-making background assets less colorful or balancing them with the main platforming assets is important, so players can distinguish what's interactable and what's not
-love crabs