Closed Hands

PASSENGER Developer

PASSENGER Publisher

2021-10-04 Release

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https://closed-hands.com/

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CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction by PASSENGER, directed by Dan Hett. The game follows the deep intertwined stories of five people thrown together by their involvement in a fictional terror attack.

This sprawling story plays out through a combination of traditional interactive text, as well as explorable computer interfaces, conversations, IM's, phonecalls and more. CLOSED HANDS is a fragmented and complex narrative, playable in any order, that tells the story of the lead-up and aftermath of the attack: some stories go forward in time, some backwards, and some both. Players can choose to follow a single narrative arc, or jump between perspectives to get the full picture of everything that happens to the city, and it's inhabitants.

Game features:

• A rich, deep work of interactive fiction - 130,000+ words across almost 150 scenes written by Dan Hett, Dan Whitehead, Sharan Dhaliwal and Umar Ditta
  
• Five distinct intertwining character arcs, and dozens of additional scenes to fill out the full story. Follow a single character, or move between them to understand the full picture.
  
• Nine possible endings to the game, with non-linear progression to get there. Discover everything by experimenting with key character decisions.
  
• Features a dynamic ambient soundtrack by Ciaran McAuley (RUMA) that reacts to tension and events within the game as it unfolds
  
• Game theme music composed and performed by Paul Wolinski (65daysofstatic, No Man's Sky)

STEAM EDITION exclusive features:

• Full audio developer's commentary throughout: learn about the context, writing, sound, and production behind this project scene-by-scene
  
• Full soundtrack included as MP3 and lossless WAV, including the original and remixed Closed Hands theme by Paul Wolinski (65daysofstatic, No Man's Sky)
  
• An ebook version of the game's story (epub/PDF) with the sequence and scenes chosen by the writing team. Experience the game's interactive prose as a traditional novel.
  
• Access to a library of original artwork, character sketches, notebook scans, and example Ink scripting files