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Lost Words: Beyond the Page
A girl writes her grief into a journal, and the words become the path she walks on. Sometimes that's how it works.
Who it's for
Young Izzy writes in her journal as her grandmother becomes ill, and the journal pages are the levels: you walk across her handwriting and use words as platforms and tools, so putting feelings into words becomes literally the way forward.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a puzzle-platform game developed by Sketchbook Games, written by Rhianna Pratchett and published by Modus Games. Izzy, an aspiring writer, keeps a journal given to her by her grandmother, and the player walks across its handwritten pages, using words as platforms and to move between pages.
Where to find it
Steam (Windows), PlayStation Store (PS4), Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop (Switch), iOS App Store, Google Play. Stadia has shut down.
Before you start
Heads up: A grandmother's illness and death.
Age: Not verified (suggested 9+)
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
