* Fitting Burdens *

Follow the story of a Vietnamese girl as she navigates family expectations, academic pressure, and finding ways to cope in this thought-provoking 2D organization puzzle game. 

✨ Play ✨

Features

• Listen to the nostalgic sound of mom’s insults and family yelling every time you make a mistake

• Hide your problems (e.g. bad grades) and personal desires (like a love interest!) to avoid being disowned

• Find space for your things and yourself in a family culture that has your priorities at the bottom

• And lastly…idk…maybe get some family therapy and heal yourself because you are enough and you deserve to be truly loved and cared for by those closest to you 💖

Concept & Intent

Fitting Burdens is a narrative 2D organization puzzle game that demonstrates some struggles and coping mechanisms of living and growing up in an Asian household, inspired by experiences of my own and others’ from the same culture.

Narrative Structure & Level Progression

The game has 25 levels in total and is divided into 3 stages: Happy Childhood, Troubling Teenage Years and Moving On. There are cutscenes in between each level to convey the narrative better. The player experiences the life of a young Vietnamese girl through doing everyday activities like chores or packing books to go to school. The narrative slowly expands as her environment and dynamics in the relationship with her family changes.

For more details on my making process, check out these links:

Full Process Documentation

Game Design Document

Special thanks to Emily & Sanzu for helping with the art of the game and Rickardo & A.Ghost for making the background music.