"Brave the Lonely" is an isometric role-playing game that explores player empathy towards game characters while also commenting on player desensitization. This is currently a work-in-progress project, created for my Master's thesis, with all art and design done by myself.

In Brave the Lonely, the player uncovers a secret world where abandoned game characters live on, previously rejected by their "Player" due to their "flaw". While a majority of their flaws were created due to their Player's neglect and carelessness, the game characters believe their flaw makes them incapable of being the heroes they were meant to be.

Due to a glitch in a save file, the old system began to flood with corruptions, tearing their world apart. Forests flew into space, enemies left their dungeons and, most importantly, the game cannot be beaten.

The game was discarded and eventually made it's way to your game store as a trade-in. Since all trade-ins must be play tested before they are resold, you offered to take the game home to see if it can be salvaged. Turning on the game, you weren't expecting the main character to ask for your help.

Mama Hawk

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