The Cleaner
The Cleaner is a 2D Text-Based Adventure Game developed in Unity by a 20-person multidisciplinary game team.
Explore the challenges of creativity under constraint in this unique narrative-driven game. Players step into the shoes of Lia, a junior game designer navigating the complex world of game development while working under strict industrial censorship. As Lia, you’ll face tough decisions about how to balance creative vision with compliance to censorship guidelines, finding innovative ways to produce and publish games. Your choices will shape not only the success of your projects but also Lia’s career and reputation in the industry. This is a game about games—a journey through the tensions between artistic expression, ethical dilemmas, and the realities of working within restrictive systems.
The core gameplay focuses on players’ ability to adapt to shifts in the game industry and unexpected challenges, shaping the game’s direction and successfully delivering it under restrictive conditions.
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Tools
Unity
Time
May 2022 – May 2023, 1 Year
Role
Narrative Designer
Team Size
20-Person Dev Team
Key Contributions
- Conceptualized and developed one of the major characters who acts as the player’s supervisor – Yiran – in the game. Crafted a detailed backstory, personality traits, motivations, and behavioral patterns for Yiran. (Writing Sample)
- Delivered over 100 lines of dialogue and varied responses specifically tailored to reflect the characters’ unique traits and their opinions towards game production and censorship.
- Ensured all narratives were consistent with the established character profiles and their evolution through interactions. Engage the players with an unconventional feedback and rating system which heavily based on interactive conversations.
Yvette Fu | 傅鱼泓 