Team Name: Soul Society (XR)

Ayush Kumar

Lakshya Singh

A quiet game about voices, beds, and borrowed hope.

You are terminally ill, lying in a hospital ward.
Above you, a girl speaks.
You talk about small things. Time slows.
The world outside feels far, but not gone.

This is a short narrative experience about survival, imagination, and the lies we tell to stay alive just a little longer.

No combat. No choices that save you.
Only words, silence, and what you decide to believe.

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The Window Lie

A narrative experience about perception, hope, and the stories we tell ourselves.

About

You are terminally ill, confined to a hospital bed. Above you, a stranger's voice fills the silence with stories of the world outside your window children playing, cotton candy vendors, couples arguing over maps, ships waiting at sea.

But are these stories true? Or are they lies meant to comfort you?

Your choices shape your perception. Every response you give shifts the world around you  the light, the clarity, the very nature of what you see and believe.

 Key Features

• Choice-Driven Narrative - Your responses determine whether hope or despair colors your world
• Dynamic Lighting System - Watch the environment shift based on your emotional choices
• Visual Perception Effects - Reality clarifies or distorts depending on your outlook
• Atmospheric Storytelling - A quiet, contemplative experience about finding meaning
• Typewriter Dialogue System - Classic text presentation with audio feedback

 How to Play

Action	Input
Advance Dialogue	Left Click
Make Choices	Click on Choice Buttons
Skip Typing	Left Click (during text)

The Choice System

Every choice you make is tracked. Choose hope, and the world brightens colors warm, edges sharpen, clarity returns. Choose cynicism, and shadows deepen—the world grows cold, uncertain, distorted.

Neither path is wrong. Both reveal something true.

 Built With

• Game Engine: Unity
• Programming Language: C#
• UI System: TMP

 Themes

"Duality: When you're stuck somewhere small, you need to believe the world is still big."

The Window Lie explores:

• The comfort and danger of beautiful lies
• How perspective shapes reality
• Finding meaning in confined spaces
• The relationship between hope and truth

Playtime

10-15 minutes for a single playthrough. Multiple playthroughs recommended to experience different emotional paths.

 Content Note

This game deals with themes of terminal illness, mortality, and existential questions. It is a contemplative, non-graphic experience.

Sometimes the kindest thing someone can do is lie to you through a window.