Democreature
Keep the democreature alive!
The brain, the heart, the stomach and the immune system have to stay balanced, otherwise the tiny beans living inside the democreature will go sour and try some shady business.
As a cartoony biology metaphor, this game highlights the tricky interplay between the most vital and most fragile organs of democracy; The Legislative as the pulse-giving heart, the Executive as the immune system, the Judicative as the brain and the stomach that digests and distributes news like nutrients. A diet of sour fake news and one-sided reports is sure to make a bad impact...
Democreature provides a colorful, fun staging let players get an intuitive feeling for often hidden inner workings.
Developed for the Truth, Lies and Democracy GameJam in Vienna, the European Capital of Democracy 2025 by Simon Hetzer, Manuel Buß, Cosima Thieme and Kathrin Strauß.
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Install instructions
Windows
Download Windows Build, Unzip, start .exe!
Mac
Download Mac Build, try running the app - system will not allow it.
Then go to System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Scroll Down ... just below "Allow applications from ..." there should be a prompt to allow you to run Democreature.
Click "Open Anyway" and enter your password, then the app should start!
Web
Just hit "Run Game" at the top of this website. Be aware that because of different aspect ratios for web, the tutorial UI is not completely readable in the WebGL build. Ingame UI and functionality works though.
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