A puzzle adventure from Mr. Bray Labs

City of Children

Three children wake in the ruins of a once-great city. They remember nothing. They share one dream, and something is following them.

Chapter One is free. The rest of the story is $3.99, once, and comes with a free copy of the first book. iPhone and iPad first, Android to follow.

Each of them can do something the others can’t

Sashi

Nine, and sure of everything. She pushes what’s heavy, picks every lock, and carries a bag that holds whatever they need next.

Eiji

Seven, and frightened of most of it. He jumps higher than anyone, and he is usually right to be worried.

Yoshiko

Five, hungry, and small enough to fit where the others can’t. She never lets go of her bear, Theo.

No buttons. No lives. Just the three of them and the dark.

Hold where you want to walk, tap to jump, tap a child to become them. Nobody dies; you play until you work it out together.

Sashi pushing a concrete slab off Eiji under a full moon — The ruined city

Yoshiko alone in a dark forest — Lost in the woods

The three children chained together in the rain beside a river — The river, in the rain

The children running through tall golden grass — The golden prairie

The children riding a large black dog whose eyes light the tunnel — Through the tunnel on Virgil

Eleven chapters, one road

No Memory Free
The Shared Dream
Babes in the Woods
We’re Not Alone
Troubled Waters
Home Bittersweet
The Chase
The Guide Dog
In the Garten
The Talking Bear
Family Matters

The first book, free with the game

The game follows City of Children by Jesse Bray chapter for chapter, and every caption on screen is the book’s own words. Buy the full game and you get a free copy of the first book.

Music by Jesse Bray and Kevin Blue

The score is built on “Strange”, written and recorded by Jesse Bray and Kevin Blue. Headphones are worth it: wind, rain, footsteps and something in the distance.