WHAT IS THIS?
Selkie is a game that I created for the 35th
Ludum Dare game jam. In a Ludum Dare game jam
you have 3 days to create a video game from scratch, with a team or solo. The theme for Ludum Dare 35 was "Shapeshift".
I thought it would be interesting to make a game about the shapeshifting mythical creatures, Selkies, who can shift between
human and seal forms. And since a lot of mythology about Selkies is pretty tragic
(humans stealing their pelts to prevent them from turning back into a seal and what have you), I wanted to make a feel-good Selkie game.
In my game you play as a Selkie mother trying to find fish to feed her pups. When you enter the water you become a seal, and when you
go back to land you become a human. The main concept that I wanted to get done in time for the game jam is
seducing a mortal man and then stealing his fish, which I thankfully was able to accomplish.
