She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game
Release date: Jul 11, 2024
Developers: Wowbagger Productions
Publishers: Wowbagger Productions
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click game with looping levels, which features comics, documentaries and gaming to explore OCD and anxiety. You become trapped in a flat and are forced to figure out how to escape. In this lo-fi game your guide is narrator TIGER ORCHID - a Twitch/ YouTube style narrator who is with you all the way. Played by Shaniqua Okwok (Small Axe, It's a Sin) Tiger Orchid helps to steer you through the gameplay. BACKGROUND Inspired by the acclaimed comic book She Could Fly written by Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire, Iron Man, Dr Doom) who lives with OCD and illustrated by Martín Morazzo (Ice Cream Man) the game features artwork from the comic, which is published by Berger Books (Dark Horse), helmed by the legendary comic editor Karen Berger (Vertigo/DC). The creative team include those with lived experience of OCD. We have developed the game with scientists, OCD Action and 10+ people with lived experience of OCD to inform the game design and create a global engagement campaign to shift how we think about OCD and mental health. This not-for-profit game is produced by Wowbagger Productions in association with Two Tails Studios and Oubliette Escapes. The project is funded by Academy of Medical Sciences, Arts Council England, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Physiological Society and UK Games Fund.

Press reviews: “I am in awe of what has been created. The game is brilliant and truly inspirational.” Dr Josie Millar, Clinical Psychologist, University of Bath “She Could Fly is a wonderful achievement, through its polished gameplay, visuals, and high-quality documentary. The decision to implement the videos through the graphic novel system was a fine choice, and the way in which the environments change through the loops was well implemented and intriguing.” The Wolfie Pod “A unique, absorbing experience, to say the least. I highly recommend that you check out She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game as for its price, the experience is worth playing out, additionally contributing to a good cause.” Comic Buzz 

Notes: The content in this production may be emotionally challenging. Topics covered include intrusive thoughts around fear of violence and self-harm. If you are impacted by this game in any way, we would encourage you to seek the help and support you need, and have signposted resources on the main menu under 'OCD info'.