For several years now, I have been single-handedly creating a 2D adventure game about the journey of a monk and poet through medieval Japan. Players will encounter forest spirits, battle demons, help sorrowful ghosts, and write poetry.
Mountain Home is a small 2D art project created in my spare time outside of work. It is my first experience in game development, so I’ve had to learn everything along the way. The project is still far from complete, so I kindly ask you not to judge it too harshly.
The game is inspired by Japanese poetry, Buddhist aesthetics, and the medieval monk and poet Saigyō, who abandoned warfare to wander in search of inner peace.
In the story, a monk awakens in a mountain hut and discovers that the valley has been cursed. The people have vanished, and the land is now inhabited by ghosts and demons. He travels through these places, performs rituals, helps spirits, and tries to uncover the cause of the disaster.
As he explores the world, the monk notices moments of beauty and composes poetry. These poems help him preserve inner peace and resist fear and despair.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3101120/Mountain_Home/