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Roots

Featured in the USC 2023 Games Expo

Roots is a single-player, 3D narrative adventure game that explores how deep-rooted fears can fuel personal doubts.

Project Design Team

Producer & Writer: Moss Dooley

Programmer: Nian Chen

Artist: Daisy Jin

Developed in Unreal Engine 5

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Playable Build

Please note that as a project prototyped in Unreal, your computer may be prompted to install additional prerequisites that are required to run the game. 

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Content Warning: Anxiety and Panic Attacks

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Overview

Descend into a spellbinding journey that distorts the familiar into something eerily unfamiliar with Roots -- a 3D narrative adventure game that navigates the depths of fear and self-doubt.

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Take on the role of a desperate but determined protagonist, stranded by a blown tire in the dead of night with little but a fickle flashlight and her own thoughts to guide her. Amongst only trees and darkness, she has no choice but to confront her paralyzing phobias and overcome the obstacles that lay before her.

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Take caution though -- the dark is filled with the unknown, turning the night into a dogged adversary. One that tests resolve and should not be found wanting.

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Contributions

- Lead the team production schedule

- Carried out playtests and tracked feedback

- Designed the gameplay, character, plot, and setting

- Linked our character and gameplay

- Wrote and recorded all VO

- Wrote project documentation

© 2018 - 2025 by MOSS (ELINOR) DOOLEY. Created with Wix.com

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