FINDING HANNAH: GAME DESIGN
FINDING HANNAH: GAME DESIGN
FINDING HANNAH: GAME DESIGN
Finding Hannah is a relaxing puzzle game about a woman navigating a midlife crisis. Hannah’s got it all: a well-paying job, a fancy coffee machine, and a comfortable life – so why isn’t she happy? Lead her on a journey of self-discovery as you explore beautiful scenes and find hidden objects.
Finding Hannah is a relaxing puzzle game about a woman navigating a midlife crisis. Hannah’s got it all: a well-paying job, a fancy coffee machine, and a comfortable life – so why isn’t she happy? Lead her on a journey of self-discovery as you explore beautiful scenes and find hidden objects.
Finding Hannah is a relaxing puzzle game about a woman navigating a midlife crisis. Hannah’s got it all: a well-paying job, a fancy coffee machine, and a comfortable life – so why isn’t she happy? Lead her on a journey of self-discovery as you explore beautiful scenes and find hidden objects.
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Project goals
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Project goals
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Project goals
The goal of Finding Hannah is to create a relaxing and thoughtful puzzle game that explores personal growth and self-discovery.
One of the main visual goals was to challenge the perception of the hidden object games genre by creating contemporary user experience while utilizing modern art style.
The goal of Finding Hannah is to create a relaxing and thoughtful puzzle game that explores personal growth and self-discovery.
One of the main visual goals was to challenge the perception of the hidden object games genre by creating contemporary user experience while utilizing modern art style.
The goal of Finding Hannah is to create a relaxing and thoughtful puzzle game that explores personal growth and self-discovery.
One of the main visual goals was to challenge the perception of the hidden object games genre by creating contemporary user experience while utilizing modern art style.
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Challenges
One of the main design challenges in Finding Hannah was balancing the needs of a traditionally older casual game audience with the goal of appealing to a younger demographic. This required many design iterations and extensive A/B testing to find the right tone, visual style, and gameplay pace. The team had to carefully adjust everything from color schemes to dialogue and difficulty, ensuring the game remained accessible and relaxing while also feeling fresh and relatable to a newer, younger audience.
One of the main design challenges in Finding Hannah was balancing the needs of a traditionally older casual game audience with the goal of appealing to a younger demographic. This required many design iterations and extensive A/B testing to find the right tone, visual style, and gameplay pace. The team had to carefully adjust everything from color schemes to dialogue and difficulty, ensuring the game remained accessible and relaxing while also feeling fresh and relatable to a newer, younger audience.
One of the main design challenges in Finding Hannah was balancing the needs of a traditionally older casual game audience with the goal of appealing to a younger demographic. This required many design iterations and extensive A/B testing to find the right tone, visual style, and gameplay pace. The team had to carefully adjust everything from color schemes to dialogue and difficulty, ensuring the game remained accessible and relaxing while also feeling fresh and relatable to a newer, younger audience.
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result
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result
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result
The game successfully lowered the average player age, attracting a younger audience while still resonating with longtime casual gamers by using the contemporary art style, vibrant color scheme and relatable storyline. Its diverse and relatable cast of characters helped broaden its appeal and foster deeper emotional engagement. These thoughtful choices not only strengthened the player experience but also earned the game multiple nominations for cultural impact awards, recognizing its meaningful storytelling and inclusive design.
The game successfully lowered the average player age, attracting a younger audience while still resonating with longtime casual gamers by using the contemporary art style, vibrant color scheme and relatable storyline. Its diverse and relatable cast of characters helped broaden its appeal and foster deeper emotional engagement. These thoughtful choices not only strengthened the player experience but also earned the game multiple nominations for cultural impact awards, recognizing its meaningful storytelling and inclusive design.
The game successfully lowered the average player age, attracting a younger audience while still resonating with longtime casual gamers by using the contemporary art style, vibrant color scheme and relatable storyline. Its diverse and relatable cast of characters helped broaden its appeal and foster deeper emotional engagement. These thoughtful choices not only strengthened the player experience but also earned the game multiple nominations for cultural impact awards, recognizing its meaningful storytelling and inclusive design.
Finding Hannah is an award-winning modern Hidden Object Game about three generations of women. You progress through a heartwarming story about Hannah’s life, meeting her mother, Sigrid, and grandmother, Eva, all trying to answer one simple question: how does one lead a good life?
Finding Hannah is an award-winning modern Hidden Object Game about three generations of women. You progress through a heartwarming story about Hannah’s life, meeting her mother, Sigrid, and grandmother, Eva, all trying to answer one simple question: how does one lead a good life?
Finding Hannah is an award-winning modern Hidden Object Game about three generations of women. You progress through a heartwarming story about Hannah’s life, meeting her mother, Sigrid, and grandmother, Eva, all trying to answer one simple question: how does one lead a good life?
Each scene in the game is meticulously designed to be distinct, with its unique atmosphere, predominant colors, and overall vibe while letting the player have
a glimpse into the everyday lives of the characters.
Each scene in the game is meticulously designed to be distinct, with its unique atmosphere, predominant colors, and overall vibe while letting the player have a glimpse into the everyday lives of the characters.
Each scene in the game is meticulously designed to be distinct, with its unique atmosphere, predominant colors, and overall vibe while letting the player have a glimpse into the everyday lives of the characters.
In the game, you can see Berlin through the years. War and life in the 1940s, when Eva was a young woman working as a nurse. Turbulent 1970s, when Sigrid was trying to save the world as an activist. The 2010s, while we follow Hannah through her everyday life in the already modern city.
In the game, you can see Berlin through the years. War and life in the 1940s, when Eva was a young woman working as a nurse. Turbulent 1970s, when Sigrid was trying to save the world as an activist. The 2010s, while we follow Hannah through her everyday life in the already modern city.
In the game, you can see Berlin through the years. War and life in the 1940s, when Eva was a young woman working as a nurse. Turbulent 1970s, when Sigrid was trying to save the world as an activist. The 2010s, while we follow Hannah through her everyday life in the already modern city.
META GAME
Meta game was created to extend the content of the game as well as give the player a break from the finding objects. In the merging game, you keep Hannah going by fulfilling her consumer needs that make her life comfortable.
META GAME
Meta game was created to extend the content of the game as well as give the player a break from the finding objects. In the merging game, you keep Hannah going by fulfilling her consumer needs that make her life comfortable.
META GAME
Meta game was created to extend the content of the game as well as give the player a break from the finding objects. In the merging game, you keep Hannah going by fulfilling her consumer needs that make her life comfortable.
STORY
Story is a huge part of the game. Between searching for the objects in every scene we meet our characters speaking about life, sharing family secrets, and trying to reconcile broken relationships.
STORY
Story is a huge part of the game. Between searching for the objects in every scene we meet our characters speaking about life, sharing family secrets, and trying to reconcile broken relationships.
STORY
Story is a huge part of the game. Between searching for the objects in every scene we meet our characters speaking about life, sharing family secrets, and trying to reconcile broken relationships.
IMPACT
Finding Hannah puts a real queer woman in the center of its story, with problems every one of us can relate to. We surround Hannah with diverse voices and try to be as inclusive as possible in showing the world around her.
Finding Hannah was nominated for various cultural impact awards in 2023.
IMPACT
Finding Hannah puts a real queer woman in the center of its story, with problems every one of us can relate to. We surround Hannah with diverse voices and try to be as inclusive as possible in showing the world around her.
Finding Hannah was nominated for various cultural impact awards in 2023.
IMPACT
Finding Hannah puts a real queer woman in the center of its story, with problems every one of us can relate to. We surround Hannah with diverse voices and try to be as inclusive as possible in showing the world around her.
Finding Hannah was nominated for various cultural impact awards in 2023.
