Help real-life ‘peasant poet’ John Clare escape from a mental asylum and guide him on his epic walk home.
Traverse a changing Victorian landscape, encounter ghosts & storytellers, avoid will ‘o the wisps and face up to the hallucinations of Clare’s shattered mind.
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In the visual style of classic RPGs with simple controls designed to be accessible for players of all skills and ages, you explore the landscape between London and Northborough in 1841. Encounter local people, engage them in dialogue, hear their stories and bump into figments of Clare’s imagination.
Throughout the journey you’ll discover ‘lost papers’ – torn pages from Clare’s notebooks – featuring fragments of his poetry and writings. Collect them all to unlock hidden secrets.
John Clare may be broken and an unreliable narrator, but you can help him hold the pieces of his mind together and get him safely home.
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More about John Clare’s own account of his walk from Epping to Northborough in 1841
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