8

8 is a difficult point-and-click RPG in which you solve puzzles, face enemies and make choices that affect what happens to you. The game has no text, so you use logical thinking and creativity to understand its objectives.

Story

A married mother sets out with her children for church one Sunday morning, while her husband stays home. After realizing she has left her Bible behind, she returns and finds him cheating with her friend. Overcome by the shock, she dies of a heart attack.

Her soul is heading toward the spiritual world when Death, a beautiful girl, pulls her away. Death tells her that she once lived happily with a dragon, her closest companion, but died after falling ill. Lonely without the dragon, she offers to bring the mother back to life on the condition that she kills the dragon, so it can live with Death between the spiritual world and the world of the living. Grieving the loss of her life and her children, the mother accepts, beginning their adventure together.

Choices and survival

Your choices shape how the game responds to you. Being good, bad or balanced can each be useful in different situations. You also need to manage your items carefully: they can run out, leaving you unable to progress.

Dying is a normal part of the game. If things become too difficult, you can return to the beginning without losing some items and powers. The game is designed around going as far as you can, then returning with more wisdom and power; completing it without dying and coming back at least once or twice would be very difficult.