Boyhood's End

Boyhood's End is a science-fiction horror adventure about Giovanni, a boy with the lowest human score in a world ruled by the mechanical overlord R. Karellen. The system rates everyone’s humanity and uses those scores to determine everything from education and work to romance and daily meals. Giovanni faces discrimination from the system and relentless bullying at school, until his classmates and the rest of the school turn on him in an effort to make him “more human.”

The galactic journey

The eccentric genius Campanella, a senior student, reaches out to Giovanni. Together, they board and take over a driverless train on the galactic railroad, setting out for the Crimson Southern Cross at the farthest edge of the universe. Along the way, they meet great leaders from the past and play reckless, destructive pranks on them. Their encounters with history, twisted mysteries and horrors lead them to confront the end of their childhood.

Giovanni and Campanella

Giovanni is cynical and sharp-tongued, but cares for his family. His father is a wanted criminal, and Giovanni earns money to pay his mother’s hospital fees. Though people in his era have not needed to write programs themselves for generations, he can write code from scratch and uses that skill for shady jobs on the dark web.

Campanella has the highest human score in the Gymnasium and excels in academics and sports, but also has the highest total score deduction there because of his eccentric behavior. He holds humans in high regard and acts arrogantly toward the inhuman and artificial intelligence R, though people have seen him chatting and playing with R.

Puzzles and conversations

You solve puzzles and explore a world depicted in hand-drawn pixel art. The game also features animated conversations between the main characters.