Fatale

Fatale is an experimental first-person 3D experience inspired by Oscar Wilde’s play Salome. Most of the game takes place after Salome has had John the Baptist executed and kissed his severed head, when the night has grown quiet and the moon offers comfort to troubled hearts. You explore a living tableau of references to the story, with room for personal interpretations and associations.

The cistern and terrace

In the cistern, you find yourself in a prison while distant music plays overhead; who you are playing is left to your imagination. On the terrace, your experience is disembodied. The game moves between scenes in a moonlit setting.

Explore the scenes

You move forward and backward with the mouse buttons and can float freely forward with the middle mouse button. An aureola brings up an inventory of scenes you can revisit and interact with; blank spaces in it offer hints about where to travel next. On the terrace, you can hover over lights to block them out. In scenes, you can pan the view, rotate the camera by dragging, and interact with some items by hovering over or clicking them.

The experience makes few demands, encouraging you to take your time, notice details and listen to whispers and echoes. The Dance is an epilogue that appears when you restart after completing a playthrough.