Imagine We Were Human

Imagine We Were Human is a compilation of 12 literary nano games about people meeting and missing one another. Each has its own presentation, design and narrative, exploring human experiences that connect people across places, cultures, histories and lives. Simple mechanics support the stories, while hand-crafted visuals depict moments between lovers, strangers and others.

The games explore experiences such as embracing lost loves, escaping family nightmares, ending relationships, revisiting first dates and remembering friendships. Nine text-heavy stories offer branching paths, subtle interactions or unconventional gameplay, and each takes 30 minutes or less. The other three are five-minute game poems built around a single repeatable mechanic.

Games in the compilation

• In Time, On Distance: a series of speed-date conversations between two people trying to connect.
• MND Anatomy: play through Amari Mallory’s internal debrief after a dinner date during a mind-bending night.
• Seconds Between Summer: move between moments in a dual-screen swimming game, uncovering truths scattered among the waves and discovering how much a year can change.
• Liminal Strangers: a game poem about two people walking past each other and the hidden connections between strangers.
• Within Rotation: encounter additional strangers and hear their conversations with the original cast, imagined through a gumball machine. This game is expanded exclusively for the compilation.