Plum Road Tea Dream

Plum Road Tea Dream is a short narrative game about ‘S’, a young queer game designer of color who creates virtual spaces reflecting their introspective journey. Across seven chapters, you explore sanctuaries holding stories and memories, and themes of pain, joy, grief, celebration, self-actualisation and the need for new rituals. The game centers queer narratives and characters of color, and draws on autobiographical experiences and real-world events.

Explore seven sanctuaries

Each sanctuary has its own gameplay style. You collect tablets to create animistic gods with a futuristic machine, take on empathy challenges to manifest the Sword of Sadness and shape its myth, and meet guardians who portray multiple selves of ‘S’ as they reveal the secrets of their surroundings. The sanctuaries also explore the need for a safer world and the potential for healing.

Walk, sit and listen

The main actions are walking, sitting and listening. You travel through varied landscapes and thought-provoking mini-games, with visual styles ranging from hyper-realistic modern graphics to PSX-era pixel art.

Grief and resilience

The story explores grief, identity, crying, human touch and rituals, and invites reflection on these subjects. It acknowledges pain that needs to be felt while moving toward self-acceptance and resilience, ending on an uplifting and hopeful note.