Sagebrush

Sagebrush is a short first-person narrative adventure set at Black Sage Ranch, a remote New Mexico compound abandoned after the members of the apocalyptic Millenialist cult Perfect Heaven collectively took their lives. You explore the ranch and investigate the lives of the people who lived there, seeking to understand what they believed, why they joined and why they chose to die. The story takes an estimated 60–120 minutes to play.

Black Sage Ranch

The compound was once home to Perfect Heaven, a cult formed in the early 1990s under the guidance of the prophet Father James. You can explore the trailers where the cultists lived, the halls where they gathered for food and prayer, and the old mines beneath the compound, untouched for nearly a century.

The Flock

You piece together the ranch’s history through notes, recordings and belongings left behind. The members of the Flock have varied needs, hopes and fears; the game draws on research into cult groups, both famous and obscure, and presents their motivations without simple answers.

Sound and setting

The game uses a low-poly, low-resolution 3D art style that combines retro aesthetics with modern technology. Its soundscape and original ambient score evoke the remote New Mexico desert.