Save Amani

Save Amani is a story-driven game about a child trying to survive in a war-damaged city. Amani has lost his parents and must cross the ruins to find his grandparents. He has no weapon, little stamina and cannot run fast, so he hides, avoids detection and uses a palm-sized toy drone to distract the machines that threaten him.

Cross the ruins

The city is shattered by modern warfare, with broken walls, smoke and a grey sky. Armed soldiers, patrol drones, robotic dogs, landmines and falling shells make the journey dangerous; walls can also collapse. Amani can use his drone to draw enemies away.

A bridge crossing gives Amani an open view of the bombed-out city. He stops, prays and cries out, without dialogue or narration explaining his thoughts. The game uses this moment to show the weight of the war on a child.

See the world before the war

Amani can find QR codes in the ruins and use VR glasses to revisit the warm, sunlit world from before the war. He smiles while he is there, but taking off the glasses returns him to the grey reality around him.

Animals in the city

You can rescue cats and feed pigeons. Cats also guide Amani through desperate situations. At the zoo, the empty cages show what has become of the animals and the people who cared for them.