Sire

Sire follows a protagonist travelling to a distant land for their father’s funeral. You explore a surreal, darkly comedic world of loss and learning in a point-and-click adventure that combines cards with real video footage of the father’s artwork.

Story and themes

The story explores personal loss and generational trauma, drawing on the creator’s experience of losing their father. It is a tribute to the imperfect, forgotten artist Arthur van Laarhoven and reflects on complex relationships between parents and children. Video and audio recordings also document the creator’s experience of losing a loved one.

Cards and puzzles

You combine cards to solve puzzles as you travel through the game. The adventure takes around 1 to 2 hours, and you can collect artwork for the Museum of Memories, which showcases surviving works by Arthur van Laarhoven.

Music

The music is by Serat, a multi-genre project of Vlas Presnetsov, who is also known for the ambient project Blear Moon.