Social Moth

Social Moth is a narrative platformer about Aletris, a small moth living with social anxiety in a close-knit community on the forest floor. You explore themes of mental health, relationships and belonging as Aletris navigates interactions with other community members.

Guide Aletris

Dialogue choices alter Aletris’ anxiety level, which rises over time. You platform through the area around Aletris’ lantern home, finding collectibles and helpful friends that lower their anxiety. If Aletris becomes too anxious and cannot find a way to ground themselves, they encounter a manifestation of their anxiety.

A pivotal encounter leads to one of two distinct endings, depending on how you guide Aletris. The story offers a perspective on how social anxiety can affect everyday interactions, and aims to be comforting and relatable for players who experience it.

The forest community

The hand-drawn world is home to a community of bugs with diverse gender identities, including Aletris, who is non-binary. Dialogue is fully voice acted, and the music layers change in response to Aletris’ anxiety level.

Key features

• Dynamic platforming with fully configurable controls.
• Collectibles and helpful friends that can lower Aletris’ anxiety.
• Two endings shaped by your choices in a pivotal encounter.
• Fully voice-acted dialogue and music that responds to Aletris’ anxiety.