Some Things Stay Broken

Some Things Stay Broken is a short, single-player narrative adventure about repairing everyday objects and facing an unresolved family history. You talk with customers, inspect their belongings and carry out simple repairs, while avoiding an old phone of your own. Messages and seven missed calls from your father draw you back to words left unsaid.

Customers and family history

As you listen to customers and examine their belongings, you piece together a family history through the phone. At the end, you choose whether to reach out; no hidden score judges the relationship.

Story content

The story has a prologue, five chapters and two epilogues. It takes around 30 minutes, depending on your reading speed and exploration. It explores bereavement, grief, guilt and family estrangement.