The Crack

The Crack is a narrative puzzle game about breaking through an emotional shell and confronting long-forgotten parts of the past. You collect fragments of happiness and suffering from past and present, follow voices calling from the dark, and uncover what happened to the characters.

Story and choices

The plot combines reasoning, flashbacks and dialogue. As you solve puzzles, the story deepens and reveals each character’s story from different perspectives. Your choices lead along different story paths and can have unexpected consequences, with multiple endings. The choices raise the possibility of becoming a warrior, a deserter or a murderer.

Puzzles and presentation

The game combines text-based gameplay with mystery elements. Designed scenes and character art accompany face-to-face conversations, while original background music plays as you investigate and solve puzzles.