Velvet 89

Velvet 89 is a historical hidden-object game about the Velvet Revolution. You examine clues such as clothing, hairstyles and surroundings to uncover what people standing against the unjust regime dreamed of and feared. The game follows the revolution’s momentum from border regions to Prague’s squares, including the moments before police attacked a peaceful demonstration.

Stories of protest

Across five cities and six protests that helped bring about the Velvet Revolution, you investigate more than 40 stories. Each story is based on actual testimony, and the game was developed with experts from the Czech project Stories of Injustice. It was also made in cooperation with the educational programme One World in Schools to commemorate the revolution’s 35th anniversary and introduce young people to the country’s modern history.

Visual style

The game combines handcrafted graphics with real historical footage. Its visual style draws on paper cut-outs, used videotapes and faded photo albums.