Phantom Abyss launched in Early Access with little up-front story, but with a wealth of symbols from our fictional lost civilization carved into panels and on objects throughout the game. A community of dedicated players worked together to hunt down all the panels and bit by bit unlock the secrets of the language.
In the space of just two weeks, players generated over 10,000 messages discussing the translations on the game's ancient language discord channel, built a website to help others learn the language and pieced together the detailed backstory of our game to share with Phantom Abyss's broader audience. In doing so, they became a part of the game's story.
This talk will cover the careful design steps taken to ensure the language would be engaging and solvable, but require a considerable group effort to crack.
Video courtesy of GCAP and IGEA
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