The Charity Shop
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
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9 itemsAbout the Game
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived.
To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
Clutch at permanence.
Kick your feet against the rising tide.
When your head is under, it will be over.
"Everything here is in a state of flux—the negative space between owners. From one owner to the next, we're here to help pass the baton."
"People always have things to donate—whether the owners have outlived their belongings, or their belongings have outlived them, we're always getting different things."
Features
Use your digital camera to take photographs capturing the essence of a life lived, through objects once owned.
Uncover and interpret your own meaning behind these objects by solving their puzzles.
Preserve these memories forever. Someone needs to remember...
The Charity Shop has around 60 to 90 minutes of gameplay.
