INTERVENE

Intervene is a short, narrative-driven game about moral choice, responsibility, and timing.

You play as an ordinary person who suddenly gains the ability to freeze time — but only when the world around you becomes chaotic. In these frozen moments, you are given a limited window to move, observe, and decide whether (and how) to intervene. When time resumes, the consequences of your choices unfold immediately.

The game asks a simple question: Just because you can intervene — does that mean you should?

Gameplay

• Exploration-based decision making under strict time limits
• Multiple events are scattered across different scenes
• One-time choices — once you act, you cannot undo it
• No right answers, only outcomes

Themes

• Moral Ambiguity
• Responsibility and Intervention
• Limitations of Control
• Violence, Inaction, and Consequences

The game does not reward speed or skill, but focuses on reflection. It is deliberately short, designed to put viewers under pressure to make moral choices, prompting reflection and re-choices afterward.

Controls

• WASD – Move
• E – Interact
• ESC / Mouse Clicks – Close Lists
• Mouse Clicks –  Make Choices
• (Controls are shown in-game as well)
• THERE IS A BUG FOR NOW, DO NOT USE KEYBOARD BEFORE CLICKING ON START

Credits

Developed by Xiaoyi Wang & Ryan Fang

Audio

Sound effects sourced from Pixabay, used under the Pixabay Content License:

• “Time Reverse Sound Effect” by PoorArtistt

Source: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/time-reverse-sound-effect-no-copyright-405790/

• “Time Freeze Tension” by SOUNDS_YK

Source: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/time-freeze-tension-327055/

• “Heartbeat 01” by BRVHRZ

Source: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/heartbeat-01-brvhrtz-225058

Characters & UI

• CraftPix Character sprites and UI elements. Source: https://craftpix.net/

Coins & Items

• 2D Pixel Item Asset Pack by Startled Pixels Coin and item assets used in the game. Source: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/icons/2d-pixel-item-asset-pack-9964...

Environment & Tilemap

• The Japan Collection: Japanese City (Free Version) by Gutty Kreum City environment and tilemap assets.  Source: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/environments/the-japan-collection-japan...
• Pixel Art Top Down – Basic by Cainos Environmental props and prefabs including trees, stones, and scene objects. Source: https://cainos.itch.io/pixel-art-top-down-basic

License Notice

All assets are used under their respective licenses.

Assets are modified to fit the needs of this project.

This game was created for a game jam and is non-commercial.