Doppelspeak

If I held up a mirror to you right now, what would your reflection say differently to me?

Inside the Melrose Cafe in Green Bay, Wisconsin, there are two people the camera focuses on. They sit across from one another in one of the many booths, sipping on their respective drinks. They talk in short phrases to one another, accompanied with either upturned lips or furrowed glances at their mugs. One leans in as the other backs up, one nods as the other looks away. 

Dawn is the woman in the black sweater. She wants to move to a different city for a chance at a new life.

Simon is the man in the green quarter-zip. He tries to convince her why this is not the right chance to take.

This game is that short discussion.

Doppelspeak is the ebb and flow of difficult conversations, a study of what's spoken and concealed, hidden or revealed.

This is the second of 12 games for the 2025 VM Games Series.

Vine Moss Games is a new studio committed to delivering interactive experiences on human complexities.  Follow on itch and on Patreon for updates on In Time, On Distance and future VM games.