1 · The fishing village · age 3
Ichigo had a bucket, a little shovel, and the whole beach
Then the sea drew back, much farther than it ever had
2 · The strange shore · age 3 → 4
On a nameless shore, a one-armed man was mending a boat
They worked on it together until the snow came
3 · The sea · age 4 → 5
In spring, the old man and the child put out to sea
At the harbour he turned back, and Ichigo went on alone
4 · The harbour city · age 5 → 7
Nobody in the city spoke Ichigo's words, so Ichigo learned their signs
A wooden token was the fare for the road north
5 · The tundra · age 7 → 9
In the north, the wind pushed back at every step
An old herder made room by his fire for two winters
6 · The underworld · age 9 → 10
Under the mountain there was only the light Ichigo carried
Somewhere in the dark, water was moving
7 · The road back · age 10
It was the same beach, seven years older
Everything Ichigo remembered had grown small
8 · The door · age 10
There was a light in the doorway
The last step is yours to take
About the game
ICHIGO: A Child of the Sea is a 2D pixel-art puzzle-platformer. A wave carries Ichigo away from home, and the way back crosses eight places and seven winters, from age 3 to 10. Nobody speaks: people talk with gestures and pictures.
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Questions
What can I play it on?
Windows, macOS and Linux computers. There is no phone version.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. The game plays fully offline.
Which languages does it support?
The menus come in eight languages: English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Russian. The game world itself has no text.
Is there any dialogue?
No. Characters speak with gestures and pictures.
What is it based on?
The game Ichigo from Gabrielle Zevin's novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.