Against the Tide: Stories of Kiribati's Climate Resilience
Explore the real-world impacts of rising sea levels on the island nation of Kiribati, where changes to the climate has threatened homes, livelihoods, and cultural heritage. Through hidden object gameplay, players are invited to learn more about how Kiribati is being impacted and how the community is coming together to build climate resilience.
Created for IndieCade's Climate Jam 2025: Natural & unNatural Disasters.
Features
🌿 Explore Handdrawn Scenes
Navigate through levels showing Kiribati's natural beauty, looking through trees and tides to find hidden objects.
🌿 Playable in One Sitting
The game consists of 5 levels, and is built to be a quick experience spanning over an estimated 5-10 minutes.
🌿 Accessible to Non-Gamers
Players can play this game at their own pace. All actions are done using only a mouse. An interactive tutorial explains how to play, for those unfamiliar with the hidden object genre. The game has a hint system for anyone who would like help finding an object; hints are unlimited and can be used at any time.
How to Play
You are looking for the objects shown at the bottom of the screen.
This game is played solely using the mouse (no keyboard).
| Action | Controls |
| Find Hidden Object | Left Mouse Click |
| Zoom In or Out | Scroll Up or Down on Mouse Wheel |
| Move Around Scene (While Zoomed In) | Press and Hold Middle Mouse Button, then Move Mouse |
| View Hint | Hover Over Object at Bottom of Screen |
More Detailed Breakdown of Controls
Click on a hidden object to find it. You are looking for the objects shown at the bottom of the screen.
If you are having trouble finding an object, hover over the object at the bottom of the screen to view a hint.
You can zoom in or out to get a better view of the objects in the scene. Use your scroll wheel to do so.
While zoomed in, you can move through the scene by holding down the middle mouse button. Click and hold this button, then move your mouse to drag yourself through the scene.
Once all of the objects in the level are found, click on the arrow to proceed to the next level.
Call to Action
Against The Tide encourages players to learn more about the lived experiences of communities in low-lying islands and to explore ways to support their climate resilience efforts. Through introducing relevant climate organizations and their successful community efforts, we hope to encourage players to advocate for climate justice through supporting organizations and volunteering in their own communities.
Credits
- Programming: rightdress, Avery Ryan, eidmen
- Composition: etumbrella
- Sound Design: Sab, rightdress
- 2D Art: Carolyn, AyameYams, katiikat, KoiNiko, rightdress
- UI: jaysilverest, rightdress
- Voice Acting: jaysilverest
- Game Writing/Research: Mochiwafflefish, katiikat, rightdress
- Producer: rightdress
Special thanks to Tiein Taebo for helping us by fact-checking our project and giving us new scene ideas.
How to Run the Game
To play in the browser, click Run Game. Please note that the audio will stutter in the browser if it is playing while you scroll away from the game in the browser, so it is recommended to click outside of the game window before scrolling down the page (which will make the audio stop playing until you click back into the game).
Otherwise, follow the Download & install instructions below to run the Windows build.
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