Free RPG for Windows
What happens in the Kharkov bomb shelter by Dahuanna is a free role-playing game for Windows. The name of the title is very revealing, since this game is literally about what is happening in Kharkov. bomb sheltersaccording to the developer.
Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and withstood shelling as p art Russian
Ghost RPG
Despite its simplicity, old school graphics, it’s an RPG to the bone. The protagonist has well-written conversations with other refugees and goes on quests, including looking for food on the street. Clearly, the goal is to survive the attacks.
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Although it is short and simplified in how do you playit still haunts. The reality of war, communication with other people and survival are the main elements here, and not the mechanics of performing the actions themselves.
Retro graphics
What happens in the Kharkov bomb shelter very basic in terms of graphics and sound. The pixel-style graphics look more like the Atari-2600 than the SNES.
That doesn’t mean they’re bad, and in fact, you might even distinguish the features of some charactersbut this will only appeal to ardent fans of the genre.
The same applies to the style of the 80s. music and sound effects. It all seems a bit odd considering his current environment,
Application in the form of a game
What happens in the Kharkov bomb shelter play and message at the same time. The game is good, but the message it conveys is what makes it stand out. Hidden beneath the unbearable graphics is a deep story about how the current situation in Ukraine feels.
In this sense, gameplay elements can be considered just a pretext for a message. This message is not about good guys and bad guys or the Hollywood approach to war. He just wants to tell a survival story, and he succeeds in that.