Today I am hosting a blog from C, who took part in a week of work experience with me through the charity organisation Arts Emergency. Take it away, C!

As someone who is currently a full time student, it can be challenging to fit hobbies and interests into my daily life. I find my ways, I slot them into my academic activities wherever I can, but during the summer holidays is when I can TRULY indulge in these interests of mine.

As an aspiring writer and game developer one of my biggest interests are games with a narrative structure. One I thoroughly recommend is called Your Turn To Die. 

The name appears grim, probably because it’s a fairly grim game that covers heavy topics, so not for the faint hearted.

It’s a psychological horror visual novel, which is a type of computer game. It’s very interactive, with a range of puzzles and interesting game mechanics. Though as a warning, as you can assume from the name, death is a very prevalent theme within the game. There are occasions when blood is also seen but do keep in mind it’s all drawn and you don’t see any real people harmed or dead.

This whole game is developed by a singular person, Nankidai. You can play this game for free by clicking here, but if you want to offer extra support to Nankidai you can purchase the game on Steam which allows you to unlock additional content that you wouldn’t otherwise on the browser. 

This game has approximately 20 hours of playtime, so unlikely to complete in a single sitting, but if you are like me and after finishing the whole game you want more, there’s also a smaller game on the side that you can play called Your Turn To Shine. It has a shorter play time, but you get to spend more time with the characters and can learn more about them.

The writing for Your Turn To Die is impressive and playing through the game the first time always made me think and kept me on the edge of my seat. Even playing through it again, I still had more I could think about.

There are a variety of different paths you can take playing the game and it will put your morals to the test. It’s a brilliantly written game and I don’t think I will ever stop recommending it. Please if you find the time, give it a try.

Thank you C, for that fab recommendation!