Hymble Ventures is a wholesome 3D action-adventure platformer about a young bug on the autism spectrum. Players join Hymble and her/their pet droid Codee on their ‘Hymble Ventures’ through the forest to discover a mysterious, wandering alien god clone.
Hymble Ventures features explorative environments with hazards and enemies that affect a particular sensory input. For example, there are giant spiders that create sound waves to affect Hymble’s sense of hearing. The game has not one but four health bars for sight, sound, smell and touch. The taste sense concept comes from the collectable lip fruit.
For neurodiverse people, they can be hypersensitive to sensory information and may overreact to increasing stimuli. This autism trait is an inspiration to aspects of Hymble’s world such as quirky, organ-shaped berries that grant enhanced sight, or smell etc. To hone in on the subject of autism and hypersensitivities, Hymble’s cartoonish and exaggerated character design consists of oversized melon bread antennae (or ears).
Features:
- Special Rainbow Moves: Create zorb balls, boomerangs and so much more.
- Creatures: Discover bizarre, Pokemon-esque creatures and log them into your journal.
- Exploration: Check out colourful and stylish worlds.
- Collectibles: Gather quirky-shaped fruit that replenishes your sense perception bars.
- Unique Progress: Keep an eye on sensory overload instead of traditional lives.
- Awesome Sound: Groove to the catchy in-game tunes.
You can play the free Hymble Ventures demo on Steam. The team appreciate feedback and bug reports.
