Ithaca: a scintillating eco-thriller RPG that aims to confront our violent moment

The latest game from the 'reality-inspired' studio the Pixel Hunt, Ithaca, opens with a jolt. Penelope, a disillusioned environmental lawyer, stops her car at a petrol station, only to return and discover something shocking: the world she knew has begun to unravel. The Guardian's review, published Monday, describes the game as a 'scintillating eco-thriller RPG' that aims to confront our violent moment.

The game's premise is built on transporting precious human cargo across a landscape in crisis, forcing players to decide what to do with it. This moral weight, carried through gameplay, places Ithaca within a growing body of cultural work that grapples with the consequences of climate change. The Guardian's reviewer notes the game's 'hell of an opening,' setting a tone of immediate, personal stakes against a broader environmental collapse.