12

In the kids MMO Doodlandia, you can be whatever you want, because of the magical clock tower that brings all your drawings to life. You’ve grown up with this game, made countless friends and enemies, and built a second life in it, but in just 6 hours the servers will permanently close, and Doodlandia will be gone forever. Take one last look at the digital world you grew up in before it vanishes.

Controls: 

WASD to move.

Right click mouse to move camera.

Left click mouse to interact with UI.

Stick around other players to see what they have to say!

Pay attention to any notifications you might get!

Ampheraptor: Co-designer, Environment artist, UI Designer & Programmer. 

Avengineering: Co-Designer, Systems Programmer, Audio Designer

Thank you to:  Cage S. Claire, Gladeline Rufo, Javeline, Jasmine Fan, Julian Avrith, Sam Abalyan, Zy,  Jessica "Tobi" Xu, and Alaya Knowlton for donating their character art to this project. We couldn't have done it without you!

POSTMORTEM:

Both of us grew up playing virtual world games that later shut down. For me, it was mainly Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow, and later Fer.al. Looking back, these games didn’t have much to do, but the community in them and the memories we made together stuck in my mind. Those memories were specific to a time – as a kid, even though I knew they were just games, and maybe not even good ones, they felt like such powerful and open worlds. As a 6-16 year old, I met strangers who I ended up being close with for hours, only to lose them when we both logged off, but also made some of my closest friends after bonding over the loss of these worlds.

Ultimately, 12 is a game about growing up and looking back at the magic of childhood and spaces created through play before they fade away. No matter how much you try to return to them, they’ll keep changing until there’s nothing left, and there is never enough time to save all your memories. You can't go home if home doesn't exist anymore.