Discover a forgotten world…
A tiny historian travels post-apocalyptic Australia and encounters the nightmares that have formed in our absence, all from the back of an ancient huntsman spider.
The concept:
For our university major work, we created a 2 minute animation exploring potential characters, environments, music, and overall tone.
What we’re working on
Thanks to the support of Screen NSW and Screen Australia we have been able to fund the development of two ‘Trinket’ prototypes.
Once complete, we aim to create a free playable demo available in 2026.
So what’s the game?
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Dark Fantasy. Trinket is a 3D Adventure game set amongst Australia’s east coast, in a small beach town distorted by alchemical waste. There will be strong horror themes and visuals.
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Trinket is a single player game. Standing just 3cm tall, our protagonist is commonly the smallest being around. Roam colossal rooms from the perspective of a bug.
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Our protagonist, Pin, is on her first expedition as a Recollector: a branch of historians tasked with collecting and recording the history of trinkets from the old world.
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Run and climb through overgrown gardens and forgotten houses. Search for hidden items and ancient lore by solving environment and logic puzzles. Discover NPCs throughout that can offer simple chats, helpful clues, or traded treasures.
For speed and climbing boosts, ride Spider and evade any monsters that seek to squish you.
Neither Pin nor Spider are capable of violence. Pin carries a large needle and button that can be utilised for various tasks.
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Nature’s reclamation in the absence of mankind. Fighting a Lovecraftian-scale force. Uncovering lost history and learning what came before you.
