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Play Overview
Signs of the Sojourner (2020) is a tactical narrative game set after a climate catastrophe where you interact with characters by solving puzzles with communication cards you acquire. Play involves deciding how to build your deck of conversation cards to gain the right vocabulary to engage with the characters you meet. It's a coming-of-age story that explores how relationships form, break and mend through the way we communicate and the words we choose.
You take charge of your mother’s shop after she dies and set up to find treasures to sell. Join and grow a travelling caravan of traders by playing cards with charming characters or venture off on your own, forging bonds and changing the story to come.
The cards are used to match symbols for empathy, logic, and other aspects of connection. In turn, each encounter will change your deck, asking you to leave something behind while moving on with something new from your exchange.
Experience optimism, compassion, and delight amidst hardship and adversity in a challenging but hopeful world. An array of possible endings await, reflecting every card played, the choices made, and friendships saved or left behind.
“We each embark on a journey of life, forever changed by the people we meet and the choices we make,” said Dyala Kattan-Wright, lead designer. “Signs of the Sojourner uses cards to explore communication, personal growth, and how relationships change us in a friendly, accessible way. We can’t wait to see what decks players build from their experiences on this adventure.”
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Signs of the Sojourner 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
You take charge of your mother’s shop after she dies and set up to find treasures to sell. Join and grow a travelling caravan of traders by playing cards with charming characters or venture off on your own, forging bonds and changing the story to come.
The cards are used to match symbols for empathy, logic, and other aspects of connection. In turn, each encounter will change your deck, asking you to leave something behind while moving on with something new from your exchange.
Experience optimism, compassion, and delight amidst hardship and adversity in a challenging but hopeful world. An array of possible endings await, reflecting every card played, the choices made, and friendships saved or left behind.
“We each embark on a journey of life, forever changed by the people we meet and the choices we make,” said Dyala Kattan-Wright, lead designer. “Signs of the Sojourner uses cards to explore communication, personal growth, and how relationships change us in a friendly, accessible way. We can’t wait to see what decks players build from their experiences on this adventure.”
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Signs of the Sojourner 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
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Play Style
This is an Adventure and Communication game with Narrative, Puzzle and Sequencing elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Skill Level
9+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Younger players may need help with some of the reading and implications of the decisions you make. The storybook narrative and ability to head out on the journey multiple times make it easier to learn the game at your own pace.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/05/2020, updated in 2021
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Communication (Narrative, Puzzle and Sequencing)
Accessibility: 36 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Cards and Hand-Made
Developer: Echodog Games (@EchodogGames)
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