Puzzle platformer Maia: Unhappily Ever After announced for Switch

Perpetuos Games today announced Maia: Unhappily Ever After, its puzzle platformer, is planned for Switch. The game is still very much a work on progress and therefore does not currently have a release window.

Check out the following overview and trailer for Maia: Unhappily Ever After:

Believing she found her prince charming , Maia is trapped into the control of an abusive and aggressive man named Shadow. As she confronts many of the domestic violence consequences Maia has to solve puzzles and avoid shadows. The problem is that the only way she can do it is using her enchanted umbrella, a gift from Shadow himself. Meet Maia’s story and hopefully, guide her away from Shadow.

Awareness on the topic of domestic violence: it is based on true facts of reports about domestic violence. The story of Maia is going to show the stages of a abusive relationship through the gameplay.

Dynamic puzzles: advance in the narrative solving puzzles that represents the abuses that Maia is going through. The game gradually gets more difficult puzzles and more danger places according to the advance of the relationship.

Metaphor in the form of mechanics: the game has simple mechanics that are metaphorical references for the issues of domestic violence.