One's Own Exile
One's Own Exile is a narrative exploration game in which you must abandon your identity in order to escape across the border without being noticed.
One's Own Exile is an adventure developed by FilthyDrawings, released 15 May 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What One's Own Exile is
One's Own Exile is an adventure game developed by FilthyDrawings and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One's Own Exile was initially developed for a Game Jam competition. It is a short narrative experience that tells the tale of Sybil, an outcast in the region where she lives, which when pursued by the local guards needs to find a way to escape a tragic fate by concealing her identity. The game reflects upon what builds one’s identity, values and memories. How painful it is to sacrifice everything you hold dear, if the purpose is survival? Which one is better: the pain of unceasing struggle or the death that follows failure?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
One's Own Exile launched on 15 May 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign and Mario Kart World.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mario Kart World.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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