That Dragon, Cancer
Video Game Rank: 7178
Windows Rank: N/A
Numinous Games
2015 SXSW Best Indie Game of the Year Nominee
2016 Emotional Games Best Indie Game Winner
2016 IGF Awards Excellence In Audio Nominee
2016 IGF Awards Excellence in Narrative Nominee
2016 IGF Awards Seumas McNally Grand Prize Nominee
2016 The Game Awards Best Impact of the Year Winner
2017 British Academy Game Awards Best Debut Game of the Year Nominee
2017 British Academy Game Awards Best Innovation of the Year Winner
2017 D.I.C.E. Best Story of the Year Nominee
2017 D.I.C.E. Sprite Award Nominee
2017 Game Developers Choice Awards Best Innovation of the Year Honorable Mention
2017 Game Developers Choice Awards Best Narrative of the Year Honorable Mention
2017 Game Developers Choice Awards Best New IP of the Year Honorable Mention
2017 SXSW Best Crowdfunded Game of the Year Nominee
2017 SXSW Best Innovation of the Year Winner
2017 SXSW Best Narrative of the Year Nominee
Windows Downloadable edition
Publisher: Numinous Games
Developer: Numinous Games
Media: Downloadable Content
The game is based on the Greens' emotional experiences of raising their son Joel, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at twelve months old, and though only given a short time to live, continued to survive for four more years before eventually succumbing to the cancer in March 2014. The game is designed to have the player experience the low and high moments of this period, using the video game medium to provide more interactivity and immersion for the Greens' to relate their tale that a film cannot. Alongside the game, a documentary Thank You for Playing, documenting both the last few years of Joel's life and the development of the game, has been filmed to be aired in 2016.
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