Beeswing (video game)
Beeswing is a semi-autobiographical adventure and role-playing video game developed and published by Jack King-Spooner, a Scottish indie game developer. It was released on December 9, 2014. The game was released following a successful Kickstarter, and is now playable inside of a browser. Inspired by Spooner's childhood in Beeswing, Dumfries and Galloway, Beeswing tells the story of the King-Spooner returning home and meeting the town's inhabitants while reminiscing on their childhood. Reception to Beeswing was mostly positive, with praise being focused on its unique, nostalgic, and contemplative atmosphere, while criticism focused on its occasional on-the-nose theming. Gameplay In Beeswing, the player controls a version of Jack King-Spooner, the developer, visiting his hometown later in life. King-Spooner visits people from around his town, including his mom and his neighbors, and he reminisces on the objects and places of his own life in an autobiographical manner. The player solves quests for residents which reveal their personality, and ruminates on the memories of their childhood in the setting. The game features no fighting or puzzles. Some vignettes include conversations with King-Spooner's now deceased neighbor who treated him kindly as a child, and the death of his grandmother. Development Developer Jack King-Spooner, after developing