Taiga Woods

A project was completed for Global Game Jam 2021 within the Kombajn Game Jam, and was awarded with a 1st place. The game was created in 72 hours. The player steps into the mystic world of native Siberian beliefs. As a researcher, one will wander through the depths of Russian taiga with the help of a lovely dog.

Verkhoyansk region, Syberia 17:31, Wednesday 27th March 1946 around -35 C It’s been two weeks now since we arrived here in Ugnab. Locals started treating us with less mistrust once we joined them in their Rites. Two days ago I was out with a group of hunters to observe and learn their craft while Anton stayed in the village with the elders and women to help them prepare meals. Once me and the hunters returned, the folk told me Anton went into the forest this morning and left me a note in our hut. I don’t understand why, but they said he is dead by now and either someone immensely foolish or brave would go out to the forest at this time to search for him. “Dear Brother, the stories of these folk are so magical and haunting. I couldn’t stand waiting for you any longer and went out into the forest myself. There is something about it that’s been calling me since I heard about Sendushnyj. In short, they could be a remaining species of Neanderthals. Locals told me I’d be insane to walk into the land of Ulgen alone. But this, among stories of gatherings of energy in the forest, left me uneasy. If I do not come back by evening, start searching for me. Yours, Anton.” If I don’t come back, this diary is our last remain. I’m leaving it to the locals in hope they are going to pass it on to someone from the civilized world. Vladyia Korchenkov