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Journey Within

By Bhavani Shivaram Prasad

May 19, 2025

Journey Within

Journey Within is a 2D side-scrolling platformer game where players help Ember, the protagonist, restore balance to her emotions. Through a surreal and neuron-like landscape inspired by the human mind, players tackle the terrain and enemy challenges representing emotions like anxiety, envy, nostalgia, boredom, and embarrassment.

Project Details

  • Class: Prototyping Interactions
  • Instructor: Ali Karabassi