“Love is empty of ego, Ego is empty of love.”

“Project Ego: Erika” offers you an innovative interactive experience with multiple branches and purposes.
You own the key…

Move freely in a city devoid of any life.
You will have to find out what happened while you were, apparently, unconscious.
Shadows appear at dusk, a light is chasing you!

Will you go mad? Disappear like the others?

Or face up to it and realize yourself?

Although our world has never been so populated, I have never felt so alone.

Lonely…

Alone with my ego.

Through the years, among the crowd, at work, with my family, friends, my wife.

This ego, forged by this oppressive environment over which I never had any control.

Before all this, our world always gave me something else to think about.

Now it is my only partner.

A madness…

What lies deep inside me…

This abject being, when the darkness overwhelms me.

How many vices did I pretend to ignore?

How can I love myself?

I am dirty.

Alone with this despicable person I was hiding.

Without taking the time to look into my eyes…

A light…

That’s all I want…

I only ask for that.

Before the madness engulfs me completely.

A light to hold on to.

The story of this game is a bit my story.

Just over two years ago, I had a revelation, similar to the one the Messiah had.
I didn’t meet Jesus or another prophet, but my ego.
I thought he was just a passing flicker of my consciousness, pleasant or disturbing, but harmless.
But it’s not. I’m healthy, so why do I suffer every day?

My ego hurts me and is never satisfied. It is my jealousy, my pride, my sensitivity, my anger, my frustration, my selfishness and so much more. But it is as empty of love as love is empty of ego.During the two years I spent creating ¨Projet Ego: Erika¨, I discovered that it was possible to distance myself from it.The space we gave to our ego, can be filled with much more beneficial things.

The hero of our story is Sam, an ordinary, self-confident, pretentious man.He wakes up in the streets of his town, emptied of all its inhabitants.Under his control, you can (but don’t have to) investigate what happened.

Your ego will be your only company at first, but not forever.At night, shadows lurk around your house.By day, lights will chase you. From time to time, you’ll have to make quick decisions to survive. And while the madness is getting to you, you’ll meet Erika. In the light of Sam, a deep and caring person, but not only…
If you get to know him, Sam will discover more about his own ego.

I’ve worked hard to offer you very different twists and conclusions, so that you can create your own story.
Will you find out what happened to all the inhabitants, your friends, your family?
Will you let your ego get the better of you?How will you deal with Erika?Patient?Impatient? Will it be you or your ego that does the talking? Will you be loved or will you become the worst person ever?
Whatever your choices, the story will offer you a different moral at every conclusion.

I created Projet Ego thinking about the game I would have liked to play.The game breathes my vision throughout (apart from the music, most of which is available in the public domain). This vision isn’t perfect, far from it.But it’s mine.
The game is dark but tinged with hope. It’s a reflection of us.