Kathputli: The Story of Strings

A Convergent Narrative game about discovering who you are through the choices you make.

How to Play: Use the wooden part of the doll to move around and select your path.

You use traditional Rajasthani Kathputli, not with strings but with the quiet pull of your thoughts.

Each door you pass through reflects a decision, a challenge, a lesson. Some feel playful, some heavy, some uncertain, but all reveal something real.

The story unfolds across three paths: Play, Connection, and Self. Your choices shape how each moment feels: gentle or bold, curious or cautious and yet every path leads to the same end: a still, reflective realization.

That is the point.

It is not about winning or escaping. It is about noticing what your choices say about you.

Play it like a mirror. Every door teaches. Every step reveals. And in the end, it is up to you if you want to accept what you have seen, or turn away.

Credits:

Code: Prabhdeep Singh Chhatwal 

Male Doll: Prabhdeep Singh Chhatwal

Female Doll: Copilot AI

Door and Background Art: Copilot AI

Sound Typewriter Sound: Pixabay

Background Music: Pixabay

This game was created as part of the Game Design // UE program at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences Supervised by: Jörg Reisig Course: B_AD_GD_BAVe_P05 – Game-a-Week