Rope Session

Rope Session is a cozy educational game about Japanese bondage. It's a mix of a walking simulator with elements of narrative, point-and-click, and hypercasual gameplay. The game aims to provide players with a deeper context about the Japanese art of Shibari, its community, and especially the importance of consent that accompanies these activities. It highlights its ethical and safety principles, which are mostly absent in games or other forms of (especially mainstream) media. Due to this absence and lack of context, society perceives this community very distortedly and stereotypically, and its members often face prejudices (even from close ones). 

The game presents Shibari as an art form and a consensual act, avoiding gender stereotypes and any sexualization of characters that would present them merely as sexual objects intended for personal gratification. On the contrary, the characters are portrayed as two equal beings, without any objectification, with their own boundaries, personality, and motivations. 

As players, we take on the role of the rigger, and with it, responsibility for her (our) own decisions, as well as their consequences. The character of the model is depicted as an equal entity, reacting to her own discomfort. 

The game also portrays human diversity, the queer community, and gender identity with the same respect and sensitivity.

CONTROLLS

Walk  [WASD]

Zoom [RMB]

Interact [LMB]

So...shall we start the session ?