SHAMES is an experimental decision-driven game that invites players to influence everyday choices about food and climate with a mix of persuasion and public shaming. Players decide whether to encourage or shame characters who consume meat and create pollution, and those choices affect outcomes that are weighted by a built-in emissions database. The result is a compact, satirical experience that combines moral choice gameplay with environmental data, making SHAMES attractive to players who enjoy short, thought-provoking sessions, replayable scenarios, and games that spark conversation about lifestyle and impact.
⭐ Players choose between encouraging or shaming non-vegan characters, with different narrative consequences.
⭐ Decisions are informed by an emissions database that affects outcomes and scoring.
⭐ Short, replayable encounters designed for quick sessions and experiment-driven play.
⭐ Simple mechanics and clear feedback let players explore social and moral repercussions.
✅ Combines environmental data with moral-choice mechanics for thought-provoking gameplay.
✅ Easy to pick up and suitable for short play sessions or repeated experiments.
✅ Satirical tone and social themes make SHAMES a conversation starter among players.
✅ Lightweight design reflects its game jam origins while delivering focused challenges.
❎ Limited scope and content typical of a jam-produced prototype.
❎ Experimental mechanics or tone may not appeal to players seeking deep or polished narratives.
❎ Minimal production values compared with larger commercial titles.
SHAMES was developed during EkoGameJam 2019 at Terkko Health Hub in Finland by a small collaborative team.
Team credits include Jesse Nukarinen, programmers Jarmo Kuutti and Jarkko Ingerö, and artists Jari Miranda and Keith Davis.
The project integrates an emissions database to ground gameplay decisions in environmental data and reflects a rapid, event-driven development process.
