project dollhouse

Project Dollhouse is a concept for a 2D side scroller video game created with the Nintendo Switch in mind. The story takes place in the early 1960s in an unused and abandoned “Doom Town” run by the American government as a camp for orphaned children to be raised as super soldiers amidst the paranoia of the Cold War. Characters travel between fully furnished 50’s suburban homes and the surrounding town, desert land and craters, prison-like areas, and testing/brainwashing labs.  They encounter “mannequin parents,” scientists, and brainwashed children as enemies that they have to either sneak past or overcome depending on the situation. Each character has their own strengths and weaknesses as well as a back a unique backstory that got them thrown into confinement where they meet. Players will start by playing them separately, but eventually they come together for a few more complex levels where they can toggle between the characters to achieve different outcomes.