7 Sins: The Unborn Project

A deep dive into a psychological horror game that never saw the light—yet shaped my growth as a game designer and narrative thinker.

🧠 Overview  

*7 Sins* was conceived as a narrative-driven survival horror game exploring the embodiment of the seven deadly sins. Although never finished, it represents a major creative milestone. This post-mortem outlines the vision and the work done across design, storytelling, and team collaboration.

 📖 Narrative Design & Vision  

I designed a structure where each chapter focused on a single sin, experienced through a traumatic memory. The world was stylized, symbolic, and heavy with meaning. Key narrative goals included:  

• - Emotional resonance over shock horror  
• - Environments tied to the protagonist's psyche  
• - Visual storytelling over dialogue  

## 🎮 Core Gameplay Idea  

At the heart of the experience was the **light/darkness mechanic**, used both as a gameplay constraint and a metaphor:

• - Light = safety. Darkness = danger.  
• - Puzzles and actions changed the amount of available light.  
• - Sacred and profane objects altered the environment.  
• - Every level had multiple solutions, some more “sinful” than others.  

## 🧩 My Role & Team Coordination  

While leading the project, I took charge of both the creative and structural design:

• - Crafted level structures and interactive logic  
• - Guided animators, 3D artists, set dressers, and writers  
• - Developed the moodboard and narrative bible  
• - Aligned story and gameplay across departments  

This was not just about *making a game*, but about creating a system where theme and interactivity served each other.

## 🎨 Screenshots / Concepts  

## 📚 What I Learned  

While the game remains unfinished, I gained critical experience in:

• - Designing narrative systems with emotional weight  
• - Balancing symbolic meaning and gameplay clarity  
• - Managing a small, multi-disciplinary team  
• - Prototyping meaningful mechanics from abstract concepts  

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