Battle Home

WASD - Move

Spacebar - Switch Options/Shoot

Enter - Confirm

Battle Home is a reimagined version of the classic videogame Battle City, developed by Namco in 1985,  in whic the screen becomes more and more blurred with each replay and you can never win.

My father played it back in high school, and even after he started working and had a family, he’d sometimes still play it. It was the first game he ever taught me. And the first game I ever played. I’d pull up a small chair and sit by his desk. He said he’d teach me a game—one we could play together.

With each replay. The outlines of the map slowly fade away, turning into color blocks. But the enemies' attacks continue as usual, and the player can only wait for failure before entering into the next blurrier game.

BAD ENDING

The game is still running. But you’re not really playing anymore.

In Battle Home, blurring is a game mechanic, and failure leads to decline, a futile attempt to maintain the relationship with childhood during the process of growth. Or you can choose to quit to stop everything, but what really needs to be faced always happens after leaving home.