I Mother

A Prehistoric Journey Like No Other.

Imagine a world before maps, technology, or written words. I Mother is an emotionally driven adventure told through symbol and instinct. As a solitary Neanderthal woman, stranded far from your tribe, explore the genesis of written language and the evolutionary success of Homo Sapiens. It is a story of triumph over adversity that explains why, to this day, roughly 4% of our DNA is Neanderthal in origin.

"For tens of thousands of years, our ancestors seem to have been curiously consistent with the symbols they used."

—Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger.

No Language

Immerse yourself in a world without language in a game where all interactions, from the user interface to missions and inventory, are conveyed through prehistoric symbols from archaeological sites dating back to 35,000 to 10,000 BCE, and based on the research of paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger.

Decipher a lost language: As you play, you’ll gradually shape the meaning of that world through prehistoric symbols. Tasks, objectives, and ideas are conveyed using primitive drawings that build meaning through context, rewarding observation, intuition, and experimentation.

No Technology

There is no map. Instead, you rely on your senses—sight, sound, smell, and memory—to locate food, shelter, and danger. Every movement is guided by instinct, reminiscent of our ancestors.

Mimicking real mind-mapping techniques, your character’s senses guide you towards points of interest based on what she can sense or recall, making nature itself your navigation system.

No Violence

You are not a warrior. You are one of many creatures struggling to survive in a vast and indifferent world. Hunt small game to live. Trick or evade larger predators. There’s no senseless violence—only the fragile balance of life and death.