Client: Thup / Amazon
Audience: Kids & All Ages
Platform: Voice / Alexa

We worked with Amazon to create a groundbreaking voice-only Alexa adventure game for kids! Players are the unwitting guest of Flerb and must face off against his puzzles, riddles, lasers, and a host of goofy creatures from other dimensions.

Our goal with Doorways was to develop a fun and varied experience for kids. Rather than sticking with the more common “choose your own adventure” approach to voice gaming, we decided to offer a range of play experiences. The cornerstone of a good voice game is writing and voice acting, which we supplemented with text-to-speech engines and procedural systems that allowed us to bring our design to life. If players ever struggled with a puzzle, a multi-tiered hint system would help get them back on course without missing a beat. Doorways has been recognized as one of the most played Alexa games for kids by Amazon. Play Infinite Doorways on Alexa

Introducing Flerb
Flerb introduces himself to the player and lays out his plans and his many puzzle rooms.

And A.G.N.E.S.
Flerb’s AI assistant “Agnes” let us combine professional voice work with a dynamically generated “robot” voice powered by a text to speech engine.

Puzzle Rooms
Doorways includes dozens of unique rooms each with a variety of puzzles, in this game players figure out the missing parts of a message from context clues.

Dynamic Answers
Some puzzles work with a range of answers, so we developed the script and AI responses accordingly. In this case “umbrella” and “raincoat” both work seamlessly.

Replay Value
Several rooms worked with randomly generated puzzles like this memory game where players must remember and repeat a series of actions to win.