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Stuttgart 21 project inspired video game

Overview

The Stuttgart 21 railway infrastructure project has inspired the development of a satirical walking simulator titled ‘S21 – The Game’. Developed by Willi Schorrig and the Stuttgart-based studio Hanging Gardens Interactive, the game parodies the complexities and delays of the multi-billion euro construction project.

Players navigate a dimly lit, 350-meter provisional pedestrian tunnel at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, attempting to reach a specific platform within a time limit. The game aims to capture the frustration of commuters by evoking a ‘horror-like atmosphere’ through realistic depictions of sparse lighting and eerie loudspeaker announcements, reflecting the project’s shifting completion timelines.

Schorrig, who uses the tunnel several times a week, designed the gameplay to serve as a metaphor for the ongoing construction project, where completion dates are repeatedly postponed. The experience is intended to be both entertaining and aggravating, featuring a lack of a traditional ‘happy ending’ to reflect the current reality of the construction site. The demo requires players to navigate the obstacle-filled path to reach platform 9 within 20 minutes.

Entities

Hanging Gardens Interactive · Steam · Stuttgart 21 · Stuttgart 21 · Stuttgart

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 7 SOURCES] Developer Willi Schorrig intends for the game to be both fun and frustrating. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ad-hoc-news.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.ruhrnachrichten.de
[● 7 SOURCES] The game is titled ‘S21 – The Game’. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ad-hoc-news.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.ruhrnachrichten.de
[● 7 SOURCES] The game is a walking simulator set in a 350-meter long pedestrian tunnel in Stuttgart. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ad-hoc-news.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.ruhrnachrichten.de
[● 7 SOURCES] Players must reach platform 9 within 20 minutes. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ad-hoc-news.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.ruhrnachrichten.de
[● 7 SOURCES] The tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 infrastructure project. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ad-hoc-news.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.ruhrnachrichten.de

Timeline

17 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 17 sources
Stuttgart 21 infrastructure delays inspire new walking simulator video game
Developer Willi Schorrig is creating ‘S21 – The Game’, a walking simulator that uses the frustrating pedestrian tunnel of the Stuttgart 21 project to comment on infrastructure delays.
20 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
Stuttgart 21 construction inspires new satirical video game
A satirical walking simulator titled ‘S21 - The Game’ has launched on Steam, parodying the lengthy and complex pedestrian routes caused by the Stuttgart 21 railway construction project.

Sources

ad-hoc-news.de · bbv-net.de · dattelner-morgenpost.de · dorstenerzeitung.de · gamestar.de · hellwegeranzeiger.de · marler-zeitung.de · muensterlandzeitung.de · newsfeed.zeit.de · onetz.de · polizei.news · polizeinews.ch · pornos-kostenlos.tv · ruhrnachrichten.de · sonnenseite.com · staatsanzeiger.de · stimberg-zeitung.de · stopbullying.gov · swr3.de · www1.wdr.de · wz.de

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