Sliverain Plays: Cloud Climber
1Cloud Climber developed & published by Two Star Games in a week for 2020 Epic MegaJam is a simple but atmospheric walking simulator that narrates the story of a group attempting to build a tower to reach the clouds in a struggle to obtain water.
The game is very short and can be finished in between 10-15 minutes depending on how hard you search the small locations for diary entries and to explore the dust swept towers.
Whist a little limited in options the game is visually beautiful in its art design and simplicity, whilst there is obviously reused assets quite frequently and is a little bare in places it actually enhances the sense of loneliness and abandonment of the location. The sound effects and voice acting are decent and quite crisp and clear not detracting from the experience.
Whilst it doesn't actually have much gameplay beyond simple exploration and a few very basic collection puzzles I enjoyed my time in the world of Cloud Climber and I feel it very much told the story it wanted to.
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509820/Cloud_Climber/