FEED IT SOULS: Photo Essay

Link to photo essay TikTok here and on image above.

Created by Gumpy Function, FEED IT SOULS is an indie gated-exploration platformer made for the Game Boy Color.

The game is currently available here on itch.io.

Phot Credit, Alexander Vassilopoulos, Gumpy Function

The player controls the spawn of "IT", a mutation of flesh and technology resembling a phone. By progressing through the hellscape of Mars, the player collects "souls" that are absorbed by IT. (Photo credit Alexander Vassilopoulos, Gumpy Function)

"Elon Musk's tweet posted on the 25th of July, 2020, proclaiming "Pronouns suck" was the catalyst for this game," said Gumpy Function. (Photo credit Alexander Vassilopoulos, Gumpy Function)

Players eventually meet other inhabitants of Mars, including the experiment-gone-wrong "Musk-Rat", and more spawn of it. This mirrors the cycle of intolerance that can spread on social media. (Photo credit Alexander Vassilopoulos, Gumpy Function)

Photo credit Alexander Vassilopoulos, Gumpy Function