Prim

About

Prim is a point-and-click adventure where you play as Prim, the daughter of Death. Navigate a stark black-and-white world as she defies her father’s orders to cross into the living world. Solve puzzles and navigate shifting environments while balancing two realms with distinct rules. Your actions shape a story about identity and family, with choices that ripple through both lands. The game’s hand-drawn aesthetic and Tim Burton-esque visuals create a haunting atmosphere, supported by a cast of eerie creatures and a cryptic companion: an eye with spider legs that follows Prim everywhere. The game’s emotional core centers on a strained father-daughter relationship, framed by supernatural stakes. Community feedback highlights its atmospheric art and layered dialogue, with some players noting the seamless integration of environmental storytelling. While short by modern standards, its 6-8 hour runtime focuses on tight pacing and thematic depth. Available on PC, Linux, and Mac, Prim arrives in October 2024 as a niche title for fans of character-driven point-and-clicks with a gothic twist.

Storyline

Strange things are happening in the Land of the Dead. Instead of reaping souls, Thanatos, the Angel of Death, has to deal with his teenage daughter Prim. Every night, Prim has the same dream: An oddly familiar human boy cries out for her help. Needless to say that our heroine tries to answer the call. There‘s just one tiny problem: The Grim Reaper has strictly forbidden her to enter the Realm of the Living – she‘s not ready for the immense power she‘d develop there, he claims. Unfortunately, when Prim finds a way to trick her father and travel to Earth, it painfully turns out that Thanatos‘s presentiments have been right all along... At its core, PRIM is a story of a father learning to let go and a girl finding out who she really is. But it's also a thrilling adventure, full of magic and darkness. On her journey, Prim repeatedly has to switch between the Realm of the Dead and the Land of the Living, where she faces demons, real ones and ones within herself, while always being accompanied by her sidekick, an eye with spider legs.