Sea Hero Quest

About

Sea Hero Quest is a mobile adventure game where players chart ocean routes to recover memories lost to dementia. Developed by Glitchers in 2016, it tasks you with steering a boat through shifting mazes, firing flares to test direction, and tracking sea creatures. Each action relies on spatial awareness and navigation skills, which the game logs for scientific analysis. The story follows a son rebuilding a journal to help his father regain his memory of their shared seafaring adventures. What sets it apart is its real-world purpose. Scientists from University College London and Alzheimer’s Research UK use aggregated gameplay data to study early signs of dementia, particularly how navigation abilities decline. Since release, millions of hours played have generated insights harder to collect in labs. The emotional core of a father-son relationship adds weight to every turn you take, blending personal stakes with public impact.

Storyline

Sea Hero Quest explores the story of a father and son who have spent years exploring the seas and sketching memories into a journal. When the aging father accidentally drops the sketchbook into the sea, the son sets out to rebuild the journal and help his father remember the vibrant years they shared.