1711 Ireland :A Witch's Fate
As part of research team we have released a game today based on the last witch trial in Ireland "1711 Ireland: A witch's Fate"
https://store.steampowered.com/app/41...
The game is based on real historical events the 1711 Islandmagee witch trials, the last recorded witch trial in Ireland. It’s what we call “research made playable” built from academic research by Dr. Andrew Sneddon and our team at Ulster University, blending history, folklore, and interactive storytelling.
You play as an investigator arriving a year after the trial, trying to piece together what really happened. The story unfolds through exploration, dialogue, and environmental storytelling finding letters, testimonies, and artefacts that reveal how fear and rumour turned neighbours into accusers.
The team includes myself, Brian Coyle , Dr. Victoria McCollum, Sabrina Minter, and Dr. Andrew Sneddon, who provided the historical research and based on his book possessed by the devil . It’s a collaboration between game design, history, and digital heritage, part of a larger research project exploring how games can bring the past to life in meaningful ways.