the shutdown

Story:

"The Shutdown" is a game centered around a scientist working on the first fully sentient robot companion. His efforts are abruptly halted by a global ban on robotics and A.I. technology.

Before the law takes full effect, he decides to explore the world that the AI had envisioned before gaining consciousness. Here, he discovers the vibrant and colorful world dreamed up entirely by the robot, living a day filled with forming relationships and creating new memories.

However, he is eventually faced with the inevitable: pressing the shutdown button...

Soundtrack:

https://soundcloud.com/lexpalth/sets/shutting-down/s-Ni5VNcEMI56?si=6bf4565ec1b7...

All tracks are crafted to blend "real" and "natural" instrumentation with elements typically associated with "electronic" and "computer" sounds, symbolizing the human interaction with a world conceived within a robot's mind.

1. alive: This song is for a cutscene which  plays in the latter half of the game, depicting flashbacks of the player's journey and the decisions they've made. It serves to remind players of the moments experienced throughout their journey—happy, sad, easy, and challenging ones.
2. our final conversation: Featured during the end credits, this track portrays the emotional difficulty of saying goodbye, knowing it must be done. It unfolds the process of pressing the shutdown button from beginning to end, capturing the rising emotions and memories until that world is completely erased.