The Project
HORTENSIAS is an interactive story about life and loss.
It’s a slice-of-life mobile game that centers on real conversations between my mother, my grandmother, and me, reflecting on our memories of my late great-grandmother.
It’s a nonlinear story woven together through a series of upbeat and melancholic mini-games and comic strips that let you play through our memories.
Sew, bake, and stuff a turkey in a drying machine, and interact with dozens of hand-drawn objects while listening to heartfelt, funny conversations set in my hometown, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
HORTENSIAS was featured at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025, where it won 3rd Place in the Best Indie Pitch Competition. It’s also been featured in the Games-A-Palooza Festival 2025 and the upcoming Super MAGFest 2026.
HORTENSIAS is currently in development under Metal Petal Studios Inc.
Type
Personal Project
Role
Designer, Artist, Producer
Tools
Unity, Figma, Procreate, Illustrator, Audition
Timeline
Sep 2024 - Present
The Pitch
HORTENSIAS has the following features:
twelve total levels; mini games and interactive comic strips
custom-made dialogue system; authentic conversation audio with subtitles
simple intuitive interactions
haptics
Check our pitch deck below to see our vision and design philosophies.
The Team
Tatiana Jiménez: Designer, Artist, and Producer
Aaron Gill: Programmer
Derin Ogut: UI & Backend Programmer
Josúe Vera: Music Composer
Dannyellis Melendez: Sound Designer
Juan Cruz: Sound Designer
