THE WATCHER You are the system. You are always watching.

A surveillance thriller game where you operate a network of 4 security cameras for the Ministry of Surveillance. Citizens move through each sector. Your job: identify dissidents before time runs out.

🎮 Play here: https://bader-git-hub.github.io/the-watcher/ 📁 Source code: https://github.com/bader-git-hub/the-watcher 🏆 Jam page: https://itch.io/jam/flame-game-jam-2026

HOW TO PLAY Click a citizen to open their dossier. Wait — clues reveal themselves over time. FLAG them if suspicious. CLEAR them if innocent. Three mistakes and you are replaced.

FEATURES

• 4 unique camera feeds — Market District, Residential Block, Transit Hub, Park & Commons
• Procedurally generated citizens with unique names, jobs, backstories and pixel art appearances
• 5 difficulty modes — Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert, Custom Operation
• Mid-round events — Tip-offs, Blackouts, System Rewinds, VIP Targets
• Fully synthesized audio — every sound and music track generated via Web Audio API, no external assets
• Cinematic CRT surveillance aesthetic with glitch effects, scan lines and screen shake
• Built in Flutter + Flame in ~8 days by a solo beginner developer

CONTROLS Click citizen → inspect dossier | ⚑ FLAG → suspicious | ✓ CLEAR → innocent | Camera buttons → switch feeds

AI DISCLOSURE This game was built solo. Claude AI (https://claude.ai) was used to assist with code only — all art, graphics, sound design and music are entirely handcrafted with no AI generation involved.

SURVEILLANCE DIVISION · SECTOR 7 · CLASSIFIED