About this game
Go back to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer in this narrative exploration game. Confront your past in a devastating story about feeling like you no longer belong in the place you grew up.
Last checked 8 Nov 2026
More about Virtue and a Sledgehammer
Virtue and a Sledgehammer is a narrative exploration game where players confront their past by destroying their hometown with a sledgehammer. The game explores themes of belonging, family, and being a misfit through interactions with android ghosts of digitized neighbors. Players navigate a world where mechanical human facsimiles inhabit the ruins, uncovering traumatic and warm memories as they dismantle structures. The experience emphasizes emotional catharsis through violent action, questioning whether such destruction will heal or intensify pain. The game's core mechanic involves using a sledgehammer to break down environments while confronting digital echoes of one's childhood.
