13J

Description

In 2018, the Turpin case shocked the world. Thirteen siblings were held captive inside their own home, hidden behind the walls of an apparently ordinary suburban house.

This narrative desktop experience allows players to explore that space through the eyes of three different family members: Jennifer, Jordan, and their mother, Louise Turpin. By shifting perspective, the experience reveals how the same environment can carry radically different meanings depending on who inhabits it.

The journey unfolds inside the house through exploration, environmental storytelling, and object interaction. Diaries, photographs, locked doors, and everyday objects gradually reconstruct the hidden reality behind what once seemed normal.

Players are not asked to win. They are asked to observe, to listen, and to piece together the story.

Through guided missions, internal thoughts, and imposed point-of-view shifts, the experience fosters immersion and emotional reflection, encouraging users to confront both the victims’ vulnerability and the disturbing logic of control that shaped their lives. This project does not aim to sensationalize, but to raise awareness — using virtual space as a tool for empathy and narrative understanding.

How to Play

W, A, S, D + mouse — move around

Click — interact with objects

E — open doors and windows

R — read the diary

Q — take the phone

Development Team

This project was made for the course of Virtual Reality at Politecnico di Torino, in academy year 2025/26, by the following students:

Credits

Game development: Unity
Modelling and texturing: Blender, Polyhaven
Voices and sounds: Pixabay, Voicemaker
Characters: Make Human
Assets: Asset Store