Szybowcowa '87

Szybowcowa '87 is a free-to-play educational VR adventure game. It was developed by the Warsaw-based studio Pictureworks and financed by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance.

Plot

The game is set in the 1980s. It takes place in an apartment located in a communist-era apartment block in Wroclaw's Gadów district, which housed a secret printing house of Fighting Solidarity.

Mechanics

Szybowcowa '87 is a first-person adventure game. The player can explore the apartment, read documents based on those kept by the Institute of National Remembrance and print copies of pro-independence publications.

They can also listen to intercepted communications of Public Security and watch the regime's newscast, interrupted by the members of Fighting Solidarity.

The game is purely educational. It doesn't feature any obstacles to overcome. The project's purpose is to recreate a piece of Polish history and teach it to the player.

Game modes

The game can only be played in singleplayer.

Technical aspects

Szybowcowa '87 is only playable in VR. It features high-quality 3D visuals which replicate the apartment on the titular street in faithful detail.