The Mask Maker

The life of the Mask Maker is quiet and uneventful, especially since they moved to this new home. The melodious ringing of chimes and bells resonates around the village, words from an unknown language: Dalaan. Yet, through trial and error, they still found a way to communicate with the locals and become a part of the community. Repairing masks doesn’t require much talking after all, but still... it doesn’t hurt to try and learn some words anyway, right?

In “The Mask Maker” you’ll be playing the role of a foreigner in a village where all the inhabitants wear masks and speak a language you don’t understand.
Your job is to repair these very masks as best you can: the villagers may ask you to clean them, replace older decorations with new ones, sew them back together and more.
You still haven’t really learnt how to speak the language properly, so make use of your notes and always keep an eye on your surroundings to pick up some hints.
You’ll be able to complete your tasks without having to perfectly understand everything, but who knows what you might miss!

~ Controls:
• WASD or Arrows to move
• E to interact
• Enter to confirm on bed
• Esc to Pause

~ Controls, Mask Making:
• Right Mouse Click: Rotate Mask
• Left Mouse Click: pick and use tools

~ Developers’ Notes:
• Inside the build's folder "TheMaskMaker.zip" you can find the transcriptions of all in-game dialogues and texts, helpful if you want to focus better on understanding the Dalaan language! We're working on an in-game dialogue log for a future update.
• The game does not provide a save system, it’s a oneshot experience, so be careful!
• The game was made in 4 days for the 2026 Global Game Jam; the current version may be considered a demo.

~ Credits:
• Evelina Altobelli: 2D Art, Textures
• Laura Cetrullo: 2D Art, Textures
• Titti Patrizio: 2D Art, Language
• Giorgio Pretara: 2D Art, Animation
• Sveva Sabato: 2D Art, UX Design
• Gregorio Verga: 3D Art
• Matteo Lapini: Programmer
•Francesco Renzulli:Programmer
• Lorenzo Russo: Programmer
• Giorgio D’Urbano: Game Design

THIS GAME WAS CREATED WITHOUT ANY USE OF AI