Have you ever done this as a child?

(cover image: Daniel Tal, 2020)

The idea

You got old and didn’t even realise how much life got to you and placed you in a monotonous and repetitive routine. I’m no exception to this rule.

I have always been a very creative and happy child.
“I wanna be a mad scientist when I grow up”
that’s what I used to tell my grandma while playing in the backyard.
I also couldn’t decide if I liked more Tarzan or Dexter (from Dexter’s Laboratory), and its funny how this taste perfectly illustrates the type of kid I was: one that loved creating things and also climbing on trees and playing around.

Well I’m a 29 y/o adult now and well, life got me. But somehow I never lost that inner child, I just pretend I’m a responsible and serious man, when in reality, sometimes, I stop working and just look outside and pretend to see a tiny man jumping on top of the buildings.

The execution

Have you ever done this? I found out on social media that lots of people also imagined a tiny man doing parkour when they looked outside the car window and then it hit me: “there’s gotta be lots of people that feel exactly like I do about growing up.”

(sometimes) I create games after work and, sometimes, I like to hop out of the “arcade” mindset and just use “game making” as a a medium to express myself. Creating games with no crazy mechanics, no engaging gameplay, just expressing a feeling.

That’s how “We’re just old kids” was born. It’s a very short experience through the feelings I just described as an adult who never lost its inner kid, that crazy little dude who loved (and still loves) Tarzan and Dexter, who looked outside the car window to see a little man doing parkour, just like many of you did (and still do).

It would make me really happy if you played the game and shared you thoughts on it.
I really hope you like this little experience!