FINDING ALLIES
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge of interest in wildlife poaching and conservation, with the UN suggesting that so-called ‘wet markets’ for illegally exploited wildlife may have facilitated the transfer of COVID-19 to humans. There’s no virus to contend with in Heart Shaped Games’ We Are The Caretakers, but it’s a timely project nonetheless –a story about interspecies empathy in an age of mass extinction. Set in the fictional realm of Shadra, the game puts you in charge of teams of rangers who explore regions confronting poachers and tending to the Raun, a sorcerous blend of rhino, elephant and walking energy resource.