From the introduction: This is a story game about temporary hearing loss. It’s a condition I’m often subjected to, and it’s a pain in the bum. It’s isolating, frustrating, joyless and sometimes painful. This is true for the people around me as well as myself. I don’t pretend that this condition is anything like permanent or total hearing loss, or that this game accurately portrays what even my condition is like. But it’s meant politely to develop empathy. So that’s where we’re coming from.