Judgement Day

Judge the damned. Restore the order of Hell. Discover what your choices reveal about you.

You awaken in a world that feels… wrong.

The order of Hell has begun to unravel. Souls no longer fall where they belong, and the balance of judgment has been disrupted. Guided by Virgil, you are tasked with restoring structure to the Inferno—one soul at a time.

Judgement Day is an interactive narrative experience where players appear in the world of Dante's Inferno and assist Virgil with restoring order to the world by acting as a moral adjudicator, judging souls and placing them in their correct place in hell. Through a series of scenarios, players must evaluate each soul’s story and determine the appropriate Circle of Hell based on Dante’s classification of sin.

Your decisions shape not only the fate of the souls—but your own.

Gameplay

Each case follows a core loop:

• Read a soul’s story
• Judge their sin
• Receive feedback based on Dante’s moral framework
• Progress through increasingly complex cases

As you advance, the world itself begins to react to your judgments…

Learning Focus

This experience is designed to help players:

• Understand the structure of Dante’s Inferno
• Distinguish between major categories of sin (e.g., Fraud vs. Violence)
• Apply critical thinking to moral and narrative scenarios
• Reflect on how judgment is shaped by logic vs. emotion

Play Time

Approximately 10–15 minutes

How to Play

• Play directly in your browser
• Read each scenario carefully before making your decision
• There are no time limits—take your time to judge wisely

Development Notes

This project was developed as part of a graduate-level course in game-based learning design. While it functions as a complete experience, it was originally designed as a functional prototype to demonstrate how gameplay and learning objectives can be integrated.

AI Usage

AI tools were used to assist with drafting and refining narrative content. All material was reviewed, edited, and integrated by the development team.

Team

• Joseph Sabo
• Shunan Zheng
• Scott Kubik
• Natasha Komen

In Dante’s world, justice is absolute.

In yours… it may not be.