8:46 (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Anthony Krafft |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
8:46 is a 2015 simulation video game based on the September 11 attacks. The game takes place in the World Trade Center and during the plane crash into the North Tower.[1] The name comes from the exact time that American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.[2][3][4]
Gameplay
[edit]The player plays as an unnamed office employee working on the 101st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 terrorist attacks. They do their morning telemarketing work in a room with one other employee. Suddenly, during their work, the building shakes and multiple ceiling tiles fall out of the ceiling. The door is jammed shut, and they and the other employee are trapped within the room.[5]
A man kicks open the door and hands them a flashlight. They are warned about the slowly encroaching fire. They are trapped in the darkness of the floor after every door is tested and is jammed. They are trapped within these confines. They hear as their co-workers make phone calls to their families saying their final goodbye as smoke fills the room. The man breaks open a window to the outside. As the player stands there, they have to make the choice between dying from smoke inhalation or jumping out of a window and falling to their death.[6]
Reception
[edit]When the game first released in 2015, many news publications gave it negative reviews, calling it "disrespectful", "horrifying", "distasteful" and "offensive".[7][2][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "This 9/11 VR Game Takes You Inside The World Trade Center At '8:46' [Video]". Inquisitr. October 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "9/11 Oculus Rift Game '8:46' is Horrifying and Distasteful". eTeknix. October 12, 2015.
- ^ Dave Smith (Oct 29, 2015). "Makers of the 9/11 virtual reality app explain why they made the controversial game". Business Insider.
- ^ "Virtual reality game takes players inside World Trade Center during 9/11 attacks". KFVS-TV. Nov 3, 2015.
- ^ "Oculus Rift game [8:46] will portray the events of 9/11 | Gamespresso". 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ Laukkonen, Jeremy (2015-10-29). "This 9/11 VR Game Takes You Inside The World Trade Center At '8:46' [Video]". The Inquisitr. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "'Disgusting' new virtual reality simulator allows players to experience horror of 9/11 from inside North Tower". New York Daily News. November 2, 2015.
- ^ eTeknix.com (2015-10-30). "9/11 Oculus Rift Game '8:46' is Horrifying and Distasteful". eTeknix. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- 2015 video games
- Indie games
- Simulation video games
- Windows-only games
- Windows games
- Works about the September 11 attacks
- Unreal Engine 4 games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games about terrorism
- Video games set in New York City
- Video games set in 2001
- Virtual reality games
- Video games based on actual events