Careto

Edutainment puzzle-platformer based on a Portuguese northern folklore. Collect, build, explore in the form of a Careto!

Careto is a single-player educatainment puzzle-platformer about a centuries-old Portuguese Carnival. Careto is a creature of a mysterious Carnival from a village in the north of Portugal. It celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 

Main Features:

• Portuguese Culture: In order to pass on this tradition from generation to generation, today the boys and girls of the village dress as Facanito (official name of a child Careto) to learn about the tradition that gives identity to the village.
• Keep the tradition alive: It represents, not only the Carnival of the Caretos held in Podence, but also the obstacles that have existed to keep this tradition alive over the years.
  
• Comunication in videogames: More and more this northern Carnival receives attention of foreigners. In this sense, Careto will be in Portuguese and English, to bring Carnival of the Caretos to anyone you wants to know more.

Controls:

Arrow keys: move
Arrow keys + L Alt: move faster
Space: jump
Control: attack

Selected Articles:

"Careto brings Portuguese tradition to the world of videogames"  Joana Sousa, Squared Potato

"An interactive form of communication to bring a centuries-old Portuguese tradition to the younger generations"  Rui Oliveira, GameHub.pt

"The game follows every step of the Careto ritual"  Filipe Silva, MoshBit Gaming

A game by Matilde Albuquerque