Revive My Wounds

A grey sedan parked on a pier at night under a single streetlight, the sea behind it; the title Revive My Wounds glows above.
USA · 1983

A night drive. A police radio. A murder getting closer with every mile.

  • 16 scenes
  • 2 endings
  • one sitting
  • pixel art
  • synthwave
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Police band

The story comes in over the radio

A young blonde woman, shot once in the heart. Two detectives, Pierce and Sarah, work the case over the air. The only lead is a red car heading south — and you are driving.

PIERCE CH·11 · 458.2 MHz
Sarah, anything on the case of that blonde girl?
458.2 MHz

Lines from the game, in the order you hear them. No spoilers past the ferry office.

View from the driver's seat: a highway into a sunset skyline, the dashboard radio and a photo of a blonde woman.
How it plays

Not a driving sim

  • missions
  • map
  • fuel gauge
  • Sixteen hand-crafted scenesA kinetic mood piece: hotel rooms, roadside cafés, a storm in the forest, the desert, Miami.
  • Hover to rememberObjects in each scene answer to the cursor with small animations and brief flashbacks.
  • One quiet choiceMade near the start. It decides which of the two endings you reach.
  • One sittingNo cutscenes, no grind. Built to be finished in a single evening.
The road south

Sixteen stops between the hotel and the sea

Scene 01
01
Stop

Smoking on the balcony

Pierce: Sarah, anything on the case of that blonde girl?

    StopBehind the wheelEnding — find it yourself
    The case

    On the line tonight

    Pixel portrait of Detective Pierce

    PIERCE

    Detective · CH·11 · 458.2 MHz
    Ah, America… The neighbors sleep and the maniacs go walking.
    Pixel portrait of Detective Sarah

    SARAH

    Detective · CH·12 · 450.3 MHz
    The neighbors say they heard a gunshot at around 5–6 in the morning.
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