The Iron Cradle
A short road-movie drama about an old man and a combat robot crossing a future Korea turned gray zone — the machine built to protect is now the one being protected.
The Iron Cradle is a short road-movie drama game set in a future Korea that has become a gray zone. An old man and a combat robot travel it together. It is the spiritual successor to Last Caravan, following the relationship between two companions on the road.
The core is a reversal of protection. The robot was built to protect humans; on this journey, it is the one being protected. What was a weapon becomes something to care for, and the human it once guarded becomes the guardian. The story's tension comes from that inverted relationship.
The project is in early planning — notes and meetings, shaping the skeleton of the story. Unity and stylized 3D are the working direction. No release window or platform has been set.
Systems and features
- A short road-movie structure following two companions: an old man and a combat robot
- Protection reversed — an AI built to guard humans is now the one being guarded
- A future Korea turned gray zone as the setting
- Spiritual successor to Last Caravan
- Unity with a stylized 3D art direction
Current status: Early planning stage — notes and meetings only. There is no playable build yet.
Ideas and feedback are welcome
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Search terms
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