Become reimagines a coming-of-age tale as a sperm’s journey

Become, the upcoming 3D platformer from indie developer Valentin Wirth, frames a bildungsroman with a twist: it follows a sperm cell’s physical race to fertilize an egg, turning a coming-of-age story into a journey through the human reproductive system. The trailer opens with text that reads "Deep inside the balls" in a Finding Nemo-coded font and shows sperm cells swimming through lush, undersea-like environs while sporting accessories such as cowboy hats and shark costumes.

Become's Steam page calls it a "short single player, third person adventure" in which players must "learn, adapt, and grow stronger as you explore the fascinating but dangerous microcosm of the human reproductive system." Early builds suggest a skill progression system with provocatively named upgrades like "Busty Bouncer" and "Got Milk." Wirth is a first-time solo developer with credits in the cinematic and art departments for games like Mafia III and Crime Boss: Rockay City.

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