About The Athenaeum

Introduction ››

The Athenaeum is a brand new RPG-puzzle game in the vein of traditional 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit Castlevania and Legend of Zelda games, though it does admittedly have fewer action set-pieces (we have an ever-so-slightly smaller budget).

A still from The Athenaeum's Romeo & Juliet level.

It is an educational adventure game designed to enrich the English reading curriculum in Ontario secondary schools by giving students the previously unthinkable opportunity to play through key moments in their reading studies in video game format. 3 levels - Lord of the Flies, Romeo & Juliet, and Julius Caesar - come alive in eye-popping detail, with their worlds, characters and events fully realized in an explorable 2D world. Timed multiple choice quizzes appear at the end of each level to gauge how well the material was understood.

*Please note, The Athenaeum is meant as a supplement, rather than a replacement, for the reading materials given out in class.*

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