What is Attentat 1942?
Attentat 1942 is a narrative driven serious game that explores the Nazi occupation of Prague during the Second World War, and the assassination (or “attentat”) of the Deputy Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich. The game blends historically accurate interviews with educational mini-games, interactive comics, and authentic documentary footage.
Do you battle against Nazis?
No. This is not an action game. Rather than focusing on fantastical scenarios and extraordinary feats of heroism, students assume the role of a young person in the present day who learns about the history of the occupation from the perspective of “everyday people.” As the game progresses, students have different opportunities to “relive” the memories of the characters they meet, and judge for themselves the difficult choices they were forced to make during the occupation.
Is this a video game about the Holocaust?
Yes and no. We intentionally avoid “gamifying” experiences of the Holocaust, but we do provide students with sensitive and historically accurate opportunities to learn about the Holocaust through survivor testimonies and flashbacks. Every detail in our game, including an expansive in-game encyclopedia, has been carefully researched and peer-reviewed by a team of Czech and American historians.
