VANCOUVER – June 8, 2026 – Day of the Devs at Summer Game Fest provided a glimpse into the diverse developers behind Prove You’re Human, the first-person narrative adventure about convincing an AI it’s not human from Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST developer sunset visitor 斜陽過客 and Black Tabby Publishing.
Watch the Day of the Devs video here!
Hear from narrative designer Pinki Li and artist Daniel Beaulieu on the creation of Mesa, the A.I. at the center of Prove You’re Human. What served as their inspiration? How did they animate the distinctive look of her face? How did they integrate the writing, animation, and programming to bring Mesa to life…all to task players with dispelling her of these illusions?
Additionally, the Southeast Asian Games Showcase on Saturday, June 6, featured a further look at the team at sunset visitor 斜陽過客, and the Southeast Asian influences on Prove You’re Human.
Producer and actor Nhi Do (voice of Watcher in 1000xRESIST) spotlighted her Vietnamese background as a first-generation Canadian immigrant, illuminating the intertwining influences that shape Prove You’re Human’s themes of identity, family, and environmental effects.
Pinki Li spoke to the confluence of culture informing her identity as a Canadian with Malaysian roots. See how her nostalgic memories helped construct Pinki’s grasp of the world, and get a glimpse into how these self-reflective discoveries inform the identity of Prove You’re Human’s Southeast Asian protagonist.
Watch the Southeastern Asia Games Showcase video here!
“Prove You’re Human asks players to split in two, to handle both physical and digital duties,” says Remy Siu, Founder of sunset visitor 斜陽過客. “This duality is echoed throughout the game, but also drives our approach to development. Our team is made up of artists in all their forms: dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and more. We explore them all as expressions of our own lived experiences to create a real human connection between our realities, and celebrate the differences bridging us together.”
For more information on Prove You’re Human, visit the official website, follow developer sunset visitor 斜陽過客 on Bluesky and X/Twitter, and join the official Discord and Reddit communities.
About sunset visitor 斜陽過客
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 is an independent developer creating diverse stories through the lens of speculative fiction, such as 2024’s Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST, and the upcoming Prove You’re Human, now in development. The team combines their eclectic non-games backgrounds of filmography, dance, theater, music, and more with their creative minds to illuminate the breadth of humanity with interactive narratives that do not include any AI-generated content.
About Black Tabby Games
Black Tabby Games is an award-winning indie studio composed of Abby Howard (Ignatz-winning graphic novelist) and Tony Howard-Arias. Their combined penchant for powerfully interactive storytelling forms a consistently unforgettable duo of horror and humor as seen in 2021’s award-winning Scarlet Hollow and 2023’s acclaimed smash hit, Slay the Princess, with a publishing arm now established to release Prove You’re Human and another currently unannounced title.
