Road 96

Road 96 has you playing as a series of teens trying to make it to the border while learning about the dystopian land that is keeping you held hostage.  It draws pretty strong parallels to todays politics and abuses of power, but ramps it up to 11.

In the world of Petria, Tyrek is the president exploring ideas for a third term - kids are attempting to flee the country, but crossing the border wall is a crime punishable by being sent to "the pits", which is apparently some sort of work detention camp that teens don't return from.

The gameplay incorporates a series of episodes along the road where you decide how you're going to take the next leg of the journey and attempt to refuel enough between those trips by eating and sleeping, or earning enough money to travel in style.  Crossing the border wall is the difficult final step -- and each of your characters has the chance to make it, get caught or die trying.  

All but three of my characters made it -- two were arrested (once while unaware of game mechanics, once because I like to maintain a perfect record of SAVING PEOPLE WHEN PROMPTED), and one died in self-sacrifice for a friend who was transporting some vital information.

A really great way to tell a story.