---
title: "Wounded by Words"
description: "Wounded by Words is the tale of six people who are trapped in the ruins of a shopping center after a terrorist attack. All they can do is wait for the rescue te"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/18/24518.jpg"
---

# Wounded by Words

![Wounded by Words](https://t.vndb.org/cv/18/24518.jpg)

**Developer:** Träumendes Mädchen

**Release date:** Apr 20, 2015

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** English, French

**Rating:** 6.0/10 (21 votes)

## Description
Wounded by Words is the tale of six people who are trapped in the ruins of a shopping center after a terrorist attack. All they can do is wait for the rescue team to come. As the individuals are growing more and more desperate over time, you'll be able to grow closer to them and discover their stories.

Created for Ludum Dare 32 (theme: Unconventional Weapon).

## Characters
### Agathe
Retired army officer. She’s the heroine of the story and has trouble staying calm underground. Has many skeletons in her closet and would rather not think about it.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Blunt Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Beret, Military Uniform
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Headache, Confinement, Psychological Trauma, Discrimination, Hallucination
- **Role:** Comrade, Soldier
- **Personality:** Altruistic
- **Engages in:** Medication, Avoidable Suicide

### Aline
Retired 73 years old and still kicking. Despite her age, she’s bubbly, dynamic and like to get straight to the point.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White, Wavy, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Old, Wrinkles
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Pinafore Dress
- **Personality:** Outgoing, Altruistic, Energetic, Feminist
- **Role:** Widow, Grandmother, Gamer, Homosexual
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Discrimination, Forced Marriage
- **Engages in:** Theft

### Dave
Director of a department team of the local public-service corporation. Even though he fancies himself as a nice guy, he can be so tactless he has troubles getting along with the other survivors.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Spiky
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Body:** Adult
- **Clothes:** Necktie
- **Personality:** Ignorant, Selfish, Rude
- **Role:** Father, Grandfather
- **Subject of:** Confinement

### Eleesha
Juggling with many different jobs like cashier or cleaner to make ends meet. Can’t help but sigh thinking of the work she’ll have to do after getting out.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Altruistic, Protective, Pessimist
- **Body:** Adult, Dark
- **Clothes:** Necklace, Skirt
- **Role:** Mother, Roommate, Poor
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Discrimination
- **Items:** Handbag

### Gabriel
Student. He has a rather cynical side and makes a lot of snarky comments but he’s a good guy at heart, though a bit antisocial at times

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Role:** Student, Gamer, Not a Virgin
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Tank Top
- **Personality:** Cynic, Blunt
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Disability, Discrimination
- **Items:** Wheelchair

### Hassan
Eleesha’s son who doesn’t talk. Since it’s difficult to know what he thinks, some people tend to treat him as a dumb child…which is a big mistake.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Dreadlocks
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Kid, Dark
- **Clothes:** T-shirt
- **Role:** Son
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Disability, Muteness, Discrimination, Autism
- **Personality:** Strange, Curious

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250123105719/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traumendesmadchen.wbw)
- [Itch](https://traumendes_madchen.itch.io/wounded-by-words)

## Releases
### English
- **2015-04-20**: Wounded by Words - [Official website](http://traumendes-madchen.com/wounded-by-words/)
- **2015-05-03**: Wounded by Words - Itch.io version - [Official website](http://traumendes-madchen.com/wounded-by-words/), [Itch.io](https://traumendes_madchen.itch.io/wounded-by-words)
- **2015-07-02**: Between Heaven and Hell - [Official website](http://traumendes-madchen.com/)
- **2016-03-22**: Wounded by Words - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250123105719/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traumendesmadchen.wbw), [Game Jolt](https://gamejolt.com/games/vn/134959)

### French
- **2015-07-02**: Between Heaven and Hell - [Official website](http://traumendes-madchen.com/)
- **2016-03-22**: Wounded by Words - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250123105719/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traumendesmadchen.wbw), [Game Jolt](https://gamejolt.com/games/vn/134959)

## Tags
ADV, Modern Day Earth, Female Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Life and Death Drama, Suicide, No Sexual Content, Soldier Protagonist, Confinement, Interactive Adventure Game, Brief NVL Scenes, Terrorism, Adult Heroine, Protagonist with Psychological Problems, Psychological Trauma, Bad Ending(s), Protagonist with a Face, Dark Skinned Characters, Desperation, Adult Hero, Varied Title Screens, Disabled Hero, Friendship Ending, LGBTQ Issues, Game Jam, Unlockable Epilogue, Completely Avoidable Protagonist Death, Multiple True Endings, Psychological Horror, Shopping Mall, Autistic Hero, Clinical Depression

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