«Faceless» is the concept for a narrative computer game where the bar staff is prohibited from seeing the customers. The bartender guesses guests' preferences solely based on their hands. The core mechanic involves analyzing anatomical features, jewelry, and dialogue to create the perfect drink in order to buy one’s freedom from organized crime.
«You can’t see the guest. You read people…»
The core visual and conceptual element of the game is hands and anonymity. For this new project, I wanted to develop this idea by translating the mechanic of «blind» communication with visitors from a digital game into real life—creating a space where identity is obscured and hands become the primary mode of communication.
Description
FACELESS BAR
An immersive bar and thematic merchandise brand based on game mechanics. A space where guests conceal their faces (by wearing masks and staying in dimly lit areas), and bartenders interact with them only through gestures, crafting a unique cocktail experience.
Every evening is a ready-made quest with elements of detective work and role-playing.
Identity
Minimalist vector logo, silhouette of a hand inside a deer skull, red and black, luxurious, 1920, England, chthonicity and mysticism.
The mockups were created in Qwen due to its convenient editing functionality.
Photorealistic mockup of black business cards on a dark wooden bar table. The cards feature an exact deer skull skeleton logo in red with a hand silhouette inside the skull cavity, and the text «FACELESS BAR» below. Do NOT change the logo design. Warm amber lighting, luxurious bar atmosphere.
Playing coins with the same logo, black color, red logo. Do NOT change the logo design.
Product image
A decision was made to transform the game concept into a tangible product—a board game. Qwen was utilized for generation due to its precise visualization of the concept and its ability to separately generate set components.
A photorealistic physical product: a premium board game, the Cocktail Kit, housed in a black box featuring red accents and a logo. Inside: mini bottles, a shaker, and cards detailing hand types.
A photorealistic studio product shot of a premium cocktail shaker. It is constructed from brushed steel with a matte black finish and features a thin red accent ring at the base. The shaker stands isolated on a dark gray concrete surface, illuminated by dramatic cinematic lighting, deep shadows, 4k resolution, hyperrealistic.
Photorealistic images of the small bottles from this set. Each holds 50 milliliters, and their colors precisely match the real colors of the respective drinks.
Space
Chat GPT was used to create the space. This model was chosen for its strong handling of atmospheric locations and logical representation of space.
