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title: Virtue and a Sledgehammer
date: 2025-12-02T10:46:00-08:00
author: Day of the Devs Editorial Team
canonical_url: "https://www.dayofthedevs.org/games/virtue-and-a-sledgehammer"
section: Games
---
## Official Selections

[Day of the Devs The Game Awards Digital Showcase (2025)](https://www.dayofthedevs.org/showcases/day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-digital-showcase-2025 "Day of the Devs The Game Awards Digital Showcase (2025)")

## Metadata

Developers[ Deconstructeam ](https://www.deconstructeam.com/) and [ Selkie Harbour ](https://selkieharbour.com/)Publisher[ Devolver Digital ](https://www.devolverdigital.com/)

Most people resort to therapy. But you chose the brave option. A sledgehammer.

In Virtue and a Sledgehammer, explore the remains of your hometown haunted by the android ghosts of your digitized neighbors. There won't always be a clear path, so create your own by knocking down any structures that stand in your way.

It will be a painful journey, not only because of the assault from the robots that have taken over life in the mountains, but because of the memories you’ll unearth—sometimes warm, but often traumatic—as you destroy the remnants of your childhood.

A game about family, traditions, and being a misfit.

## Trailer

Play: Trailer for Virtue and a Sledgehammer

## Official Selections

[Day of the Devs The Game Awards Digital Showcase (2025)](https://www.dayofthedevs.org/showcases/day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-digital-showcase-2025 "Day of the Devs The Game Awards Digital Showcase (2025)")

## Metadata

Developers[ Deconstructeam ](https://www.deconstructeam.com/) and [ Selkie Harbour ](https://selkieharbour.com/)Publisher[ Devolver Digital ](https://www.devolverdigital.com/)