The Migrant Trail Game
The Migrant Trail is a video game that introduces players to the hardships and perils of crossing the Sonora Desert. Players have the chance to play as both migrants crossing the desert from Mexico to the United States and as U.S. Border Patrol agents guarding the territory.
Premiere Date
February 21, 2014
Funding Type
The Migrant Trail presents a first-person journey through Arizona’s desert borderlands. Play as an undocumented immigrant attempting to cross the Arizona desert and/or a border patrol agent attempting to secure the border. The game offers an alternative platform to further engage conversation, investigation and inquiry, into the themes and questions raised by the film, The Undocumented.
Every year an unknown number of migrants cross through the harsh Sonoran desert from Mexico into Arizona. They pay $1500-$2500 to join a crossing party, that is led by for-hire guides referred to as Coyotes. If one cannot keep up, twists an ankle or runs out of water, he or she is left behind and may die. On average, the remains of 200 dead migrants are found each year. It’s not known how many are never found.