Homeless Mango Street Game

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A group of teens from the suburbs of Detroit are exploring the city after dark for a street game of tag. As the game commences, they are chased deeper into a crumbling neighborhood where they are mugged. After being unconscious and losing their possessions, the explorers wake up in an abandoned hotel that a homeless colony are resides in. A young homeless girl decides to help them find a payphone to call for help. On their journey to locate a phone, they encounter various groups of dangerous, armed men, while getting separated from each other. They must continuously hide, run, and deal with the effects of the decaying city around them. The game turns life-threatening, ruining its innocent, fun-for-all intentions. When they finally reach the