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Monochroma Releases on Steam
Istanbul, Turkey, May 28,
in the year of our Lord 2014 - Nowhere Studios today
announced that Monochroma, its cinematic dystopian puzzle
platformer, is now available on Windows PC, Mac and Linux
through Steam. In Monochroma players are transported to a
dystopian state during the 1950’s, after two brothers witness a
horrific crime committed by an evil corporation. Without
cutscenes, text or spoken words, players must delve
intellectually and emotionally into the story to help the
brothers work together to progress past mind-bending puzzles and
save the world from tyranny.
“After three years of development, from the high’s of our
Kickstarter crowdfunding success to the lows of the Gezi
Protests, we are proud to finally launch Monochroma - a very
personal project that approaches a very different scopeto video
game narrative,” said Burak Tezateser, Co-Founder and Producer
of Nowhere Studios. “We are looking forward to feedback from
gamers around work, on how they interpret the games universe”.
Inspired by the developers’ childhood memories of moving from
the countryside to urban Istanbul and the “Gezi Protests” of
2013, the most violently oppressed protest in modern Turkey,
players discover the environment and follow the story through a
carefully constructed black-and-white palette with splashes of
red. As a result, the story is instantly understandable by
players of all nationalities – without any localization
required.
Spread over four chapters, discover vast ghettos built upon
thousands of tenement buildings that reach into the clouds, a
labyrinth of sewer tunnels, factories bellowing out industrial
smoke and a city sized zeppelin hovering in the sky. The puzzles
encountered in Monochroma are realistic and use physics to
naturally blend with the environment.
Another Monochroma trademark is the relationship between the two
brothers. Early in the game, the younger brother injures his leg
after an accident, and must be supported by his older sibling.
At times, the player needs to temporarily stop carrying him in
order to solve puzzles. However he can only be placed near safe,
bright areas—because he’s scared of the dark. This gameplay
mechanic defines Monochroma as a cerebral, methodical puzzle
game that rewards players who are caring and brave at the same
time. Being a responsible older sibling is mandatory—just as in
real life.
Monochroma is now available for £14.99 / €19.99 / $19.99.