Around
Developer: Primal Game Studio • Year: 2020
Around is a single player story-driven adventure game with completely hand-drawn visuals (2.5D graphics), telling a mystery tale set in the fading memories of the main character, who tries to discover his past in a surreal world created by his mind.
With the help of his diary, we can experience and relive impactful moments of his life, and we are offered meaningful decisions at important events. Through touching life situations and use of abundant humor, we learn his whole story that culminates in a heartbreaking twist.
Features
A fine balance between story exploration and puzzle solving. • Diverse puzzle mini-games connected to the game world and storyline. • A beautiful journey into the realm of forgotten memories • Set in a fictional town in the Eastern US. • Timeline spans from the early 60s until the near future.
Two layers of exploration:
1) Walk around in a richly animated and interactive world, find items and use them in various situations, like in other point-and-click games.
2) View through hazy memories and gather fragments of the past from the subconscious.
