Things are crazy over here at Where Shadows Slumber HQ right now. We’ll tell you all about it in a future blog post, because a lot of what’s happening is confidential. For now, here’s a roundup of all of the news organizations that have written about our game so far!
Apologies if you’ve read some of these already – part of the reason we do this is to aggregate them and make sure we don’t lose track of the articles. You may have seen some of these on our social feed throughout the week. If you have, you don’t need to read them again… share them with your friends instead!
Shameless reminder that you can still pre-order the game on iOS if you act now:
bit.ly/WSS-iOS
Okay, on to the articles!
The team nervously reads what everyone thinks about our game. (Dramatization)
Pre-Order Reactions
When we launched as a pre-order on the App Store, many in the news media were pleasantly surprised to see our game. Others had been waiting for it patiently. Below, you’ll find some of the coverage people wrote before they got a chance to play our game. (Some had already experienced our free 2016 demo, which they mention in their articles.)
“It’s like someone took the ingenious shadow manipulation of Helsing’s Fire ($0.99) and mixed it with the hypnotizing isometric puzzling of Monument Valley ($3.99), which is a mashup made in heaven if I’ve ever heard one.”
-Jared Nelson, TouchArcade
Stunning Puzzle Adventure ‘Where Shadows Slumber’ Finally Arrives September 20th
“Personally, I’m excited to get my hands on the game at last and hope there’s a good chunk of content to dig into.”
-Emily Sowden, PocketGamer
The curious puzzler Where Shadows Slumber is finally up for pre-order on iOS
TouchArcade and PocketGamer are two of the biggest and most influential websites in the mobile game industry, so it’s nice to see how interested they are in our game! But it wasn’t just English speaking sites that noticed us, we also got some attention from other countries…
“Where Doze the Shadows is a colorful puzzle where you have to control the shadows and solve difficult tasks with their help.”
–Alexander Yarovoy, App-S.ru
“Where Shadows Slumber”: the Wanderings of a Lonely Old Man [Pre-order]
OK, that one had to be fed through a translator to actually read it. You can’t control shadows in our game, so Google Translate probably messed this one up. But we like the idea of referring to our game as a “colorful puzzle.” Incidentally, “the wanderings of a lonely old man” would be an excellent title for my future autobiography one day.
Finally, here’s an interview I did with Megan Meehan over at Blasting News.
“For as long as the game will run on existing hardware, it will be an enduring cultural artifact that people will enjoy for generations.”
-Frank, the guy writing this blog post
Where Shadows Slumber: Interview with Game Designer Frank DiCola
Our First Review: AppUnwrapper
We sent Lisa of AppUnwrapper a promo code last week once we went live on the App Store. Apparently she knew about our game even before we reached out to her, but I never directly asked her how. (The demo, probably) That in itself is cool enough, but she also decided to review it and posted the article today! I don’t want to give away her reaction, because then you won’t click the link. So go read it!
‘Where Shadows Slumber’ Review: One Lantern to Rule Them All
It’s so strange to read reviews of our work. The feeling hasn’t really sunk in yet. I wonder when it will?
One more thing: our Metacritic page has been automatically generated by their system, but it’s looking a little empty right about now. Let’s hope it gets filled up with 5 and 10 star reviews in the coming weeks!
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Want a promo code? Email us with proof that you create content for a website or YouTube channel and we’ll send it right over! For everyone else, find out more about our game at WhereShadowsSlumber.com, ask us on Twitter (@GameRevenant), Facebook, itch.io, or Twitch, and feel free to email us directly at contact@GameRevenant.com.
Frank DiCola is the founder of Game Revenant and the artist for Where Shadows Slumber.
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