Low on numbers, but high on quality. Everything from fantasy adventures to crazy politics and fast-paced action in this batch of… Greenlight Escapees!
Tsioque [coverage]
Tsioque – a dark but playful point & click adventure, hand-animated in glorious frame-by-frame 2D.
The Birdcage
Based on ‘The Beauty and the Beast’, you play as Gitta, a beautiful young girl who tries to escape from the ever-changing prison of her capture – Bres. Will you be able to run away? The game is in fact a full-length Rock music album that is experienced as a fully-fledged video game. Think of a really cool music video you saw once, but now imagine that you’re in it, interacting with the environment that changes according to the music.
Rogue State
You are the Glorious Leader who must hold onto power by maintaining the delicate balance between the interests of fundamentalists, capitalists, patriots and liberals while your brother, Farouk, consolidates power and influence with intentions to overthrow you. How will you manage affairs with your neighboring countries while ensuring you don’t attract too much negative attention from the Americans? Will you be a generous donor to the United Nations or an international pariah building nuclear weapons in secret? The choice is yours in this weird and quirky game.
Iconoclasts
Robin is a mechanic. She helps people keep their machines in order. Just one little problem: She is unauthorized. That makes her a sinner in Mother’s eyes.
The Lion’s Song
The Lion’s Song is a series of self-contained point & click short stories connected into an over-arching narrative. Set against the backdrop of early 20th century Austria every story shows a perspective on one of history’s most exciting times for being a creator. In each episode players will take on the role of a fictive person from the circles around famous Austrian visionaries such as Freud, Klimt and Schrödinger. Players will experience the days and hours prior to these persons’ greatest accomplishments – the last push, that last struggle.