![]() Not only are you discovering new lands and fantastical beasts as you travel via boat, but you’re also discovering things about yourself. This is a game about survival out in the world, but it’s also a story about discovery. We’ve covered Talha Kaya’s Soul Searching on Indie Update before, but now that the game’s been greenlit on Steam more information has surfaced straight from the developer. The Underground Soul Searching, a seafaring game about self-discovery, has been greenlit on Steam It’s currently available on Blundell’s Weebly site for $2.99 as well as Steam and itch.io. If you dig experimental, narrative-based titles that look into different sides of human nature and emotion, you may want to give One Night Stand a look. Not only has she been thinking about the concept for a while now, but she also needs the funding to make Love IRL “the best it can be.” She states on her blog that this is both a creative and financial decision. She’s been working on-and-off on Love IRL, a bigger project that tells the tale of “a heartbroken university student who is surprised to find love in an MMORPG.”īlundell will also begin working on a new, smaller project in the meantime. And judging from Blundell’s blog post, this is just the beginning. One Night Stand is further proof of this - it isn’t afraid to tell a story about vulnerability in a way that some people may consider taboo. Indie games have long been known to be avenues not just for unique forms of storytelling, but for actually unique stories, as well. “I don’t believe the trailer or screenshots give a false impression of the game or anything, and the people that actually download and play the game turn out to be pleasantly surprised and have a great time with it,” she elaborates. The game has a “very positive” user score on Steam, and Blundell mentions that people have reached out to her via email and social media to share their thoughts. Ultimately, however, the majority of people who have played One Night Stand walk away from it with positive impressions. ![]() “The general impression I get from One Night Stand is that people spot it quite easily, with it’s striking name, concept, and art style, but then they assume it’ll be bad,” she explains in a blog post. Speaking about the game’s title, Blundell states that it has both led to some inaccurate speculation about the game, but it’s also gotten eyes on it on Steam. ![]() This experience isn’t so much about the actual titular one night stand as it is about waking up next to someone you don’t know, who also has their own life, their own troubles, and their own vulnerabilities - it’s exploratory in a way that not a lot of games are. Though the game indeed has adult themes, which may lead to some raised eyebrows and incorrect assumptions, it’s more about human interaction. Part of what adds a bit of realism to the game is the fact that you also have to talk to the woman you woke up next to, which leads to moments that range from tense to eye-opening to emotional.īlundell emphasizes that One Night Stand isn’t about any negative stigmas surrounding people’s adult decisions. You’re not just interacting with your environment, though. One Night Stand tasks you with piecing together the recent events by investigating this stranger’s room and making discoveries by uncovering different clues. You have no recollection of anything that’s occurred in the past several hours, so you’re just sort of there, with this person you don’t know, and you have to figure out how to deal with the situation. ![]() After a night of partying, you wake up one day next to a complete stranger. The game explores a deeper part of human nature that isn’t often seen in video games. It’s been one month since developer Lucy Blundell - also known as Kinmoku - released One Night Stand. Let’s talk indie games! Feature Story: One Night Stand explores a vulnerable side of humanity and defies social stigmas We’ll also discuss Soul Searching, another narrative-based game that also explores the inner-self in some fun and interesting ways. The holidays are here once more, and so is ’s Indie Update! In this edition, we’ll be taking a look at One Night Stand, a recent indie that isn’t afraid to explore the more uncomfortable and vulnerable sides of our humanity.
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