Save on Lost Words and Its OST During Save and Sound 2021!
Lost Words: Beyond the page is a part of Bedtime Digital Games’ Save and Sound: Steam Music Festival May 27-31.
The five-day event is an online celebration of music and games that gives fans a chance to save on games and their soundtracks! You can check out the live stream every day of the event from 10am-2pm PDT right here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40246264-Save-Sound/
Save 10% on Lost Words: Beyond the Page and its OST through the duration of the event!
Lost Words chosen as IGF Finalist
We have some very exciting news! ːp2cubeː
The Game Developers Conference has just revealed the finalists for the 23rd annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.
We are honoured to be able to announce that Lost Words has been nominated for the IGF award for Excellence in Narrative.
Other IGF nominees this year include the excellent Paradise Killer by our friends at Kaizen Game Works and the amazing Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus.
The IGF is part of GDC 2021, which will take place as a virtual event from July 19 through July 23.
There will be an audience choice vote too so keep an eye out for that!
Check out the Brand New Accolades Trailer for Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Lost Words: Beyond the Page released earlier this month and has since received both critic and fan praise for its visuals, heartfelt story, amazing music, and more. To celebrate, we have put some of those kind words in a brand-new Accolades trailer. Check it out here:
https://youtu.be/7_jcebhAOx0
Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an atmospheric narrative adventure revolving around the touching story of a young girl named Izzy coming to terms with life’s hardships by creating the journey of a lifetime within the pages of her diary. From right out of the gate, the game caught the attention of critics across the industry. Check out some of the quotes from reviews about the game below.
Geek Tyrant - "Synergizes gameplay and story better than anything I've played in a long time."
Gameffine - "Flawlessly embodies how words can shape worlds."
Gaming Trend - "A heartfelt and human exploration of grief.
M2Gaming - "For the first time we felt like one word was worth a thousand images and not the opposite!"
Mega Dads - "The game is beautiful on the eyes. The art style defines what it means for a game to be considered art. It's a watercolor painting come to life."
Metro Media - “An amazing masterpiece that will blow your mind with its brightful color and design and its incredible narrative.”
Nintendo Link - "A masterpiece.
Overclockers Club - "Truly well done."
TechRaptor - "Lost Words is a heartfelt tale bound in the pages of a story, but its themes of family and kindness go beyond fiction."
Penned by renowned writer Rhianna Pratchett (Mirror’s Edge, Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider), Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a captivating adventure wrapped in an overarching and undeniably touching narrative. The title has earned a wealth of awards during its lifetime, including ‘Best Indie Game’ at Game Connection Paris, ‘Excellence in Narrative’ at DevGAMM, ‘Best Audio Design’ from TIGA, ‘Special Selection Indie Award’ at Reboot Develop and ‘Best Story’ at Game Connection USA.
Lost Words: Beyond the Page is available now.
Celebrate Lost Words Launch with the Developer Live Stream!
Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page's creative director Mark Backler and writer Rhianna Pratchett for their launch day live stream! They will be responding to fan questions, talking about the creation of the game, and showing off areas that were not a part of the demo!
When: Tuesday, April 6th Time: 10am PDT/5pm GMT /6pm BST Where: Right here on Steam or on twitch.tv/modus_games
Lost Words: Beyond the Page is Available on Steam Now!
Crack open the spine of Izzy's journal, leap through her entries, and explore the fantasy world of Estoria! Lost Words: Beyond the Page is available to play right now! Check out the brand new launch trailer below.
https://youtu.be/8Zj4n5tHY1s
Lost Words Launches April 6!
The pages of Izzy’s journal open next month! Lost Words: Beyond the Page is launching April 6 on Steam! Check out the release date trailer below!
https://youtu.be/VnTgWGKquLE
When Izzy comes to terms with the trauma of losing a loved one close to her, she envelopes herself into a surreal story that evolves and shapes itself in ways no one could ever see coming.
The title has earned a wealth of awards during its lifetime, including ‘Best Indie Game’ at Game Connection Paris, ‘Excellence in Narrative’ at DevGAMM, ‘Best Audio Design’ from TIGA, ‘Special Selection Indie Award’ at Reboot Develop and ‘Best Story’ at Game Connection USA
Lost Words: Beyond the Page - Developer Livestream
Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page Creator Mark Backler as he plays through a part of the award-winning narrative adventure game.
Watch the stream on the Lost Words Steam page here! 10am PST/6pm GMT
Lost Words: Beyond the Page - Developer Live Stream
Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page creator and founder of Sketchbook Games Mark Backler and writer Rhianna Pratchett as they play through the opening moments of Lost Words and discuss development, storytelling, and how the world of Estoria came to be.
Stream begins Wednesday, Feb 3 at 10am PST/6pm GMT. Watch it right here on Steam.
IndieCade celebrates the innovation and future of independently developed games. There are around 17 different categories for the awards and Lost Words is in the running for the Grand Jury Award, Jury Prix, Innovation in Experience Design, Innovation in Interaction Design as well as Performance.
The festival has been taking place virtually and the awards are being livestreamed today at 12 Noon PT / 19:00 GMT on IndieCade's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/indiecade
Lost Words - IndieCade Stream
We're excited to be taking part in IndieCade: Anywhere and Everywhere!
As part of the online festival we'll be livestreaming Lost Words tomorrow (18th October 2020) at 8AM PST / 4PM BST on https://www.twitch.tv/indiecade
The stream will then be repeated at 8PM PST / 4AM BST.
Streamer Charlie Harper will be playing Lost Words and talking with Mark Backler, the game's creative director.