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It is the first game developed internally by Annapurna Interactive, although little else is known except that Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth takes place betw...

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ooo, that's an idea I like. What else has Annapurna done?

Edit: They've published Stray, which was amazing. (But it wasn't their development like I initially thought.) I am cautiously optimistic.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This may be their first internal development but they are a fantastic game publisher already! They take a lot of chances publishing weirder stuff and it pays off a lot of the time. My favorites are:

  • Outer Wilds
  • Journey
  • Stray
  • What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Donut County
  • Gone Home
  • Kentucky Route Zero

I kind of look at them as the A24 of games (nevermind that Annapurna Pictures is a thing) where they have excellent taste in choosing what odd features to publish and give a chance despite not creating them themselves. It at least suggests they care about the artistry of the product to a point where I'm expecting that same standard in their first hands-on development.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You just added a couple more games to my backlog. Thanks! :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only things Annapurna has made up until now have been exclusivity deals. This is their first game that's actually theirs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Normally I'd be hesitant, but Nightdive's first game was the System Shock remake and it is pretty dope

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

We'll see what the stuff looks like when it's close to release.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Their wiki article lists System Shock as their third original game (I guess do you mean developed solely by them?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightdive_Studios

Also - their release of SS was plagued with delays (like almost a decade) and still released with game breaking bugs.