Thistledown: A Tragedy of Blood
Release: 2020
A personal tragedy forces Oni to push beyond the boarders of her village,
in search of an unspeakable horror.
As she assembles the pieces of an ancient magical contract, Oni leaves a
bloody trail behind her, careening towards darkness, death, and worse.
Story
Stories help us navigate our lives, stories move us, and make us better. They rarely get attention in the action-oriented world of video games. We enlisted a group of script advisors to help us make sure that Thistledown was a beautiful story well told.
World
We sought to make a world that felt real and bigger than the story itself, so we put in major work building the world of Thistledown, only 10% of which will be in the game. We made a world that feels like you are only glimpsing a bit of it, because you are.
Characters
We take pains to animate and create unique portraits and personas for every character in our 60+ cast of characters.
We don't do throw-away NPCs.
Pain
Thistledown is a small, personal story set in an epic fantasy world. It's a meditation on the pain and helplessness that we feel in the face of tragedy, and how we cope.
Gameplay
A platformer which is primarily focused on story and place. Mechanically light (like To the Moon), but with some combat.
You'll explore the world and experience the story through conversations and cutscenes.
in search of an unspeakable horror.
As she assembles the pieces of an ancient magical contract, Oni leaves a
bloody trail behind her, careening towards darkness, death, and worse.
Story
Stories help us navigate our lives, stories move us, and make us better. They rarely get attention in the action-oriented world of video games. We enlisted a group of script advisors to help us make sure that Thistledown was a beautiful story well told.
World
We sought to make a world that felt real and bigger than the story itself, so we put in major work building the world of Thistledown, only 10% of which will be in the game. We made a world that feels like you are only glimpsing a bit of it, because you are.
Characters
We take pains to animate and create unique portraits and personas for every character in our 60+ cast of characters.
We don't do throw-away NPCs.
Pain
Thistledown is a small, personal story set in an epic fantasy world. It's a meditation on the pain and helplessness that we feel in the face of tragedy, and how we cope.
Gameplay
A platformer which is primarily focused on story and place. Mechanically light (like To the Moon), but with some combat.
You'll explore the world and experience the story through conversations and cutscenes.
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