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ReleasedJanuary 30, 2013

Proteus

Ed Key and David Kanaga · Published by Twisted Tree

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

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Genres

  • Adventure

Vibes

  • Relaxing
  • Atmospheric

Art style

  • Pixel Art

Perspective

  • First Person

Players

  • Single Player

Mechanics & tags

  • Exploration
  • Procedural Generation

Media

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About

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. Key Features: Meditative play: the responsive world and lack of any text or hints distils an essence of curious, investigative play, and rewards patience and immersion. Dynamic soundtrack composed by award-winning musician David Kanaga follows the mood of the world and will appeal to fans of Boards of Canada, Brian Eno. A distinctive 2D-but-3D graphical style with wild shifting palettes that sits somewhere between 8-bit videogames and early 20th century modernist painting. Islands are uniquely generated every time, and although it's theoretically possible to see everything in one playthrough, no-one ever does. Built-in "postcard" function encodes world data into each screenshot, allowing islands and discoveries to be saved and shared.

Developer

Ed Key and David Kanaga

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