Viewfinder

Developed by: Sad Owl Studios
Released: 2023
Platform: PC

 

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera in Viewfinder.

Playfully titled a first person “shooter” on the game’s website, Viewfinder is a puzzle adventure game in which the player uses photos to explore, reshape landscapes and solve puzzles.

A Strange New World

In Viewfinder, whilst navigating a strange new world, players can uncover its secrets and discover what its founders left behind, all achieved through the magic of photos. The player can bring photos to life by placing them in the world. This allows the player to explore environments to secrets, solve puzzles and find the answer to the impossible. 

The game is developed by Sad Owl Studios which is a UK based game studio who were founded in 2021. The game takes inspiration from puzzle games like Portal 2 utilising puzzles and mind-bending ideas where the player can can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world.

Interesting Facts

  • The game released to extremely positive reviews and won the UKIE Game of the Show at Gamescom in 2021.

 

  • The game’s early success continues! It was nominated in the Best Indie Game and Best Visual Design categories for the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards and won British Game and New Intellectual Property at the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards.

 

 

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