Experience acclaimed first-person puzzler and its unique world-altering mechanic
December 12, 2023
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Thunderful :
Gothenburg, Sweden - December 12th, 2023 - SOS (Sad Owl Studios) and Thunderful are pleased to announce that their acclaimed first-person puzzle adventure, Viewfinder, released earlier this year on PS5 and PC, is available today on PS4. This release allows even more players to experience a game shortlisted for Best Indie Game and Best Debut Indie at The Game Awards, nominated for Best Indie Game and Best Visual Design at the Golden Joysticks, winner of Innovation In Interaction Design at the IndieCade Festival 2023 Awards, Technical Achievement at the Scottish Game Awards 2023 and Rules of Play, Best Short Game and Grand Prize at the INDIE Live Expo 2023.
What critics are saying:
“One of the best puzzle games you can play today” - 9/10, Gamespot
“Deserving game of the year contender” - 5/5, GamesRadar+
“Puzzle game heaven” - Polygon
Change how you perceive reality to solve intricate puzzles while exploring a beautiful world full of mystery. Photos, paintings, sketches, screenshots and posters can be placed in the world to become a fabric of its reality, reshaping the environment around you. This unique mechanic delights in the way it plays with perception, evolving in surprising directions that keep players challenged with every new puzzle they encounter.
Viewfinder captures the story of our ever changing world, human experience and relationships, meaningful and misguided passion for change, and overcoming loss. Explore all of this on an enigmatic journey and uncover well hidden secrets in this vibrant landscape of a world left behind.
PS Store page: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10006160
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070
Viewfinder
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playViewfinder
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viewfindergame
Discord: https://discord.gg/4NgSHBxu
SOS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sadowlstudios
Facebook: facebook.com/sadowlstudios
Thunderful
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thunderfulgames
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderfulgames
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thunderfulgames
About SOS (Sad Owl Studios)
SOS, or Sad Owl Studios Limited, is a Scottish game development studio registered in the United Kingdom, with a love of making visually and intellectually challenging games. Viewfinder is its debut game as a studio. Founded in 2021, the team is a mix of seasoned and first-time developers across the globe.
About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organisation with ten development studios and over 500 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.
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