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HANDMADE RETRO-FUTURISTIC NARRATIVE GAME HAROLD HALIBUT COMING OUT ON APRIL 16!
Explore a handcrafted space adventure more than ten years in the making
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March 21, 2024
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Slow Bros. :
COLOGNE, MARCH 21, 2024 - Slow Bros is thrilled to announce that their handmade narrative game Harold Halibut will launch on April 16! As part of this announcement, they have released a new trailer for the Future Game Show Spring Showcase. The game will launch on PC, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series S|X, as part of Xbox and PC Game Pass.
The team at Slow Bros. shared a statement, saying, "Having a release date is incredible and surreal to us! It represents the end of an era: The marathon of bringing this dream of ours to light. Now we can’t wait to see how it stirs players, what it makes them feel, reminds them of in their lives and maybe inspires them to do. Everyone finally gets to puppeteer Harold through this miniature world that shows our literal fingerprints which we built for them."
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It takes around 12 hours to complete Harold Halibut.
A completionist playthrough can take up to 18 hours.
About Harold Halibut
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship, and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world full of unique (fully voice acted) inhabitants, while he does his best to maintain the spaceship and find the true meaning of "home."
Features
Unique stop-Motion look through 3D scanned physical models. Yes, everything you see in the game is created in the real world using classic sculpting and modelmaking techniques
Full Voice Acting: All of the Fedoras' wonderful inhabitants come to life with full English voiceover, elevating the game's narrative to cinematic proportions.
An expansive Character Ensemble: Meet a variety of unique characters and get to know their personalities, quirks and stories through meaningful conversations.
A riveting cinematic storyline: Journey through a captivating narrative, underscored by a carefully orchestrated script that blends drama, humor, and suspense.
For more information on Harold Halibut, visit their website at http://www.haroldhalibut.com/ and follow them on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
For special interview requests, get in touch with [email protected]
For screenshots, key art, gifs and trailers, you can find the presskit here.
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About Slow Bros.
Slow Bros. is a small indie studio based in Germany dedicated to thoughtfully bridging analogue and digital worlds in the form of interactive experiences. Founded in 2015 by long time friends Onat Hekimoglu, Ole Tillmann, Fabian Preuschoff and Daniel Beckmann, the studio member's diverse backgrounds including video game production, filmmaking, carpentry, apparel, and illustration give them a unique skill set with various applications, in games, VR-experiences, and art installations. Currently the studio is producing their first full-length video game Harold Halibut.
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