Greetings, fellow humans!
The German Video Game Awards were held in Munich at the end of March - and when White Shadows was nominated in the "Best Debut" category, that was nice enough. But then we actually won!
You don't win awards every day, so... let's hear it for us 😄
Here is what the jury had to say about it:
"White Shadows throws us into a dark world whose dense, oppressive atmosphere casts a spell over us. Thanks to the successful staging and many lovingly placed details that tell a story about oppression, discrimination and violence via environmental storytelling, the gameplay never gets boring, even in quieter moments. Puzzles and mechanics added in the course of the game provide variety, and classical pieces of music used selectively in only a few places set exciting accents. White Shadows is an audiovisual work of art with a strong message."
That's nice to hear, isn't it? 🙂 White Shadows was our first game, and we're really proud of this award. We are a small studio and the idea for the game had been with us for many, many years before we could finally realise it. And so we would like to thank everyone who made it possible and went along for the ride. Thank you so much! You're all awesome!
And so are you, our players! To all you lovely people out there who supported us on the long journey of developing White Shadows, who played our demos and gave us your honest feedback, all the way through to the actual release: Thank you! ❤️
The Monokel Team
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/