Hey everyone, Joon here, one of the developers.
I just wanted to make a quick update, to say thank you, and to list a few cool reviews that appeared, in case anybody wants to know why they should play NUTS :)
So first of all, if you're reading this and you bought the game, thank you so much! I never thought this many people would enjoy our experimental squirrel adventure, but here we are! People are playing, and finishing it, which means a lot to me and the rest of the team.
And here are some cool things:
🌟 Over 100 people have streamed NUTS on Twitch!
The game has a page that combines them all, right here.
I do warn you, if you haven't played, or finished the game, there are a lot of spoilers in these streams so be careful. You don't need anybody else to answer the question "what are the squirrels up to" but yourself!
🌟 Vice Games reviewed NUTS
“Its visual puzzles remain modest where other games might have leaned into spiralling recursiveness; it asks questions rather than offering definitive answers. To cap it off, the game ends on a note of genuine cosmic weirdness, an opportunity for both I and the squirrels to finally escape the camera’s all-seeing eye.”
🌟 Danish music blog Soundvenue, called us a Lynchian fever-dream
🌟 Rock Paper Shotgun had a mixed response, but still said nice things!
“Without a hint of hyperbole, sound designer Almut Schwacke (who also did a solid turn as the voice of Nina) has produced some of the best foley work I’ve ever heard.”
🌟 “Like Firewatch for David Attenborough fans”
Gerald Lynch, TechRadar
🌟 “Dazzling artistic presentation”
Mike Towndrow, Six One Indie
🌟 “It’s a testament of what can be made when working remotely”
Simon Cardy, IGN
etc... etc...
There's many more, and hopefully more to come.
Now I'll go back to bugfixing for a while.
Stay tuned, and tell your friends about NUTS :)
- joon