Munich, Germany - August 12th 2021 - Publisher Mixtvision has partnered with French studios Lance and 3-50 to release their debut game Onde. The game is scheduled to release for PC in Q4 2021, as well as for Nintendo Switch and iOS later in 2022. The game’s Steam page and an announcement trailer are live now.
Onde has players dive into a delicate world where they are carried fluidly through abstract landscapes by waves made of sound and light. They learn to create and follow ephemeral paths to make their way through the sound-filled surroundings that change from dark crystalline caves to brightly colored skies. Each new area that players travel through brings about unique visuals and adds more variations to the core puzzle mechanic of creating and riding along circles.
While the game’s puzzles can be challenging at times, as players have to figure out the right way and the right timing to go, the adaptive music as well as the player character’s tiny companions are there to guide them. There are no highscores, no time pressure and no game overs: Resonating with the flow, trusting the journey and enjoying the audio-visual ride through this world filled with wonders are the core experiences of the game.
“We believe in games as an art-form that can reach and have an impact on many people. We are happy to bring a gem like Onde to the market, to show that it doesn’t need action-packed titles to leave a lasting impression: The combination of a gameplay concept that is simple, clever and variable with gorgeous art- and immersive sound design can do just the trick”, says Benjamin Feld, Director of Games Publishing at Mixtvision.
“I've always been the most excited about games that bring something new to the table, whether it's trying new styles in their visuals, gameplay or music, and that's really one of the things we're trying to achieve with Onde. We're thrilled to be partnering up with Mixtvision for the release of Onde, as we're sharing a common vision of the project we've been growing for a few years now”, adds Grhyll, musician on Onde.
Onde (formerly oQo) started out as a project at Global Game Jam 2017 in Toulouse/France, where the core team Maxime Vican (Lance), Florent Réfrégé (Lance) and Grégoire “Grhyll” Jandot dit Danjou (3-50) first met and partnered up to bring the idea of a game to life that lets you generate and surf waves to move along. The game has changed and expanded in many ways from the original prototype in the course of the following years. Its serene world of light and sound attracted favorable attention at events like FEFFS (Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival) 2017 or PLAY Paris by PAX 2018 and was selected for awards and festivals like IndieCade, the Prix Arte Creative at Indie Game Contest 2017 or the Indie Prize London 2018.
Key Features:
- smooth, intuitive puzzle-platforming: create ephemeral paths along waves of sound and light to follow your calling
- ethereal, adaptive soundscapes: conduct soothing sounds as you navigate through melodic environments
- meditative experience: organic movement, fluid gameplay and relaxing sounds make for a Zen-like journey
- a world filled with wonders: from the deep sea to space, explore manifold areas along your way, each sporting unique visuals and puzzle mechanics
- elegant abstract artwork: a serene world that changes from clear lines to swirls of color during this journey of life
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Links
Presskit: http://onde-game.com/presskit/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1676910/Onde/
Trailer YouTube: https://youtu.be/0nAnZLKYbEc (goes live on Thursday, August 12, 5 pm CEST / 8 am PDT)
Trailer Download (.mp4): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M75B7D5b2iwB8eeFp78fBxPmWWurj-af/view?usp=sharing
Website: onde-game.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ondegame
Facebook: facebook.com/ondegame
Press Contact
Alexandra Palme, Mixtvision
ap@mixtvision.de
www.mixtvision.games
About Lance and 3-50
Onde is being made by the studios Lance and 3-50 in the South of France.
The core team met at the Global Game Jam 2017, where they created the first prototype of Onde.
About Mixtvision
Mixtvision is an award-winning cross-platform publisher based in Munich, Germany. A dedicated team is working to publish indie games that resonate with players through moving stories and gameplay, inspire thoughts and emotions, and leave a lasting impression.