Press release

ARTE announces Fête de famille (Family gathering), a new narrative game exploring the the joys of family reunions

The next game from ARTE France, Atomic Raccoon and Kilosaurus paints an caustic family portrait, between a visual novel and a transgressive, interactive animated film

Paris, September 16, 2021

 

Publisher and co-producer ARTE, along with Atomic Raccoon and Kilosaurus, are proud to announce their new game, Fête de famille (Family gathering), an interactive visual novel scheduled for 2022 for iOS and Android.


A first reveal teaser is available here.

 

Find more graphic elements in the dedicated press area.

For more information contact us here (press.arte-experience@artefrance.fr)


 

Fête de famille (Family gathering) tells the timeless story of the Family, the one we love, cherish, slander and despise. For their grandfather's birthday, 90 years old and living memory of his family's history, the player finds themselves at the center of a generational conflict with unpredictable consequences.
 

Underneath their typical and charming French family appearance, each member hides dark secrets and unfathomable motives.
 

The grandfather is growing old and the little party in his honor may well be the last. Behind the scenes, rumors spread that he had a will drawn up, the content of which is still unknown.
 

 

Not exactly thrilled at the idea of returning to their native village to spend the day with their family, the player is mandated to investigate this mysterious will and determine who will come out on top.

Fête de famille (Family gathering) gives the player the opportunity to interact with their environment through multiple choices. They can explore and influence the family reunion for better or worse.

A seemingly insignificant choice may very well change the relationship between the family members for good

 
Fête de famille (family gathering) will be available in 2022 for iOS and Android.

A game from Atomic raccoon, written by ACTEZERO (Anthony Jauneaud), developped by kilosaurus, illustrated by Geoffroy Monde, animated by la Mécanique du plastique, with a soundtrack from Colorswap studio, published and co-produced by ARTE France.

More information on the dedicated discord server.



About ARTE


Founded in 1992, ARTE is a European public cultural television channel and a digital network focusing on creation and innovation. Over the past ten years, ARTE has co-produced a number of interactive creations such as the games Type:Rider, Homo Machina, Vectronom, The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature and Bury Me, My Love. More information on the official website and the Twitter page of Arte Interactif.



About Atomic Raccoon


Atomic Raccoon has been founded in 2016 to create bold, provocative games, with a different approach of game design. 49-3 is their first game for mobile, a satirical text-based game about the French labor law riots. The game was positively received both by critics and the public. 3 years later, the studio released Racedirun for Switch, a puzzle racer played by more than 150 000 people. Today, Atomic Raccoon studio works with an artists collective on Fête de Famille, a game that tells the story of a family reunion where everything goes wrong.

About Kilosaurus
 

Kilosaurus is a Marseille based development studio co-created in 2016 by Lucas Curci and Bastien Stefani. Kilosaurus The core business of kilosaurus is to solve technical problems related to digital creation, between code and creation