Software:Backbone (video game)
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Short description: 2021 video game
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| Developer(s) | EggNut |
| Publisher(s) | Raw Fury |
| Director(s) | Aleksandra Korabelnikova |
| Designer(s) | Alexander Kolchin |
| Programmer(s) | Nikita Danshin Artem Pisarev Diana Stolyrova |
| Artist(s) | Toma Klepinina Kristina Dashevskaya Kirill Simonenko Julia Migacheva |
| Writer(s) | Danny Wadeson |
| Composer(s) | Nikita Danshin |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | 8 June 2021
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Backbone is a noir role-playing indie video game developed by EggNut and published by Raw Fury. It was released for Microsoft Windows in June 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in October 2021, and on Nintendo Switch in February 2022.[1][2] A prequel, titled Tails: The Backbone Preludes, was released in February 2023 on Windows.[3]
Plot
Set in a dystopian version of Vancouver , Canada populated by anthropomorphic creatures, Backbone follows Howard Lotor, a raccoon and private detective tasked with solving mysteries.[4][5]
Reception
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The game was awarded with the Gran Prix, Best PC Game and Best Art categories at the DevGAMM Unreal Engine competition in Minsk, Belarus ,[13][14] and with the Best Indie Game Award at the Strasbourg European Film Festival in France .[13]
References
- ↑ (in en) Backbone | Switch Release Date Announcement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOkmYdf6K2c, retrieved 19 January 2022
- ↑ Warner, Noelle (19 January 2022). "Narrative noir game Backbone is sneaking its way onto Switch". https://www.destructoid.com/narrative-noir-game-backbone-sneaking-onto-nintendo-switch/.
- ↑ "Tails: The Backbone Preludes - Official Launch Trailer". 2 February 2023. https://www.ign.com/videos/tails-the-backbone-preludes-official-launch-trailer.
- ↑ Iwaniuk, Phil (2 September 2021). "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/sep/02/backbone-review-raccoon-pi-noir-adventure.
- ↑ Jackson, Lara (18 August 2021). "Backbone Player Solves Puzzle Using a Famous Gaming Cheat Code". Screen Rant. https://screenrant.com/backbone-puzzle-solved-cheat-code-0451-tattoo/.
- ↑ "Backbone for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/backbone.
- ↑ "Backbone for PlayStation 5 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/backbone.
- ↑ "Backbone review | Aces high". 12 September 2021. https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/backbone.
- ↑ Handley, Zoey (12 September 2021). "Review: Backbone". https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-backbone/.
- ↑ Argyros, Caitlin (12 September 2021). "Backbone". https://www.rpgfan.com/review/backbone/.
- ↑ Jarrard, Chris (12 September 2021). "Backbone review: Anthropomorphic apathy". https://www.shacknews.com/article/125386/backbone-review-anthropomorphic-apathy.
- ↑ "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist | Aces high". 12 September 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/sep/02/backbone-review-raccoon-pi-noir-adventure.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Backbone — noir dystopian adventure". https://backbone.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/project_updates?page=3.
- ↑ "Backbone won Best Art and Best PC Game and BEST GAME at unreal engine contest in Minsk! THANK YOU". https://twitter.com/backbonegame/status/1197888963844984833.
Further reading
- Bell, Alice (2021-06-08). "Backbone review: it's not what you expect, but hot damn is it pretty". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/backbone-review.
- Lee, Jonathan (2021-06-09). "Backbone: The Kotaku Review" (in en-us). Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/backbone-the-kotaku-review-1847057851.
- Korabelnikova, Aleksandra (27 October 2021). "Creating the anthropomorphic world of Backbone, coming to PS4 and PS5". PlayStation Blog. https://blog.playstation.com/2021/10/27/creating-the-anthropomorphic-world-of-backbone-coming-to-ps4-and-ps5/. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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