Originally, I started working at Studio Fizbin to lead their client project division. But with Minute of Island‘s director moving over to Say No! More, the game needed a new director and Studio Fizbin tapped me to do it only a few months after joining the company.
The game had wonderful story beats and art direction, but was at that time struggling to find its footing and route to completion. This is where I came in and picked up the wonderful work the team did so far and pressed everything into a cohesive script. Building on their strengths and imagination I did guide our designers and artist towards a compelling narrative driven title.
Next to the script, which then was polished in collaboration with external writers, I was also responsible for planning animation and scene layouts, was animation supervisor, lead voice recording work, kept our amazing music composers on vision and developed content pipelines to make production happen on time, even during troubling corona times.
Being given the reigns on this project was an exciting ride and I am super thankful to Fizbin leadership and the team for the trust. Images above are from the released game, created by the Studio Fizbin team. Art direction Tim Gaedke.
Key Facts
released for PC and console
developed in UNITY
team size: around 20 people
genre: 2D platformer graphic adventure
BIG Festival Best Art 2022 (Nominee)
Aggie Awards 2021 – Best Writing Drama (Winner)
ITFS Animated Game Awards Germany 2022 (Winner)
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Best German Game 2021 (Nominee)
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Best Sound 2021 (Winner)
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Best Visuals 2021 (Nominee)
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Best Story 2021 (Nominee)
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Best Indie Game 2021 (Nominee)
LudoNarraCon Showcase 2021 (Official Selection)
Digital Dragons Indie Celebration 2021 (Finalist)
IndieCade Visual Design Award 2020 (Nominee)
IWOCon 2020 (Official Selection)
Guerrilla Collective Showcase June 2020
The Escapists Showcase June 2020
Independent Games Festival Excellence in Visual Art 2020 (Honorable Mention)
id@Xbox Spotlight April 2020
Indie MEGABOOTH PAX East Showcase 2020 (Official Selection)
Indie MEGABOOTH PAX West Showcase 2019 (Official Selection)
Gamescom Indie Award 2019 (Nominee)
Rock Paper Shotgun Bestest Best 2021
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