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Move over Pentiment, this gorgeous medieval platformer has fully embroidered animationsScarlet Deer Inn’s hand-stitched villagers run around painted backgrounds
Scarlet Deer Inn’s hand-stitched villagers run around painted backgrounds
Image credit:Attu Games
Image credit:Attu Games
Scarlet Deer Inn TrailerWatch on YouTube
Scarlet Deer Inn Trailer
The blend of paint and embroidery compliments the folkloric setting very nicely. It almost reminds me of how wellPentiment’s scribblingmanuscriptartwork accompanied its medieval setting, although the effect seems a lot more whimsical in this case.
OnTwitter, one of the developers Eva Navratilova admitted that “it could easily be done with some shaders or simply painted in PS.” Why go through the effort of threading, scanning, and animating then? “It’s the main reason we make games,” Navratilova explained, “to have fun trying different stuff.” Embroidery is a pretty relaxing pastime anyway, so why not make a game while you’re at it? (Aside from the headache of actually, y’know, making a game.)
Attu Games have previously released one other game on Steam: the similarly hand-drawn medieval adventureFeudal Alloy, an action adventure that sees you control a sword-swinging, fish-controlled robot, naturally.
Sadly, there’s no release window yet for Scarlet Deer Inn, but it’ll launch on PC and Switch when it’s ready. You can wishlist iton Steamright now.
