The PAX Rising Showcase is smack dab in the middle of the Exhibit Hall, and it featured games curated by the PAX team. Naturally, it was packed, but I was more than happy to squeeze in and observe. The first one that caught my eye was Unwound, and I was grateful to bump into one of the creators behind the game.
Wirescribe Games is the studio behind Unwound, and this is how they describe their game:
You are an investigator sent to find the cause of a series of natural disasters affecting the sweet mines of Candy Island.
When a storm destroys your ship and strands you on the island, you must use found objects to build yourself up from a sentient ball of yarn, with new body parts changing how you navigate this strange and mysterious place.
Get involved in politics, join cults, uncover lost memories, make friends and break hearts — but figure out what’s causing Candy Island’s troubles before the whole place breaks apart.
-Wirescribe Games
The creator told me Unwound has been in creation for about 18 + months and made an appearance at PAX two years ago. There are two writers and two programmers on the team to date, and their favorite part of creating Unwound is the world-building. As a tiny character traversing a massive world (e.g. to us, a calculator fits in our hand, but the character is small enough to hop onto each individual button), there is much to explore. There is also a focus on quippy and interesting dialogue options, and the team hopes to have a 6-8 hour experience with a few different endings.
The colors and vibrant, and the characters are lovable. One was described as a “fuzzy blue ball of nervous energy”. Currently, the team is looking into music and sound design.
Check out the gameplay trailer below:
You can Wishlist Unwound on Steam here.
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