Lightmap
Episode
186

UNPACKING is an indie puzzler with heart and a personal story for developers Wren and Tim

Unpacking is a journey of finding where things belong and along the way finding where you belong from Queensland's Witch Beam.

December 13, 2021 6:45 AM

UNPACKING is a pixel art puzzle game tasks you with simply sorting items from boxes into rooms all the while telling a story of a woman's life.

Wren Brier & Tim Dawson from Witch Beam join us to share about how they have injected emotion and spirit into their little organisational puzzle game which is entirely environmental storytelling.

Lightmap is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

Unpacking
Witch Beam
Some good ninja stuff, good samurai stuff, it took them a long time to get here but boy I'm glad they did.
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Pros:
  • Naoe feels like the old assassins from previous games
  • Yasuke definitely doesn't, which is very welcome change
  • Absolutely stunning world that feels busy and lived in
Cons:
  • Maybe the world actually might be too big?
  • It's an evolution not a revolution, if you've bounced off Assassin's Creed in the past this doesn't break the mold.
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Unpacking

PC
SWITCH
XBOX SERIES X|S
PlayStation 5
Developer:
Witch Beam
Publisher:
Humble Games
Release Date:
November 2, 2021
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