Unmaze now available for iOS and Android

Unmaze, both a video game and an interactive tale, now available for iOS and Android

The latest game from ARTE, Upian and Hiver prod uses the light sensor to rethink interactivity

ARTE, publisher and co-producer, Upian and Hiver prod, co-producers, are pleased to announce that their narrative video game Unmaze is now available on iOS and Android. The first chapter is free to download, the rest of the game is available for 4,49€ / 3.99$ / 3.99£.

In Unmaze, the player takes on the role of Ariadne as she attempts to guide her withdrawn younger brother Asterion and her detached but charismatic lover Theseus out of the labyrinth, both of whom have been missing for several days.

With a mysterious crystal in hand, the player can visualize the map of the labyrinth, but also discuss with each of the characters and help them make the right choices in the face of the dangers of the maze.

Unmaze interacts with the ambient light thanks to the light sensor of the phone. If the players place their phone in the dark, they interact with Asterion. In the light, on the other hand, they can follow Theseus during his exploration of the labyrinth.

But the player can only follow one character at a time. If one of them is left behind, he will continue to wander alone in the labyrinth. With each change of light, the story changes, and each choice made by the player can have dramatic consequences for the characters.

“For Asterion and Theseus, the encounter with the Minotaur becomes an initiation test,” explains Nicolas Pelloille-Oudart, the game’s designer, “and it is the player’s choices that will determine their fate: who will be the monster, who will become the hero?”

Throughout the 6 chapters of Unmaze, the player will have to balance his time between each character in order to hopefully succeed in saving them both.

Unmaze is available now on iOS and Android, the first chapter is playable for free.

First chapter playable for free

• A new gameplay based on light and shadow
• A contemporary adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur and the labyrinth
• Actions that directly influence the course of the story
• 8 alternative endings according to the player’s choices
• 6 chapters and 10 labyrinths to explore
• A dark and hypnotizing atmosphere

An interactive fable by Frédéric Jamain and Nicolas Pelloille-Oudart, written with Thomas Cadène, the author of the comics Été, Fluide, Alt-Life… and illustrated by Florent Fortin.

Produced by UPIAN, HIVER PROD, edited and co-produced by ARTE, European TV and digital cultural channel. With the support of the CNC, MEDIA EUROPE CREATIVE, RÉGION ILE-DE-FRANCE, LA PROCIREP, la SACEM.

More information about Unmaze on the game’s twitter page, and also on the dedicated Discord server.

About ARTE  

Founded in 1992, ARTE is a European public cultural television channel and a digital network focusing on creation and innovation. Over the past ten years, ARTE has co-produced a number of interactive creations such as the games Type:Rider, Homo Machina, Vectronom, The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature and Bury Me, My Love. More information on the official website and the Twitter page of Arte Interactif.

About Hiver prod

Founded by Nicolas Pelloille-Oudart and Frédéric Jamain, Hiver Prod develops and produces narrative video games and experiences for new media. In parallel, the company produces content for advertising agencies and web agencies, and offers its services in game design and narrative design for video games and virtual reality experiences.

About Upian  

UPIAN is a creative studio specialized in web design and websites developmet for media and institutions (L’Equipe, Beaux Arts, Street Press, Usbek et Rica, Philharmonie de Paris…). Upian is also an interactive production company that has developed projects in the field of journalism, politics, documentary and fiction. Upian has notably produced Gaza-Sderot (2008), Prison Valley (2010), Alma (2012), Generation What (2016), Gagner sa vie (2018) but also FAQ, the weekly edition of ARTE on Snapchat. Most of the projects have been co-produced with Arte, France Télévisions and international digital broadcasters. Upian has produced mobile fiction experiences like Affaires sensibles (2015) or A l’ombre du mur (2016) and Unmaze is its first video game

Source:ArteFrance