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We make pervasively narrative games. Made "Closer the Distance", a slice-of-life sim. Creators of the award-winning surveillance thriller series "Orwell."
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🚨 Closer the Distance is OUT NOW 🚨
The game we've poured our hearts and souls into over the last 4 years is here! We'd be very happy if you played it, spread the word, and maybe left an honest review.
Get it here:
Thank you so much!❤️
The Osmotics
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🚨 This is not a drill! 🚨
CLOSER THE DISTANCE IS COMING AUGUST 2ND
to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
🧑🤝🧑 Take care of lovable characters
❤️ Navigate complex relationships
🏡 Visit a picturesque village
🧵 Weave the threads of fate
Wishlist on Steam:
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Surprise! We're looking for a Narrative Designer / Writer (f/m/d) to work with us on our unannounced new game! 🔏
And the best thing? You can work with us from ANYWHERE! 🌍🌏🌎
All the details:
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Uhhh, is that Closer the Distance at the top of New and Trending?? 😭
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🎮Are you a content creator or journalist and would potentially like to make a stream, let's play or review of Closer the Distance?
📧 Please reach out to us via info (AT) osmoticstudios (DOT) com!
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✨Shiny new Story Trailer for Closer the Distance!✨
Wishlist and follow the game on Steam 🏘️:
Please like and share! Thank you! 😊
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Announcing our upcoming game
CLOSER THE DISTANCE
~ Welcome to Yesterby. ~
published by
@skyboundgames
#CloserTheDistance
#TheMixShowcase
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Hey!
If you played Closer the Distance, please leave a review for the game on Steam! It would mean a lot to us and really support us.
Thank you! ❤️
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Gamescom has started!! Come and find us at the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2!
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✨World, please meet Osmotic Studios! ✨
(sadly we're missing Konstantin in this one)
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Is that a 'universal acclaim' we're seeing for the user score? 🥹
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Many A True Nerd is doing a Let's Play on
@Orwell_Game
! 😱
Orwell is a game about a nightmare dystopia where privacy means nothing - and you get to be the bad guy...
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The indie game we're making and three of the inspirations behind it.
The indie game I'm making and three of the inspirations behind it.
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We survived Gamescom (barely)! 🥳
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Wow, Adventure Game Hotspot reviewed Closer the Distance and awards it 88%.👀 We're honored!
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Closer the Distance is on the Steam front page now 🥳
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It's
#PitchYaGame
! Closer the Distance is a story-driven life-sim where you:
🧑🤝🧑 Take care of lovable characters
❤️ Navigate complex relationships
🏡 Visit a picturesque village
🧵 Weave the threads of fate
Wishlist now:
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Proud to announce
@Orwell_Game
(Orwell: Ignorance is Strength) is nominated for two German Game Developer Awards at
@entwicklerpreis
for "Best Story" and "Best Indie Game"!
Congrats to everyone nominated,
@tweetingwoods
,
@FARtheGame
,
@paintbucket_de
,
@MimimiProd
,
@daedalic
! :)
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In our upcoming game "Closer the Distance", a narrative life-sim, you will:
🧑🤝🧑Help loveable characters
❤️Navigate complex relationships
🏡Visit a picturesque village
🧵Weave the fabric of fate
Wishlist now:
#indiedev
#gamedev
#IndieGameDev
#IndieDevs
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Orwell is NOW available on the
@Apple
🍎App Store!
Get the game:
We've put a lot of effort into making the game as good as we possibly can on mobile. Please help us with a retweet, play the game and leave a nice review if you like it!😊 Thanks! ❤️
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We're very honored to announce that Closer the Distance will be part of the BFI London Film Festival 2024 as part of the LFF Expanded Programme!
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+++ ORWELL IS COMING TO A LANGUAGE NEAR YOU +++
We've worked hard on it and it's about time to announce that Orwell will be fully localized into German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese!
AND even better, YOU can aid us in bringing the game to YOUR language:
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We are very happy to announce that
@Orwell_Game
: Ignorance is Strength will be releasing from February 22 across three bi-weekly episodes!
#ProtectTheNation
#gamedev
#indiedev
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Less than a week now and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
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~~ ORWELL LOCALIZATIONS IN 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 WILL ARRIVE ON SEPTEMBER 30! ~~
The update will be FREE for all owners of the game throughout platforms and also include a community localization in Portuguese (Brazil) and many improvements! 🚀RTs appreciated!
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Is... is that a
@noclipvideo
podcast / video about... Closer the Distance? 😱
On the Crewcast we highlight the new thirst-person shooter The Crush House, British cartoon-slapformer Thank Goodness, You're Here!, Sims-like narrative game Closer the Distance, and finally Stellar Blade!
Watch:
Listen:
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Hey
#PitchYaGame
!
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim with a fully simulated village of 14 characters. Take on the role of the recently deceased Angela and guide the people left behind in the remote Yesterby.
Wishlist on Steam:
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Yeah, okay, the visual scripting of Quantic Dream's games is admittedly complex, but have you ever wondered what the structure of an episode of
@Orwell_Game
looks like?
@articydraft
#gamedev
#indiedev
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Our indie game and the number of words in it:
Closer the Distance
79,294 words
9,046 voice lines (times 2 for English and German)
Our indiegame and the number of words in it:
Cat Detective: Albert Wilde, Quantum P.I.
65.000 words
1000 Voice Over lines
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Orwell is finally heading to mobile devices! 📲🥳
Pry into the online lives of target persons and protect The Nation from your couch or on train! 👁️
The game will release on 🍎iOS on March 31. An 🤖Android release will follow later.
#ios
#MobileGame
#gaming
#GamingNews
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We couldn't be more happy to announce
@MtildeMusic
&
@felixbarbarino
have joined our team to work on everything audio for our upcoming game! 🥳🎶
You can hear some of their awesome work on their YouTube channel:
#GameDev
#IndieGames
#GameAudio
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#SteamNextFest
has ended! Thank you so much for everyone who played our demo! 🙏 We hope you enjoyed it! We had a blast hearing all your kind comments! 😊
If you couldn't find the time so far, the demo is still available!
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"I wish I could reach into my screen and hug these characters"
@VG247
rates Closer the Distance 5/5 stars 🤩
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ODDADA, the game our audio gourmet
@MathildeSound
made together with
@SvenAhlgrimm
is OUT NOW!!
Go buy this gem of a musical toybox and playfully create fantastic pieces of music! 🎶🏘️
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We are over the moon to be a part of the spectacular 2023
@IndieArenaBooth
lineup with Closer the Distance. Can't wait to meet you all at gamescom and show you around Yesterby!
#iab2023
#gamescom2023
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Our composer Felix made awesome music that adapts to the time of day! 🎶
Every in-game track in
@osmoticstudios
#closerthedistance
also has a corresponding "night" version, where synthesizers slowly replace the guitars in the evening 🌒
The night plays a special role in the game, so the music adapts to this mood 🎶
Thx
@VanessaZeeb
for the art ✨
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It's
#TrailerTuesday
and
#NextFest
at the same time! 😵💫
Watch the trailer and try the Closer the Distance demo to:
🧑🤝🧑 Take care of lovable characters
❤️ Navigate complex relationships
🏡 Visit a picturesque village
🧵 Weave the threads of fate
👉
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ICYMI: We just announced our next game "Closer the Distance", a slice-of-life sim, published by
@skyboundgames
. 🏘️⛪️🎸
Coming soon!
Wishlist now on Steam :
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We have launched! Repeat, we have launched!
@Orwell_Game
: Ignorance is Strength Episode 1: Thesis is OUT NOW!
#ProtectTheNation
#indiedev
#gamedev
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Closer the Distance has been nominated alongside 14 great games like ODDADA and 1000xResist at the Indie Game Contest! 🥳 We're honored!
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Whoooo!! Closer the Distance won the Animated Games Award by
@itfs
! 🥳 Thanks so much! Congrats to all the winners and nominees of the festival! ❤️
You can find some happy game devs below 👇
(Image credit: ITFS/Reiner Pfisterer)
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W T F
We can't believe what Gabe Newell said first (!) when he was asked what he played (and liked) last year. 😱😱😱😱😱😱
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We're super happy that so many are hyped to play Ignorance is Strength and have already picked up the game. It means a lot to us!
Thanks so much for that! <3
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@daedalic
Droggelbecher. Droggelbecher. Droggelbecher.
(Nope, not a real Droggelbecher mode, just testing something. ;-) )
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(German only) Habt ihr schon unseren deutschen Trailer für Closer the Distance gesehen? 🤩
Closer the Distance ist komplett auf Deutsch jetzt erhältlich:
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Is this still working? 👀
We are making Closer the Distance, a story-based life-sim in the style of The Sims meeting Life is Strange. Can we haz likes plz? 🙏
#gamedev
#indiedev
#indiegame
#unity
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✨ Meet the Residents - Laul ✨
Laul is strictly speaking not a resident of Yesterby, but a traveling musician drawn to the village after he finds something that belonged to Angela. Now he and his loyal dog Torm set out to return what has been lost - and spark hope in Yesterby
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Inhale 😗
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Exhale 😮💨
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We're super happy to announce that
@gamecityHamburg
will support the prototype for our next game codenamed "A Most Honorable Bunch" with funding! 🙏
Yep, we're already working on our game after Closer the Distance, that's game dev for you. 😅
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We're nominated for five German Developer Awards with
@Orwell_Game
! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?! :D
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Getting back to work after the Easter break be like
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This year our team has been hard at work on our next title, Closer the Distance.
In order to create a unique life-sim game with an impactful narrative and a high level of polish on multiple platforms, we have decided to give it more time and are now planning to release in 2024.
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"Out of all the demos I tried during Steam Next Fest, this is the one I’ve been thinking about the longest, and it’s the one I spent the most time in. Please don’t sleep on Closer the Distance"
Wow! Thank you so much,
@thegamerwebsite
!
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What if we told you
our next game was something veeeery different to Orwell
but then again maybe not so different after all?
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Forget Hive and Mastodon. How about we all move to an app called "Orwell". It's, uhm, it's a social network with, uh, much higher security standards.
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🍞 Closer the Distance is part of the Games Baked in Germany showcase on Steam 🥨
Take a bite of the demo or taste some of the many many other delicious games taking part!
Guten Appetit! 😋
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At
#gamescom2023
? Come by our booth, say hi and play Closer the Distance! 😊
You can find us at the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2.
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There's a looong article on
@Orwell_Game
in the newest issue of
@MakingGames_de
thanks to
@Mel__Tea
!
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Internal screaming intensifies 😱
Experience Conny's story in rebuilding the people of Yesterby in two weeks.
"Closer the Distance" is coming to Steam, PS5, and XBOX Series S/X on August 2nd. Wishlist now on Steam.
@osmoticstudios
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"Closer the Distance takes the theme of grief and uses it to construct a wonderful narrative and an intelligent gameplay approach."
GoodisaGeek (
@GodisaGeek
) awards Closer the Distance a 9/10!! 🥰
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✨ Meet the Residents - River ✨
River is Angela's best friend and finds herself in a predicament: She is the newly appointed manager of the Boat Lodge's development. The project could solve Yesterby's financial troubles - but it appears that Angela never wanted it to happen.
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Cassandra is partying, 2017 is almost over, and we are calling it a year. Thanks everyone for making it so wonderful for us!
We hope you can enjoy some peace and quiet in the coming days and have good start into 2018. Happy Holidays! 🎄
Mel, Michael and Daniel from Osmotic
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Congrats to all the nominees of
@entwicklerpreis
:
@Piranha_Bytes
,
@Deck13_de
,
@daedalic
,
@studiofizbin
,
@GoodwolfStudio
and all the others!
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If this isn't the best mail we ever got, we don't know what is.
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Glad to be working on a new Orwell game!
ⓘ Official sources stated that this is false and misleading.
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Super stoked to welcome Philipp (on the right) as new Osmotic team member. 😊 He will support us on future protects with his programming superpowers! 💻
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The soundtrack for Closer the Distance by the great
@felixbarbarino
& Rory Charles is now available on YouTube.
Sit back, unwind and immerse yourself in the emotional tunes of Yesterby! 🎸🎶
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Two team members are joining Osmotic Studios: Vanessa joins the team as Art Director. The second new team member is Alex, who joins as Scripter and Tester. We’re very happy to have both of you on board!
Learn more about our new team members here:
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Thank you for this lovely 9/10 review,
@XboxAddicts
!
Closer the Distance - Review
How much of yourself do you sacrifice helping others deal with their feelings?
@osmoticstudios
@skyboundgames
#CloserTheDistance
#IndieGame
#Review
👪
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Very honored to be exhibiting Closer the Distance at Hamburg Games Conference! 😊Thanks,
@gamecityHamburg
!
Meet our 7 teams who will be part of our Road to
@hamburg_games
program. The teams will showcase their fantastic projects at the expo floor. Find out more:
@ACAS_Game
@ImpawsibleG
@Journey_BTEOTW
@WeTheValarii
@pipapogames
@osmoticstudios
@godcomplexgames
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Orwell investigators!
Assuming we were to make a new Orwell game - and I really mean *assuming* - what would you want to see in it? What did you like about the previous games and what didn't you?
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Now "Overwhelmingly positive" on recent Steam ratings for
@Orwell_Game
. Thanks so much everyone for leaving such nice reviews! <3
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We're very happy to announce that
@Orwell_Game
has been nominated for the "Innovation in Game" category by
@LudiciousFest
!
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EPISODE 3: SYNTHESIS OF
@ORWELL_GAME
IS OUT NOW!
Make sure your game client is updated to the newest version before launching.
One last, enormous thanks to you, our fans. Thank you all so much for playing, for getting into the episodic spirit, and for being so supportive!
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Orwell is part of the
@humble
Jumbo Bundle! Get the game by beating the average payment PLUS 20% off Orwell: Ignorance is Strength, as well as lot of other great games!
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✨ OUR DEMO IS LIVE ✨
Play Closer the Distance *right now* on Steam!
Download / wishlist here:
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Since no one mentioned they had found one of our Life is Strange references in
@Orwell_Game
, here's the solution to at least one of them. :)
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The cat is out of the bag! 🐈 We're part of the
@IndieArenaBooth
's amazing line-up, so we're gonna be at
@gamescom
!! Come by our booth and play Closer the Distance and many, many other wonderful games! 💜
Are you brave enough to seek guidance from the Queen of Indie? Behold, for she might just open the gates for you - and there's no turning back! ✨🤘
Indie Arena Booth is back at
@gamescom
2024 with 160+ fantastic and unique indie gems! We are beyond proud to finally share our
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Thoughts are free
Die Gedanken sind frei
Los pensamientos son libres
Les pensées sont libres
Мысли свободны
思想是自由的
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Our
#indiegame
pitch in 5 words.
"Sims meets Life is Strange."
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👁️ Observe
🤔 Interpret
⬆️ Upload
Orwell is now available as one of the first games on
@XboxGamePassPC
!
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✨ Meet the residents - Galya ✨
Galya is Yesterby’s doctor, a health fanatic and always strives to help others. As Leigh’s partner and Pia’s best friend, she often has trouble dividing her limited time between them.
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Leigh and Galya spend a lot of time in their greenhouses where they tend to the village's plants and flowers. 🌻🌹🪻
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What's the best way to spend release day? Watching people play your game, of course! 🍿
If you happen to stream Closer the Distance this Friday, let uns know! We're gonna come crashing your stream (if you want us to)! 😅
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Thank you so much for the nomination,
@AMazeFest
!!
Big shout out to the amazing women on our game:
@VanessaZeeb
, Lidija, Valeria,
@AnnikaCurts
,
@MathildeSound
, you're the best! 😊
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@OutBlueGames
@aeraquena
@alienmelon
@from_Yonder
@TomBoogaart
@Nico_Valdivia
@Robin_B
@thebillionaire
@indie_somi
@OFKband
@skkeyl
@gutefabrik
@alamodegames
@chloeyenlinglee
@lleon_779
@LowbirthGames
@oopsiedaisiesCH
@commonopera
@wingsfundme
// A MAZE. AWARDS 2024 //
Gender Diversity Award presented by WINGS
Nominee 1:
Closer the Distance by Osmotic Studios GmbH (Germany)
@osmoticstudios
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