Factsheet
Developer:
the whale husband
Based in The United States
Release date:
10 August, 2015
Website:
store.steampowered.com/app/387860
Regular Price:
| USD | $0.00 |
Description
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay.
History
Jesse has been making games since he was ten years old (he's thirty now), but the static speaks my name was his first major release. He made it while living at home in Florida, being depressed, and trying to figure out what the fuck to do with his life. He put the game online, hoping to get at least 50 people to play it and give him feedback. To this date it has been played more than 450,000 times and has 15-20 million views on YouTube.
Features
- An interactive shrimp tank.
Videos
Trailer YouTube
Jacksepticeye playing 'static' YouTube
Images
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Awards & Recognition
- "The review of 'static' was one of Kotaku's 100 most popular articles of 2015" 1 January, 2016
- "One of The Washington Post's top ten games of 2015" 1 December, 2015
Selected Articles
- "...was a total gut punch. I didn't have any words when the experience was over... It's been in my head for days"
- Patrick Klepek, Kotaku - "In less than 20 minutes The Static Speaks My Name manages to be dark, sad, funny and disturbing"
- Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Rock, Paper, Shotgun - "A 10-minute game that will stay with you for weeks...The beauty of Barksdale’s work is in capturing the creeping unease that can come from wanting other people’s lives to make too much sense."
- Michael Thomsen, The Washington Post - "A short and unforgettable experience... Full of surprises, great attention to detail and dark humor"
- Calum Fraser, Alpha Beta Gamer
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Official Merchandise
Buy t-shirts, posters, and mugs with art from the game .
About the whale husband
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A two-person independent video games studio.
More information
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the static speaks my name Credits
Jesse Barksdale
Design, art, and programming
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks