Like this:
https://store.steampowered.com/search?term=moomin

The main two games are Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth and Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley. Not trying to sound like a shill or anything, but it looks like they’re discounted for the next nine days. Me, I’m trying to decide which one I might want to buy, and so far I’m shading towards the first. I mean, I like to read !moomin@sopuli.xyz as often as I can, and Snufkin hasn’t appeared there yet, and that’s how that works.


https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3256150/f17685012ab6062858ed94e2f5338e08256d7e61/ss_f17685012ab6062858ed94e2f5338e08256d7e61.1920x1080.jpg

Most of the other titles there seem to be free downloads accessible when you buy one of the two above. Then you can grab artbooks, soundtracks & various expansions as you like. Now, little of this would matter much if the games were crap, but looking at the reviews, they’re both popular and critically-appreciated games. *phew*


https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1808680/ss_de3102a99281141312f2ab5888a581565e4877cf.1920x1080.jpg

The other two titles seem to be slated for release later this year. Moomin Adventure is something for VR goggles (which I don’t have) and Moomin: Midsummer Madness looks like a sequel to the “Winter” game.


https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4463520/4e0cdeffef7077dc4e752c62a764a6806dc72dc3/ss_4e0cdeffef7077dc4e752c62a764a6806dc72dc3.1920x1080.jpg

Honestly, the last time I tried a BD-themed game like these, I got bored fast. I think it was a Tintin-game (“Empire of the Sun” maybe?) that tried to walk in the footsteps of LucasArts games such as the Indiana Jones adventures. That said, the SCUMM model has pretty much aged out for me, and a prefer point-n-click games now. Which these might well be, but I’ll have to look more closely…


https://mixnmojo.com/galleries/full/full20070704172351.jpg

  • inlandempire@jlai.luEnglish
    8·
    27 days ago

    Melody of Moomin Valley was sweet, highly recimmend, Sigur Ros participated in the soundtrack!

  • supersquirrel@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    27 days ago

    Any time someome mentions an indie game, they are such labors of love it never feels like shilling to me personally, it only feels bad if the game looks scammy or like an asset flip.

    Thank you for sharing!

    • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialOPMEnglish
      3·
      27 days ago

      And the game (“Snufkin,” anyway) seems to be Norwegian-produced, so there’s that.

      I guess the biggest issue I run in to with indie games is that they can arrive in surprisingly unfinished states, or might be an early-access game that promises more, then gets abandoned. But then, that’s what reviews are for…

      Welcome! :D