Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game Nominated As a Finalist in the IndieCade Awards
Independent games publisher Versus Evil in partnership with multi award winning development studio Mad About Pandas is pleased to announce that the atmospheric first-person mystery game, Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game has been nominated for The Narrative Game Award in the IndieCade Awards 2021. The Narrative Game Award celebrates accomplishment and innovation in the emergent art of interaction driven narrative.
“We’re more than pleased to be nominated for The Narrative Game Award,” said Mad About Pandas Managing and Creative Director, Patrick Rau. “This nomination is an affirmation of our work and our accomplishments with a story driven game. We’re very excited that Hitchhikers emotional narrative is worthy of the IndieCade nomination.” He added.
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory. As a hitchhiker with no memory or destination, you catch a series of rides across a strange and beautiful landscape, tracking the mysterious disappearance of a person close to you.
In addition, all IndieCade 2021 Nominated Games are also eligible for the following five awards:
IndieCade Jury Prix
IndieCade Grand Jury
IndieCade Developers Choice
Innovation in Interaction Design
Innovation in Experience Design
Awards Ceremony October 24 @ 12 Noon Pacific