a narrative driven studio
Backfirewall_
Factsheet
Developer
Naraven Games
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Release date
January 30th, 2023
Platforms
Windows
PS4 / PS5
Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S Nintendo Switch (date TBD)
Website
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Regular Price
N/A
Description
Backfirewall_ is about a smartphone's OS that does not want to update.
You are an Update Assistant - the program tasked with said update - and OS9 will not leave you alone until you've crashed everything.
History
Backfirewall_ started as a 2h FMV among-friends project. Two and a half years later, look at it now.
Taxonomy & Features
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Laugh at tech jokes
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Solve clever puzzles
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Use cheat-codes to manipulate the environment
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Meet the entire population of the smartphone and get to love them
Trailer
Images and keycards
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
Selected Articles
Additional Links
About Naraven
Naraven Games is a wacky mixed breed of filmmakers and neuroscientists. Born of two moms and on Swiss soil, the studio is now spread over three continents and its members like to constantly joke about how weird it is that most of them have never met in real life.
The studio doesn’t plan on aquiring an office anytime soon, as remote work has proven to be the best soil for creativity.
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Team's favourite quote: "Next game we make a tinier game, yeah?"
Backfirewall credits
Julia Jean
Writing and creative direction
Adriana de Pesters
Lead programming
Lucie Robert
Game design
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Taychin Dunnvatanachit
Ricardo Amaral Accioly
Art
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Keval Narigara
Animation
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James Cody Lambert
Character art
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Phoebe Shalloway
Design & programming
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Klaudia Bronowicka
Additional programming
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Lola Robert
Production & PM
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Maxime Raymond
Fabio Baumgartner
Sound design
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Gregory Terlikowski
Teho
Music
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Nicolas Oberson (OS9)
Theo Debert / zarkflappysheep (Alex)
Cameron Rudin (PID003)
Tanner Rawlings / DobzDigital (Social Media F)
Sena Bryer (Cache Cleaner / Maintenance)
Dianna Conley (Music & Podcast)
Marta da Silva (Photos / Social Media T)
Gregory Vinciguerra (Unzipper)
Florence Wilder (Pixel)
Meli Grant (Social Media I)
Maud Laedermann (OS10)
Julie-Yara Atz (the User)
Contact
E-mail
info@naravengames.com
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Twitter
twitter.com/naravengames
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inspired by presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer)