Factsheet

Developer:
Twirlbound
Based in Breda, The Netherlands

Release date:
October 10th 2019

Platforms:
Steam
GOG
Kartridge
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4

Website:
/pine-game.com

Regular Price:

$25

Description

Pine is an open world action adventure simulation game. Set in the beautiful world of Albamare, you take on the role of Hue, a smart young adult who will have to explore, trade and fight his way through a stirring ecology filled with creatures much smarter than humans.

History

After the release of With the Wind, it was time for something more ambitious. Founders Marc and Matthijs were playing around with the idea of an ecology that is authored by rules of its own, without the player's involvement. Could that work in a highly entertaining action adventure game, rather than a pure simulation game? The two started with their environment artist-friend Timo on the first concepts and looked for 'partners in crime' to join them for their graduation project, a game prototype that would eventually lead to their 2019 success released on multiple platforms.

Features

  • A seamless open world to explore, filled to the brim with secrets, puzzles and collectibles
  • A smart simulated ecology of species who fight each other over food and territory
  • A diverse cast of species to befriend or hinder through trading, talking, questing and fighting
  • An engaging, physical combat system that feels different in every fight
  • A sweeping story of a human tribe at the bottom of the food chain, struggling for survival

Videos

Pine - Official Gameplay Trailer YouTube

Pine - Official Nintendo Switch Trailer YouTube

Pine - Official PlayStation 4 Trailer YouTube

Pine - Official Teaser Trailer YouTube


Images

download all screenshots & photos as .zip (114MB)
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download logo files as .zip (1MB)
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logo

Awards & Recognition

  • "Winner of 6 Game Bakery awards including Best Game, Best Art and Best Tech" Game Bakery Awards 2020, Groningen
  • "Winner at the Unity Awards 2016 for Best Student Project" Los Angeles, November 2016
  • "Nomination for a Dutch Game Award for Best Student Art Direction" Utrecht, September 2016
  • "Winner of the publicly voted Unity Award at Indievelopment 2016" Utrecht, May 2016
  • "Highest rated Collective campaign ever" Square Enix Collective, October 2016
  • "Official Selection Indie Prize Berlin" Berlin, February 2017

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Original Soundtrack
Listen now on Tumult Kollektiv's Bandcamp https://tumultkollektiv.bandcamp.com/album/pine.

Original Soundtrack - Vinyl
Or get the soundtrack on Vinyl! https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/pine-original-soundtrack-by-tumult-kollektiv.


About Twirlbound

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We craft colorful open world games with a lot of heart.

More information
More information on Twirlbound, our logo & relevant media are available here.


Pine Credits

Marc Peyré
Technical Director

Timo van Hugten
Art Director

Matthijs van de Laar
Creative Director

Martin Stuurwold
Lead Programmer

Pascal Vis
Lead Character Artist

Lukas Stolp
Lead Animator

Ilia Tonev
Lead Designer

Robin de Jong
(Freelancer) Art Support

Tumult Kollektiv
Full audio service


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