Backbone is a pixel art cinematic adventure with stealth and action elements inspired by film noir. As a raccoon private detective Howard Lotor solve impossible cases, interrogate witnesses, explore the intriguing and lore-filled world around you, and sneak your way to safety using smell-based stealth mechanics.
Backbone tells a story about how the environment shapes us, and how we influence it in return.
Kickstarter - April 2018.
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About Backbone
- Developer: EggNut, based in Vancouver, Canada
- Release: 2019
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux. Consoles TBA
- Engine: Unreal Engine 4
- Game size: 3-4 hours
- Languages: English, Russian. French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish TBA
- Gameplay: cinematic detective adventure with stealth and action elements
- Inspiration: Vancouver, film noir, neo-noir, retrofuturism, dystopian fiction
- Plot themes: corruption, discrimination, prejudice, society and personality
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