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Tag: Unpacking

Task-based games rooted in productivity are the new, accessible path forward in indie games like Unpacking, Overcooked, and Among Us.
Opinion

Task-Based Games Are Making It Easy for Anyone to Love Games Again

I have an odd love of putting away the dishes in my kitchen. I don’t mind scrubbing down the shower and will pick ...
By Jeff LeveneDecember 30, 2022
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Design Delve

Talking with Unpacking Developers About Designing 2021’s Coziest Game

In this episode of Design Delve, Marty Sliva and JM8 interview Wren Brier and Tim Dawson, the Witch Beam developers behind Unpacking, about ...
By Marty SlivaFebruary 11, 2022
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Extra Punctuation

What the Hell Happened to Mobile Gaming? – Extra Punctuation

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee discusses how indie hit Unpacking was mercilessly ripped off and cloned and how it is reflective of ...
By Yahtzee CroshawFebruary 3, 2022
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Video Series

2021 Roundup of Games I Didn’t Review – Zero Punctuation

This week in Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee discusses a roundup of 2021 video games he didn’t review, like Unpacking, Eastward, and Tales of Arise. ...
By Yahtzee CroshawJanuary 12, 2022
The Takeaway

Games Don’t Need Depth to Be Deep

This week on The Takeaway, Marty looks at a number of games that use simple mechanics to provide deep experiences, like Solar Ash and Unpacking ...
By Marty SlivaDecember 6, 2021
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Column

Unpacking Is Environmental Storytelling at Its Most Literal

Moving house might seem like a strange premise for a video game. The building of boxes, the weeks of packing, the living in ...
By Andrei PechalinNovember 17, 2021
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Review in 3 Minutes

Unpacking Review in 3 Minutes – A Polished Zen Puzzle Experience

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game from Witch Beam in which you unpack an unseen character’s belongings across a series of house moves. ...
By Elise AveryNovember 1, 2021
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