Confessions of an Indie Game Developer
As you may already know, we released the Mac port of Osmos a little over a week ago, which was done by our good friend, Aaron Barksy. Aaron makes a damn fine homebrew, is an intrepid outdoor adventurer, and — as it turns out — is an awesome and dedicated developer to boot. Little did […]
Mac Osmos Release
We’re excited to announce that the Mac version of Osmos is now available! Our Mac-guru (and fine backcountry skiier), Mr Aaron Barsky has done a bang-up job on the port, and it’s been running smoothly on a wide variety of machines. Our “official” minimum requirements for the port are: Mac OS X 10.4 or newer, […]
VGA Nomination (and voting): Best Independent Game
Dear Motes, It has been an unbelievable year. The amount of recognition Osmos has received over the past six months is blowing our minds. Here’s the latest: Osmos has been nominated for “best independent game” in Spike’s annual video game awards, alongside ThatGameCompany’s Flower, Twisted Pixel’s ‘Splosion Man, and RedLynx’s Trials HD. Incredible. It is […]
We <3 IndieCade
Last weekend was the festival and conference known as IndieCade. In previous years it piggybacked on top of a few other shows, including Siggraph and E3; but this was IndieCade’s first ever standalone festival. And what an amazing time it was. The location, a beautiful pocket around a hotel in Culver City, was warm and […]
Thanks… and Interviews
Well, it’s been just over a month since we released Osmos, and what a ride it’s been so far! We just want to take a moment to thank everyone who’s gotten (and hopefully enjoyed!) the game, and in particular those who have helped spread the word — by mouth, email and blogs. We really appreciate […]
Osmos gets glowing reviews from JayIsGames, A.V.Club, others…
Another week and the glowing Osmos reviews continue to flood in. A sampling: 4.8/5 – “I believe I’ve run out of adjectives to describe this game. From start to end, it is a fluid mass of gaming goodness… I can say nothing better than go, go now and purchase this game. I think you’ll find […]
A PAXing we will go…
Excitement is in the air as we prepare to converge on PAX! Dave, Andy and I will all be at our booth as part of the PAX 10, showing Osmos to friends, fans and press. In fact, this will be the first time that the three of us are in the same place at the […]
The reviews are in: Osmos is a 'Must Buy!'
Lots of great Osmos reviews and coverage have been flooding in: “beyond doubt, a work of genius… a relaxing, meditative experience about going with the flow… very ethereal feel to the design… It all adds up to something otherworldly and just . . . incredible.” –GameAndPlayer.net 8.5/10 – Editor’s Choice Award – “a beautiful, absorbing […]
Bytejacker Love
We just watched the latest episode of Bytejacker and are stoked. These guys have been producing top-notch coverage and reviews on independant games for some time now, and they just gave Osmos the full treatment. Awesome. With their combination of video footage and voice-over, they’ve captured and presented the essence of Osmos amazingly well. Head […]