Viewfinder, Winner of Japan Game Awards 2024 Game Designers Award, Gets 65% off on Steam
The sale makes a game recognized for its design by a panel of top creators available at a reduced price through July 27.
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Viewfinder, the spatial puzzle game where photos become 3D objects, is 65% off on Steam until July 27, priced at 980 yen. Developed by Sad Owl Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing, the game won the Game Designers Award at the Japan Game Awards 2024, selected by eight creators including Masahiro Sakurai and Toby Fox for its creativity and novelty.
In Viewfinder, players take photos with an instant camera and place them in space to create 3D objects that alter the environment. The game is set in a mysterious world in the sky. Photos, paintings, sketches, and postcards can all be materialized, blurring the boundary between image and reality. The game won the Game Designers Award at the Japan Game Awards 2024, selected by eight creators including Masahiro Sakurai and Toby Fox for its creativity and novelty. The sale runs until July 27 on Steam, with the game priced at 980 yen instead of the regular 2,800 yen.
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