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Backbone and The Longest Road on Earth are Getting New Console Ports

The Longest Road on Earth arrives on all consoles next week, and Backbone lands on Switch next month

January 19, 2022

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Author: Raw Fury Games

The Longest Road on Earth is Coming to Consoles

  Stockholm, Sweden [January 19, 2022] – The soothing greyscale pixel art and enchanting music of The Longest Road on Earth will be landing on consoles early next week on Thursday, January 27. Originally released on PC in May of 2021 this title tells everyday stories which focus on the beauty of the mundane found in the world around us though four wordless chapters. The meaning behind each story is completely open to personal interpretation. With minimal controls and no fail state, anyone can pick up this game and instantly get lost in the artwork and the over 20 original tracks created specifically for each scene.

The Longest Road on Earth is coming to PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X next Thursday with a price of $9.99USD/£7.99GBP/JP¥1010.

Developer Info:
Brainwash Gang is a small team of underground Spanish game makers. The team has created Nongunz, Grotto and The Longest Road on Earth, and are currently working on Laika: Aged through Blood, and more. Arturo Monedero (TLR Games) is also part of the team who helped with the production and narrative design for The Longest Road on Earth.

  Backbone Arrives on Nintendo Switch Next Month   Take the narrative detective adventure with you beginning February 9   Finally, bring your existential crisis on the go. Developer Eggnut and publisher Raw Fury have announced that Backbone is coming to the Nintendo Switch on February 9. All languages released last fall will also be playable on Switch, including English, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and Spanish.

See the announcement trailer here: youtu.be/rOkmYdf6K2c

About Backbone
Backbone is a post-noir narrative adventure that takes you deep into a dystopian, animal-inhabited Vancouver, BC. Slip on racoon detective Howard Lotor’s iconic trench coat as you seek to uncover the truth in an increasingly dark case. As you dig into the society’s corrupt class system, a deeply personal story of change and transformation will begin to unfold.

Lastly, in case you missed it, Eggnut revealed a new teaser in December, introducing a scene from a new Backbone game, also published by Raw Fury. More news to come.

Check out the teaser: youtu.be/3wJwPBUp724

Developer Info: Eggnut is a game studio established in 2017 with a simple goal - make art, make rent, and help others do the same. We're a fully remote, diverse team of passionate creators based across Canada, Russia, USA and the Netherlands. Our mission is to explore the complexity of the human condition through the joy of interactive experiences. For more information head to eggnut.net or twitter.com/backbonegame.

Publisher Info:
Raw Fury is a boutique indie (un)publisher founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson, Gordon Van Dyke, and David Martinez. We don’t care about genres or mechanics. We care about experiences and emotions. We want to help developers make magic.

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Twitter: @RawFury
 
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