Gigoia Studios, the team responsible for the trippy platform roller GOLDAK, are lovers of modern “fine” art. You know—paintings.
Their mini-game Sky Blue lets you fly around an abstract painting by Kandinsky. Their latest project, SURREALISTa, allows you to explore, solve puzzles, and do some first-person platforming inside the worlds of Giorgio de Chirico’s surrealist, “metaphysical” paintings.
It should be noted that you don’t have to have to have any idea who de Chirico is, or even particularly like modern art, to appreciate SURREALISTa. If you enjoy exploring bewildering 3D environments, this game is for you. Feast your eyes on the alpha trailer for an idea of what to expect.
If you like what you see, take a dive into the latest work-in-progress release, alpha 2.0, which features a level based on de Chirico’s 1916 work “The Melancholy of Departure”.
Expect a big beta release in November with loads more content. The final game is expected to have at least 5 levels to confound and amaze us.
I hope other developers who are fans of fine art try something similar. How cool would it be to walk around in a painting by Salvador Dalí, or maybe Jacek Yerka, or even Hieronymous Bosch? SURREALISTa could pioneer a new subgenre!
The SURREALISTa alpha is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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