Luna The Shadow Dust is a 2020 adventure video game developed by Lantern Studio and published by Coconut Island Games and Application Systems Heidelberg. The game tells the story of Üri and Layh.
Description Luna The Shadow Dust is a hand-drawn puzzle point-and-click adventure game without dialogue.
The plot tells the story of a boy named Üri who taking on an unexpected journey to uncover the secret beyond an ancient tower. During his journey, Üri finds and rescues a strange creature named Layh.
The gameplay focuses on mixing elements of adventure and puzzle gaming. The game takes place in a tall tower, which consists of rooms. The player must find the solution to each room in order to progress to the next. An original aspect of the game is that the player controls two playable characters, each of whom has a unique set of abilities.
Development Lantern Studio was founded in China in 2015 by Fox Zhuang, Wang Guan, Wang Qian and Beidi Guo who was nominated for Game Dev Heroes 2020.
The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2016.
Reception
Luna The Shadow Dust received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic, and 61% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic.
Accolades Year Award Category Result 2016 IndiePlay Shanghai Excellence in Visual Art LUNA The Shadow Dust Preview - KeenGamer. n4g.com 2018 Indie Prize London Best Game Audio 2020 IGF Awards Excellence in Visual Art INDEPENDENT GAMES FESTIVAL FINALISTS & WINNERS. IGF JSUG Awards The Game That Made Us Cry JSUG Awards: notre sélection des meilleurs jeux de l’année 2020 jesuisungameur.com TOMMI Award Best PC Game Nominierte PC-Spiele 2020 kindersoftwarepreis.de The Aggie Awards Best Animation . Adventure Gamers Best Music NAVGTR Awards Outstanding Game, Puzzle 2020 Winners Press Release. navgtr.org Outstanding Game, Original Family Outstanding Original Light Mix Score, New IP
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