{"id":11847,"date":"2022-04-22T16:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T07:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11847"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:12:17","slug":"20220422-11847","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220422-11847\/","title":{"rendered":"Handstand puzzle action game Invercity coming to Steam this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220421-199950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-21 21:08<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Japanese indie game development team Marudice has opened a Steam page for <em><strong>Invercity<\/strong><\/em>. The game will support English and Japanese and is scheduled to release this fall on both Steam and itch.io.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3055\u304b\u3060\u3061\u306e\u8857 \/ \u30d9\u30fc\u30bf\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc \/ PC: Steam, itchio\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vuao6EW5SUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Invercity<\/em> is a puzzle action game that tasks players with navigating stages using its \u201cHandstand\u201d and \u201cInverted Broadcast\u201d mechanics. One day, a town in the game\u2019s world falls into panic due to the \u201cHandstand Phenomenon,\u201d which causes objects to fall into the sky. The protagonist of the game is a handstand-loving reporter sent to cover the town and get to the bottom of the mystery behind the phenomenon.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The reporter is able to run, jump, push boxes, and do handstands. Doing a handstand causes the Handstand Phenomenon to occur making blocks and objects that aren\u2019t fixed in place fall into the sky. There are also buttons placed around stages that caused the Inverted Broadcast to occur. This flips the screen from top to bottom turning the ground into the sky and the sky into the ground. It also causes the reporter and items to fall back down. But if the reporter is doing a handstand at the time, she will hang from the ceiling instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players will make use of both handstands and Inverted Broadcasts to progress through stages. For example, the reporter does a handstand on top of a block and both the reporter and the block fall into the sky. Or, by pressing an Inverted Broadcast button, the reporter can fall back down into an area where there was ground blocking the path earlier.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220421-199950-004-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Invercity<\/em> was originally released on the Japanese website unityroom for a one-week game jam. The game is now getting a commercial version on Steam and itch.io with many elements being remade and refined, making it befitting of a paid release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is being made by Marudice, who previously released titles such as the rhythm game <em>Mitsudesu Beat Street (<\/em>which means <em>Crowded Beat Street)<\/em>, the calculation puzzle game <em>EQUALINE<\/em>, and the puzzle adventure game <em>Treehouse Riddle<\/em>. According to the <em>Invercity<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/marudice.com\/invercity\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a>, there are 4 other team members working on the project besides Marudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Invercity<\/em> is scheduled to release on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1943370\/Invercity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and itch.io in the fall of this year. The game jam version is currently available on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/marudice.itch.io\/invercity\">itch.io<\/a>), browsers (<a href=\"https:\/\/unityroom.com\/games\/sakadachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unityroom<\/a>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.marudice.sakadachi\">Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handstand puzzle action game Invercity coming to Steam and itch.io this fall. 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