{"id":27303,"date":"2024-02-16T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27303"},"modified":"2024-02-16T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:58:06","slug":"20240216-27303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240216-27303\/","title":{"rendered":"In this atmospheric indie puzzle game, you explore a town where night never ends\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie developer Image Labo has announced that <strong>Recolit<\/strong> will be releasing on February 16, 18:00 (JST) for the PC (Steam). The game will be available in English, French, Japanese and Chinese.\u00a0<br><br><\/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=\"Recolit - Release Trailer [Steam, itch.io]\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gfrc7l5-w1g?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>Recolit is a pixel art puzzle-adventure game set in a mysterious town in which the night never ends. After experiencing a spaceship crash, you find yourself navigating through the darkness of the town while searching for lights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town\u2019s residents seem to go about their lives normally despite constantly being under the night sky. You will progress through the game by interacting with the residents and helping them fulfil their wishes. These requests will include trivial tasks such as buying juice or playing with pigeons, and progressing through them will lead you to \u201cwhat really matters\u201d as Recolit\u2019s description states.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002.jpg\" alt=\"Recolit in-game screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003.jpg\" alt=\"Recolit in-game screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240216-27303-header-003-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recolit\u2019s cinematic trailer and screenshots reveal atmospheric pixel art environments, minimalist sound design and hints of an intriguing story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer of Recolit, Image Labo, have previously released <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2057080\/Resonance_of_the_Ocean\/?curator_clanid=42538096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resonance of the Ocean<\/a>, a free-to-play hand-drawn puzzle game with a soothing setting, which currently has an Overwhelmingly positive status on Steam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recolit releases on February 16 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1250630\/Recolit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recolit is an upcoming Japanese indie puzzle adventure game with atmospheric pixel art and a mysterious setting in a dark town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":27306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-27303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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