{"id":3491,"date":"2021-10-05T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:23:34","slug":"20211005-3491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211005-3491\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric puzzle action game ElecHead releases October 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211004-177976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-04 20:24 (JST)<br>Translated by. Matthew Parker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Japanese indie developer Nama Takahashi announced on October 4 that <em><strong>ElecHead<\/strong><\/em> will be releasing on October 14<sup> <\/sup>for PC (Steam\/itch.io).<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=\"ElecHead release trailer (PC: Steam &amp; Itch.io)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5USLN_Xxkh0?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><br><em>ElecHead <\/em>is a 2D puzzle action game where you control an electrically charged robot to affect electrically operated equipment. The game takes place in a world enshrouded in darkness and the protagonist is a short-circuiting robot named Elec. The player controls Elec through a mysterious facility, trying to bring light back to the world.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-001-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Due to Elec short-circuiting, his body is constantly emitting electricity. An electric current is automatically passed through whatever Elec is touching, be it the floor he is standing on or a wall he is pressed up against. The inside of the facility is filled with equipment which runs on electricity, so by having Elec touch the ground or the walls, he can activate platforms or cause pedestals to move to help him clear puzzles. Elec\u2019s head is also detachable, allowing him to throw it to electrically charge things from a distance.<br><br>The game is intended to be about a 2-3 hour long experience and the stages are structured to connect seamlessly from beginning to end, but there are also hidden rooms to find.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-002-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211004-177976-003-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The game is being developed by the Japanese indie developer Nama Takahashi. He was also one of the developers on <em>Battlloon<\/em> which released on Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam), and is a creator who makes bite-sized, yet games worth playing such as <em>Kuitaiyo (I want to eat the Sun).<\/em><br><br><em>ElecHead <\/em>took home the Best Game Design Award at last year\u2019s TGS\u2019s \u201cSense of Wonder Night.\u201d Even before its release the game\u2019s concept and gimmick has been well received, and in its prototype state it also received an award of excellence in the amateur division at the 2016 Japan Game Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ElecHead<\/em> is planned for release on October 14 on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1456880\/ElecHead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/namatakahashi.itch.io\/elechead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">itch.io<\/a>). It is going with the \u201cName your own price\u201d model on itch.io, and a demo is also currently available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric puzzle action game ElecHead releases October 14. 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