{"id":41147,"date":"2024-12-10T18:26:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T09:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41147"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T10:00:27","slug":"short-trip-a-hand-illustrated-tram-driving-game-in-development-for-5-years-gets-steam-release-with-extra-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/short-trip-a-hand-illustrated-tram-driving-game-in-development-for-5-years-gets-steam-release-with-extra-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Trip, a hand-illustrated tram driving game in development for 5 years, gets Steam release with extra features\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Publisher 2pt Interactive, of Heavenly Bodies fame, have announced that the charming, hand-illustrated side-scrolling game Short Trip is getting a Steam release on December 11.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many video games are visually loud and full of gameplay elements, <strong>Short Trip<\/strong> is content on giving its players a single, calming experience. Created by Australian technical artist, illustrator, and interactive media developer <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderperrin.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexander Perrin<\/a>, the title is more of an interactive illustration than a traditional video game.&nbsp;<\/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=\"Short Trip  - PC Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeMJXhLbfPw?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>As the cat conductor of a tram running along a mountain track, it is your job to ferry your fellow cats to their destinations. The left and right keys are the only controls you will need to drive the tram to various stations, taking you over bodies of water, through villages, and up and down mountain ranges.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-001.jpg\" alt=\"Short Trip town and cat customers boarding the tram\" class=\"wp-image-41152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Short Trip is more about the journey than the destination, as it encourages you to admire the game\u2019s beautiful hand-drawn graphics while transporting your feline passengers. Perrin says this is a \u201cslow play\u201d game designed for players to relax after a long day, so it isn\u2019t overly long and can be finished in a single sitting.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete version of Short Trip that will launch on Steam includes all the content of <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderperrin.com.au\/paper\/shorttrip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the original free web version<\/a> (first released in 2017), plus a scheduled mode that adds a scoring system to your pick-ups and drop-offs, new paper backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes content. The scheduled mode will also be able to sync with your computer\u2019s clock, creating a tram timetable that you can easily follow. This allows you play Short Trip in your preferred style, either by \u201cspeedrunning\u201d the game according to a tram timetable or takingin the scenery as you slowly drive between stations.&nbsp;<\/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=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-002.jpg\" alt=\"Short Trip in development drawings\" class=\"wp-image-41151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241210-411470-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Short Trip\u2019s hand-drawn aesthetic took five years to create and is the first game in a collection of interactive web-based illustrations. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderperrin.com.au\/portfolio\/short-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artist\u2019s websit<\/a>e, the game is a study that seeks to \u201ccapture the essence of graphite on paper within a digital context, and to learn more about web-based graphics technologies.\u201d Perrin makes up one half of <a href=\"https:\/\/2pt.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2pt Interactive<\/a> alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joshtatangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joshua Tatangelo<\/a>, and together they have made games such as <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/pogocat\/id1367371716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pogocat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavenlybodiesgame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heavenly Bodies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short Trip will be available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3187700\/Short_Trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PC (Steam<\/a>) this December 11. The free browser-based version of the game can run on WebGL-supported devices, such as most computers, laptops, and mobile devices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavenly Bodies developer 2pt Interactive is releasing the charming browser game Short Trip on Steam with extra features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":41150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-41147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Short Trip, a hand-illustrated tram driving game in development for 5 years, gets Steam release with extra features\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Heavenly Bodies developer 2pt Interactive is releasing the charming browser game Short Trip on Steam with extra features.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/short-trip-a-hand-illustrated-tram-driving-game-in-development-for-5-years-gets-steam-release-with-extra-features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Short Trip, a hand-illustrated tram driving game in development for 5 years, gets Steam release with extra features\u00a0 - 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