Thoughtful, text-heavy questing might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but with this particular developer you’re at least guaranteed your money’s worth of the weird and wonderful. Kyratzes has a knack of adding details within details within his games. You’ll find text descriptions of objects and items of scenery that even the most ambitious of adventure games would shy away from. You’ll find noises for the sake of there being noises. And, um… you’ll find a mouse in your backpack. It’s the kind of game you’ll need to relax into to fully appreciate the merits of the world laid before you.

Of course, Kyratzes maintains that the best way to discern if you like his style is to check out the fabulously free The Fabulous Screech online but for those who have the taste and the time for more he has surely catered.

The full version of The Sea Will Claim Everything is available from the developer’s website and is priced at $10.

Source: The Indie Game Magazine – I Dreamed A Demo – Free Trial Of ‘The Sea Will Claim Everything’ Is Now Available

Jonas Kyratzes has announced a new game of his that will once again be set in the Lands of Dream – The Sea Will Claim Everything will be a commercial but affordable release too!

One of our favorite developers, Jonas Kyratzes contacted us to let us know that he will be releasing yet another game soon! He does spoil us. You’ll be glad to hear that this next game will take place once again in the Land of Dreams – that wondrous place that has caused us to feels so many emotions. The Sea Will Claim Everything will be an adventure game of sorts, but as Jonas rightly points out, the most important thing will not be worry about categorizing the game so much as just soaking it in.

When entering the Land of Dreams upon this excursion, you will travel around the Fortunate Isles, where there are a number of problems that you should hopefully be able to resolve. You’ll initially meet the Mysterious-Druid family in Underhome. The location of the meet is facing foreclosure as a ruler from the mainland, Lord Urizen, is throwing his weight around in an attempt to force his policies on the Isles.

As you can gather from that, The Sea Will Claim Everything clearly has some political message in there somewhere which Kyratzes undoubtedly wants to get across. On the other side of that heavier content though, is a charming and delightful world and a story told through walls of text apparently! Not like that will matter as Kyratzes is as much a poet as he is a game developer.

The Sea Will Claim Everything will be a commercial release – a first for the Lands of Dream games – but it will be affordable and let’s be fair, you should be throwing you money at Kyratzes by now.

All of this information was nabbed from The Sea Will Claim Everything‘s press release which you can find right here and should read for a much better idea of the game. While you’re there, check out Kyratzes’ other games if you haven’t already!

Once again the fabulous Jonas Kyratzes delivers a heart-felt, whimsy game with a very soft touch to lighten your day. It becomes increasingly difficult to really capture the essence of his games through words; The Fabulous Screech, though short, has a warming effect on your soul. Essentially it’s a point and click adventure set within a playful fantasy setting. The characters are charming through their peculiar nature and the eponymous The Fabulous Screech will appeal to every internet-dwelling human due to his feline form.The game starts by formally inviting you to the show held by the titular cat; a present from your lover on your anniversary. Jonas reveals that he was actually approached to make the game for a lady named Angie as an anniversary gift for her boyfriend who was a fan of Jonas’ work.

Original Source: Play This: ‘The Fabulous Screech’

This Article was originally posted on our sister site, The Indie Game Magazine written by Chris Priestman.

It’s pouring with rain outside as I sit here writing this. Thankfully, I’m perfectly cosy at home, tip-tapping away on my keyboard and drinking cup after cup of Earl Grey tea in order to maintain a state of precision consciousness. I’m in this situation, yet have still been thinking: oh, what a lovely thing to take a walk outside. Not, you’ll understand, because I’m in the mood for a quick soaking – not actually outside at all, but inside-outside through the medium of browser gaming and Jonas Kyratzes’ latest project, Arcadia.

It’s a rather delightful thing, this game – perfect for the season despite being set in the summer months, full of whimsy and beauty and light and, interestingly, entirely text-based. Kyratzes has given plenty of thought to slow-paced scenic storytelling, something that doesn’t require victory from the player, only that they observe and enjoy the subtleties of the world’s creation.

I won’t go into detail on the specifics of the setting, but if you’re feeling wistful and fancy something mentally untaxing, Arcadia: A Pastoral Tale will give you a brief period of wandering pleasure before it ends, in my opinion, all too quickly. There’s little skill required, it essentially being a choose-your-own-rambling-adventure, but the reward comes from placing yourself in that setting and allowing your attention to be drawn towards certain things, mostly incidental, within the text.

And so, with the best possible intentions, I must advise you to take a hike.

[Arcadia,Jonas Kyratzes]