Songbringer

Songbringer
Developer(s)Wizard Fu Games
Publisher(s)Wizard Fu Games
Double Eleven
Designer(s)Nathanael Weiss
Programmer(s)Nathanael Weiss
Artist(s)Nathanael Weiss
Composer(s)Nathanael Weiss
Platform(s)Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Release
  • Linux, macOS, Windows, Xbox One
  • 1 September 2017
  • PlayStation 4
  • 5 September 2017
  • Switch
  • 31 May 2018
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Songbringer is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Wizard Fu Games.

Gameplay

Songbringer is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective.[1][2]

Development and release

Songbringer was developed by Nathanael Weiss under the moniker of his one-man video game studio Wizard Fu Games.[3] Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series was a large influence for Weiss who aimed to create a procedurally generated Zelda game with Songbringer.[4]

The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2015.[2] The game was released for Linux, MacOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 1 September 2017,[5][6] and PlayStation 4 on 5 September.[1]

Reception

Songbringer received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[7][8][9] It was nominated for "Role Playing Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Moyse, Chris (30 August 2017). "Review: Songbringer". Destructoid. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Reynolds, Whitney (31 August 2017). "Songbringer review". Polygon. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (13 April 2015). "Songbringer aims to be a procedurally-generated Zelda-like". Eurogamer. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ Webster, Andrew (6 September 2017). "Songbringer is a trippy take on Zelda that's different every time you play". The Verge. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ Walker, John (1 September 2017). "Wot I Think: Songbringer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Songbringer Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere)". Major Nelson. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Songbringer for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Songbringer for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Songbringer for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Songbringer for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  11. ^ "2017 Winners". The Independent Game Developers' Association. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.