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STARGAZING - AN ASTRONOMICALLY RELAXING PATTERN-PUZZLER

2021 Needs A Leo Queen

   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - 9th March 2021: StarGazing by Whitepot Studios is an astronomically relaxing, beautiful, starry-eyed pattern-puzzler, available RIGHT NOW free-to-play on iOS and Android with our first batch of 51 constellations for you to enjoy.

With a cozy dot-to-dot style, zen beats, and plenty of constellations to discover, chill and stargaze with us as you make your way through our StarBook.

 

FEATURES

 

  • Complete dot-to-dot constellations with the help of some hand-drawn hints 

  • Connect stars in the right order to unlock full constellations

  • Better your times as you become more familiar with each constellation and progress up the leaderboard

  • Unlock cute collectables and achievements along the way

  • Listen to some lo-fi beats as you do

 

Stargazing is for puzzlers who enjoy solving challenges, chill seekers who enjoy zen experiences, and astro fanatics (of astrology and astronomy alike) who have an interest in the stars above.

 

STARBOOK

 

You come across the long-lost “StarBook” of your aunt Nicola - born 12th Aug 1978 (which makes her a Leo, she’d have you know) - overflowing with memories from when she first took an interest in the night’s sky in the 1990’s.

 

Often jotting down each constellation she recognised on the closest thing she had to hand, it’s clear to see Nicola’s StarBook is labour of love - an eclectic mix of receipts, napkins, tickets, posters, and other bits and bobs. If she could take a pen to it, it’s in there. 

 

And now you’ve found it! Immerse yourself in the StarBook, constellation by constellation, learning how to join those stars in the night’s sky. Discover Nicola’s favourite constellations for yourself, as well as unlocking some of her favourite memories.

 

INSPIRATION

 

Many moons ago, in what now seems like a different universe,  the Whitepot Studios team took part in a whirlwind summer experiment of making Six Games In Six Weeks. One of the themes was “Patterns”, and out of that StarGazing was born. 

 

Our artist, Amy Seaman, who originally came up with the concept, wrote on our blog:

 

“The element of an underlying visual narrative based on an ancestor’s journal is an element that comes from my love of old scrapbooks and albums, they tell a story with mostly only pictures – and leave a lot of details up to your own interpretation, allowing countless stories to be created.” - Amy Seaman

Source: https://whitepotstudios.com/blog/whitepot-wednesday-blog-july-2020/ 

And our art lead Matt McDyre, spoke the month prior about the art style iterations that StarGazing itself has been through - originally starting off as pixel art!

“This new style is much more illustrative, with influences from children’s illustrated books and the work of Mary Blair. It’s a style that is really rewarding to work on, and it showcases the best of mine and Amy’s abilities.” - Matt McDyre

Source: https://whitepotstudios.com/blog/whitepot-wednesday-blog-june-2020/ 

AVAILABILITY & PRICE

StarGazing is available now on Android and iOS, free-to-play. The game features in-app advertisements - which you can remove for the exciting price of £2.99 - but all content and functionality will be available to all players. Two more content drops - with new constellations - are planned within the coming weeks.

 

WHITEPOT STUDIOS

 

Whitepot Studios is a Belfast-based game development studio founded in 2016. Whitepot offers work-for-hire development services, as well as creating its own IP across PC, mobile, and console.

 

Whitepot won the 2019 UK Games Fund for its upcoming multiplayer murder mystery Murder At Malone Manor, and most recently self-published Ho-Ho-Home Invasion on Steam - a festive Santa stealth game (96% positive) - nominated for Game Of The Year at the 2021 Northern Ireland Game Awards.

 

Contact: vicky@whitepotstudios.com 


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