October 1, 2026 - Dionous Games and developer Duck Made Of Wood announced that Escape from 8-Bit High, the tongue-in-cheek retro point-and-click adventure, is out now on Steam and GOG for Windows, Mac and Linux. A 15% launch discount runs on both stores through October 13, 2026, and a free demo is available on Steam.
At Cloudydale High School, a cursed cassette awakens a sentient, malevolent Pomodore 64 (a Commodore 64-style computer) that takes command of an army of 8-bit villains: aliens, mole men, dinosaurs and zombies. Standing in its way is Blueberry Finn, the alt-rock trio of Hank, Duck and Alex, who must save the school and possibly the world with their wits, their instruments and a lot of rock music.
Players switch freely between all three band members, solve retro-style puzzles and fight their battles in the Music Battle System, an arcade-inspired, rhythm-based combat mechanic with a super-easy mode for anyone who finds rhythm games tricky. Choices matter: the main villain can differ between playthroughs, leading to multiple endings.
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Key features
- Tongue-in-cheek humor and retro-style puzzles
- Three playable characters you can switch between at any time
- Music Battle System with a super-easy accessibility mode
- Meaningful choices and multiple endings, with a main villain that can change between playthroughs
- Fully voiced, with hotspot detection so there is no pixel hunting
- Four unlockable arcade mini-games
- 8-10 hours of play
- Windows, Mac and Linux
New to the series? The free prequel, The Day of the Jellyfish, introduces Hank and Duck and is available now on Steam.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2761220/Escape_from_8Bit_High/
GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/escape_from_8bit_high
Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3967930/Escape_from_8Bit_High_Demo/
Prequel (free): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3951630/The_Day_of_the_Jellyfish/
Presskit assets: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J18r0qdY7yTkObEKPCEz9U2lsadhMAGT
Game page: https://www.dionous.com/escape-from-8-bit-high/
Website: https://www.dionous.com
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PR contact: dionousgames@gmail.com. Review keys are available on request.
About Duck Made Of Wood
Duck Made Of Wood is an independent developer from Italy, focused on fun and unique point-and-click adventures.
About Dionous Games
Dionous Games is an indie game development and publishing studio with one simple vision: to create adventure games with rich narratives that speak to your heart and mind.