Little Orpheus

Little Orpheus is a 2020 adventure platform video game developed by The Chinese Room for iOS, macOS and tvOS. The game was released on Apple Arcade on June 12, 2020.[1]

Little Orpheus
Developer(s)The Chinese Room
Publisher(s)Sumo Digital
Composer(s)Jessica Curry 
Platform(s)Apple Arcade
ReleaseJune 12, 2020
Genre(s)Adventure, Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

The game was first announced in March 2019 via the company's Twitter account.[2][3] In an interview The Chinese Room's Creative Director revealed: “Little Orpheus is a statement of intent; it’s the studio clearing its throat ahead of what’s to come. Pinchbeck wants The Chinese Room to apply its arthouse background to traditional genres moving forward, bringing an “obsession with story, world-building and atmosphere,” he says. Orpheus fits the mould: It’s a traditional 2.5D action-adventure mobile platformer on the surface, but its world is filled with Soviet space technology, Russian mythology, and ancient creatures, including a giant dinosaur and a mysterious tentacled beast. “Orpheus‘ story is so epic and ridiculous and, hopefully, it’s funny. It’s a romp. It’s a real homage to Ray Harryhausen movies, ’30s serials like Flash Gordon and stuff like that.”[4]

The game was released on Apple Arcade on June 12, 2020.[1] A new game mode and a major update was released on October 9, 2020.

As of October 2020, Little Orpheus has received nominations from Golden Joystick Awards[5] and TIGA Awards.[6]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews of 71/100 upon release according to review aggregator Metacritic.

References
  1. "Little Orpheus on Apple Store". Apps Apple. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Little Orpheus announced by The Chinese Room". GameRevolution. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. "Little Orpheus Announced For New Apple Game Streaming Service". GGS Gamer. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. "Everybody's Gone: Dan Pinchbeck on Rebuilding The Chinese Room". EGM. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. September 2020, GamesRadar Staff 30. "Voting is live for the Golden Joystick Awards 2020 nominations". gamesradar. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  6. "https://twitter.com/tigamovement/status/1318465516831449088". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-20. External link in |title= (help)
  7. "Little Orpheus for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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