Closer Than You Know

Our demo is now available on Kozee! 🌺

Kozee A: KOZEE is BetterPlay Studio’s cozy gaming platform that helps you understand your relationship to video games through the lens of mental health.

Have you played Insectarium yet? - https://mailchi.mp/672e9e2af6d3/casting-call-13704312

CTYK got a pretty sweet write up on Geek Girl Authority! 😍

CHERA MEREDITH Chats Inspiration Behind CLOSER THAN YOU KNOW and Learning To Design Games We had the pleasure of chatting with video game designer and co-founder of So Peculiar Games, Chera Meredith. See what she had to share.

Help us with the Game Development World Championship! Give Closer Than You Know a “like” and a “share.” Thank you!

Closer Than You Know - So Peculiar, LLC - GDWC - The Game Development World Championship A cozy, updated spin on the familiar point-and-click adventure games. Sam is on a big quest to save her home planet--where Hope has been outlawed. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery in this charming adventure.

Our demo is now available on PC and Mac! We had to push a lot of buttons to make this happen. 🤪

Closer Than You Know on Steam A cozy, updated spin on the familiar point-and-click adventure games. Sam is on a big quest to save her home planet--where Hope has been outlawed. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery in this charming adventure.

Closer Than You Know got accepted to the Game Developers World Championship! Your vote would be so helpful in getting our game in front of more people. No download or signup required--just open the link and click "Like." Thank you!

Closer Than You Know - So Peculiar, LLC - GDWC - The Game Development World Championship A cozy, updated spin on the familiar point-and-click adventure games. Sam is on a big quest to save her home planet--where Hope has been outlawed. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery in this charming adventure.

Character expressions can take a while to implement, but they add so much to the feel of the game.

Play our Demo on Steam! - https://mailchi.mp/e2c7abaa384f/casting-call-13513284

Hooray!! It only took 7 years, but we have a DEMO on Steam now!! 🤣 If you're on a PC, give it a play. I'd love to hear what you think. We'd appreciate a Wishlist, too!

Closer Than You Know on Steam A cozy, updated spin on the familiar point-and-click adventure games. Sam is on a big quest to save her home planet--where Hope has been outlawed. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery in this charming adventure.

I took a couple of weeks off after MomoCon. Phew! Summer time + staycation means I didn't even know what day it was for a bit there. It was glorious! And now I'm ready to get back to work. :)

THANK YOU to all who shared or responded to our casting call! The response has been overwhelming--in the most wonderful way! We are so pleased to announce the following voices for our upcoming game:

Abigail Beaudoin as Sam
Jami Harris Shine as the Detective
Nate Barham as King Sigrath
and Ray O'Hare as the Prisoner

We are so excited to have you all on board! For all those who auditioned, I cannot thank you enough for sharing your time and talent with us. Please don't go far... we will have another casting call before this project is complete!

CASTING CALL! We are looking for voice actors for our demo. Characters needed: Sam (12-year-old female), Detective (adult female), Sigrath (adult male), Prisoner (adult male). All are welcome to audition!! Details are included in the link in the comments. Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 1!

I gave a talk at the recent Christian Game Developers' Conference on how to get started making videogames. This community has been so encouraging to me! I hope this is an encouragement to others who have similar ambitions. -Chera

I Don't Know What I'm Doing, But I'm Doing It Anyway - Chera Meredith (CGDC: Virtual 2022) Game development for beginners. I will be sharing how to get into game development for those who have an interest but aren’t sure where to begin. I will talk...

These are difficult working conditions.

We just submitted a demo for a competition with AT&T Unlocked Games! This has been a great development push, and the game has really been coming together. We'll be releasing the demo publicly soon! If you want to be the first to know, sign up for our "First to Know" updates with the link in the comments below.

Closer Than You Know updated their website address.

In a world where there is no art, music, toys, stories or otherwise creativity...what are books about? Any ideas for titles? (Current titles include: "Dangerous Things Come in Bright Colors" and "Sock Folding: The Right Way").

Chera Meredith talks about Closer Than You Know in this interview with George Herrera at Discover God! https://youtu.be/4Z4056ZxRSw

George from DG sits down and talks with CEO of video game studio So Peculiar - Chera Meredith George talks with Chera Meredith about how she was inspired to become a video game designer through wanting to share her faith story with her young boys, thr...

We just hit ALPHA!! This is a huge milestone! All the design is done. Puzzles are in and prototyped. Dialogue is written and implemented. The logic is all programmed and working. The next step is Beta: make it feel good, look good, and sound good so we can share it with you!!

"Are you done yet?" I get that question a lot. And no, we're not done. We're inching closer every day, but we've still got a long ways to go. Why? The article below describes it perfectly (and hilariously). Every little thing in a game requires dozens of decisions to be made. And since I'm the only programmer, working part-time, in summer with two rowdy boys at home, it's slooooow. :)

“The Door Problem” – Liz England “The Door Problem” Posted on April 21, 2014 “So what does a game designer do? Are you an artist? Do you design characters and write the story? Or no, wait, you’re a programmer?” Game design is one of those nebulous terms to people outside the game industry that’s about as clear as the .....

We have a shiny new logo that I'm kind of in love with! 😍

This laundromat will be a fun place to explore! What surprises do you find in the washing machine? I usually have a couple of guitar picks in the bottom of mine. 😬

Looking up reference videos for one of our characters, and I found this. Doesn't she look super happy to be on camera?! 😆

Bats in Slow Motion 2 This is "Bart," a captive-born Egyptian fruit bat that lives at the Organization for Bat Conservation's Bat Zone at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfi...