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Handcrafted “interactive music album” Asterism has a delightful Next Fest demoExplore planets through interactive music videos
Explore planets through interactive music videos
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Claire Morwood
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Claire Morwood
Take your protein pill and put your headphones on for the free demo ofAsterism, an “interactive music album” exploring a solar system one song at a time. Each visit to a planet lasts as long as the song, whisking us through scenes reflecting the lyrics and mood, rendered with a mix of 3D computer art and a range of handmade physical mediums. I was delighted from the first twang. And impressively, it’s mostly the work of one developer, Claire Morwood. Do have a look!
Asterism Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube
Asterism Teaser Trailer
Skate across a frozen sea pricked with trapped ships. Paint lines across a landscape around a partner. Fold origami. Other things I’ll leave you to find for yourself. Interactions are simple, controlling your movement, an action, or just the camera, but I found that plenty to occupy me while delighting in the music and art. It’s build upon charming handcrafted art: textiles, painted dioramas, collage, chalk drawings, origami, and more. And as is pretty important for a music-based game, I do dig the music. I was just very pleased travelling through different songs, seeing how the music, lyrics, art style, and scenes reflected each other. I’m looking forward to the full game.
You can download Asterism’s demofrom Steam. The full game is also comingto Itch.io. No word yet on when it will launch but Morwood has been writing devblogson her siteso there’s plenty to read if you’re curious.
This Steam Next Fest runs until Monday the 12th of February, so grab the demo while you can. We’re playing heaps of Next Fest demos so hitour tagfor more recommendations.
