- White Shadows turns one year old! - 7 December 2022
One year ago today, we released our first game. By human standards, that means it is now barely a toddler. 🍼 By video game standards, it means that a game we planned for next gen is now very much current gen. A lot has happened in the world since that release -- unfortunately, a lot of it mirrors the horrors of what White Shadows wants to talk about. Our hearts go out to everyone who had harder things to navigate this year than the aftermath of releasing their first video game. 🇺🇦 Good enough reason then, to stop and think a bit, and to write a birthday card and thank a bunch of people. To everyone involved in helping this game come to fruition -- from the very first sketches, 7 years ago, in something that feels like a different world now, to its release and beyond. To everyone who wrote and tweeted and made videos about the game when it came out, celebrating it, criticising it, bei…
- Ministry of Light informs: White Shadows is now ready for Razer Chroma! ⚡ - 15 June 2022
Hello humans! So, long story short: We're proud to announce that White Shadows is now ready for Razer Chroma! 🙂 Want a long story a little bit longer? Sure. Here you go. So, you know what RGB color space is, right? RGB stands for the colors red, green and blue, and it's the most-used standard of color representation that you'll find in all kinds of screens. As in, most probably the one you are staring at right now. Unless, of course, you spend your time scouring the interwebs for 1940s TV prototypes and find ways to hook them up to a computer that could probably get you to the moon. And if you do, more power to you! But let's say you're looking at an RGB screen. Which is something you're doing a lot then. Come to think of it, probably too much. So go outside, it's a really nice day! Don't want to? Fine. Your loss. Let's continue. This thing, the RGB color space screen, has color depth,…
- Ministry of Light informs: White Shadows Steam Community Items available now! ⚡ - 1 June 2022
Hello everyone! Hope you are well in these weird times! 🧡 We wanted to finish this for a while, and we finally did: the Steam Community Items for White Shadows are now available! Included in this pack of goodies are: 5 Emoticons 4 Profile Backgrounds 7 Trading Cards The Badge (6 Levels) Happy collecting and trading! ːsteamhappyː Your Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- White Shadows won "Best Debut" at the German Video Game Awards! - 12 April 2022
Greetings, fellow humans! The German Video Game Awards were held in Munich at the end of March - and when White Shadows was nominated in the "Best Debut" category, that was nice enough. But then we actually won! You don't win awards every day, so... let's hear it for us 😄 Here is what the jury had to say about it: "White Shadows throws us into a dark world whose dense, oppressive atmosphere casts a spell over us. Thanks to the successful staging and many lovingly placed details that tell a story about oppression, discrimination and violence via environmental storytelling, the gameplay never gets boring, even in quieter moments. Puzzles and mechanics added in the course of the game provide variety, and classical pieces of music used selectively in only a few places set exciting accents. White Shadows is an audiovisual work of art with a strong message." That's nice to hear, isn't it? 🙂…
- First patch is now live! - 14 December 2021
Hello, again y'all :) It has been exactly one week since our launch. As promised, our first patch is now live! Once again, thank you all for the feedback and the issues that you brought to our attention. Feel free to keep dropping us a line in the community discussions here on Steam community discussion or on our discord! :) And now for the actual changelog. These include not only the issues you pointed out, but also some quality of life fixes: The following achievements are fixed and will now be triggered at the correct times: There's blood on your hands; That's unfortunate!; You got a friend in me; Join the circus; Lord of the Birds (link) 4k resolution is now available in the menu (link) Train ride and Chapter 2: mysteriously disappearing or misbehaving objects are now conducting themselves properly (link);(link) Added accessibility tab in the menu where unlocking the cursor is possi…
- White Shadows is out now - 7 December 2021
And… *drumroll* … it’s done! What a ride! Today is an emotional day for all of us here at Monokel. We completed something that is, in many ways, a dream come true for everyone on our team. All 7 of us. Our first game. When we put this studio together, we did it to tell stories that we felt needs to be told. That hasn’t changed. In a world that’s growing more divided, we wanted to tell stories about that divide. To make our little contribution; to give you something interesting, something to talk about with your friends – or maybe even with people you don’t agree with. To entertain and to inspire. We worked on this game for more than 3 years. We put the studio together almost 7 years ago. The first idea for the scenario that became this game world is more than a decade old. Everyone gave so much for this, it’s hard to describe. We couldn't be more thankful for all the help we had along t…
- One more day… !? - 6 December 2021
Hello, future friends! It’s been more than 3 years, and the dreams and fears and hopes of 6 people thrown into it. And with the help of lots of friends and family and partners whom we can’t thank enough, we can finally say… it’s coming out. Tomorrow. Just picture the largest “Wait?! What?!?!” billboard you can think of. We had a really difficult, weird, beautiful, intense 3 years. Everything that could go wrong probably went wrong, like Murphy's law was using us as a test case. People say making games is hard -- they're right! 😄 Especially if you do it for the first time, and even more especially when you try to tackle the rather difficult themes we portray in our game world. And of course, it doesn't help when an excavator cuts the cable and causes a block-wide power outage while you're uploading the game's final version. Anyway, that's all done now. We still can’t believe it’s coming…
- Mark Hamill To Host ‘Thunderful World’ Digital Showcase on November 10th - 28 October 2021
Hey friends, we have some awesome news, which we can finally share with you today: We - that's Thunderful Games - welcome all of you to the premiere of our very first digital games showcase ‘Thunderful World’! ːsteamhappyː Find out more in the following press release: Gothenburg, Sweden - October 28th, 2021 - International developer and publisher Thunderful Games, creator of the multi-award winning and multi-million selling SteamWorld franchise, is welcoming everyone to a new digital games showcase, ‘Thunderful World’. The event will be taking place on November 10th at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT / 8pm CET, hosted by Hollywood and pop culture icon Mark Hamill. Tune in to the livestream on Twitch, YouTube and the thunderful.world website. Tune in to see Mark delight us with a ton of exciting new game reveals and announcements from Thunderful. The event will deliver updates on exciting upc…
- White Shadows Livestream @ AHEAD gamescom Edition! - 27 August 2021
Greetings to all you lovely people out there! There's a livestream coming! Our publisher Headup is hosting hosts their second online game showcase event, the AHEAD gamescom Edition! There's updates on otheir upcoming and freshly released games, live play, discussions with the developers and tons more cool stuff. And of course, we're part of it. Come and join us to learn more about the team behind the game, White Shadows itself, the development process behind it, and more. Save the date and tune in for a trip into our world! When: August 27th, 6pm to 10:30pm CEST / 9am to 1:30pm PST Where: Twitch and YouTube Hope to see you all in the stream in a little while! Di & Daniel & The Monokel Team P.S.: There's more than just us on that channel, so be sure to check in and look all the other great games that Headup is working on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- Make way for the gamescom demo of White Shadows! - 25 August 2021
Hello lovely humans! It's that time of year! gamescom is here, and we'll celebrate our home event by making the demo available again until Sunday. We did our best to incorporate as much as possible of all the great feedback you guys send us the last time around. Thanks again! Also, we have this fancy new product page on gamescom now - check it out HERE. If you have any questions or comments, please head over to our Discord or post on the Steam Community Hub here. And of course, don't forget to put White Shadows on your Wishlist! Enjoy your summer! The Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- PAX East Online: Play our White Shadows Demo till July 18th! - 16 July 2021
Hello friends! PAX East Online just started, and that's not only awesome in general, but also awesome in particular: It's demo time again! For all of you who didn't get the chance to play the demo at the Steam Next Fest -- and for all of you who want to play it again -- we made it available one more time. It gives you a chance to play it, and it gives us a chance to collect all your feedback and put the finishing touches on the game. If you have any questions or comments, please head over to our Discord or post on the Steam Community here. Oh, and please don't forget to put White Shadows on your Wishlist! See you all in black and white! The Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- Thank you all for playing our White Shadows Steam Next Fest demo! - 25 June 2021
Hello friends! The Steam Next Fest is over and we would like to thank everyone who played our demo and shared their feedback: Thank you all very much! It was a surreal & very, very cool experience for us to see our game being played by so many people for the first time. And it's great that so much feedback on White Shadows has reached us - and is still reaching us. Your feedback is incredibly valuable for us! We actually look at every piece of information and use it further optimise and improve White Shadows, right until the release. Which isn't so far away... 🙂 Again, a huge thank you from all of us. We wish you all a relaxing weekend. You'll hear from us again very soon. Promised! The Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- Join our second White Shadows Next Fest Stream today 8:30am PST/5:30pm CEST! - 22 June 2021
Hey friends! The Steam Next Fest ends today. And with it six days with hundreds of demos and an endless number of developer streams. Let's celebrate this with a final White Shadows stream! Come and join us and our friends from Headup, streaming today, June 22nd at 8:30am PST/5:30pm CEST. Join us all to learn more about the team behind the game, White Shadows itself, its development etc. Save the date and tune in for a trip into our world! See you all in black and white! The Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- Join our White Shadows Steam Next Fest Stream this Wednesday 10am PST/7pm CEST! - 15 June 2021
Hey friends! It's Steam Next Fest, and we're in it with our demo (we really can't mention this often enough). We will be streaming White Shadows for you as well. Come and join us and our friends from Headup, streaming this Wednesday, June 16th at 10am PST/7pm CEST. Join us all to learn more about the team behind the game, White Shadows itself, its development etc. Save the date and tune in for a trip into our world! See you all in black and white! The Monokel Team Oh, and p.s.: There are a bunch of additional games from our publisher Headup in the Steam Next Fest as well! You shouldn't miss their demos and streams either: Industria, Escape from Naraka, Lost At Sea and Gigapocalypse. Check them out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- Play White Shadows for the first time at the Steam Next Fest! - 14 June 2021
Hello friends! Welcome to our White Shadows Steam page! It's really nice to have you here. And you're just in time for the very official announcement that a demo of White Shadows will be available on Steam Next Fest starting this Wednesday! For us it's a very special premiere: It's the very first time that White Shadows is publicly playable, and since White Shadows is our first game, it's double special for us. We are eager for you play it and give us your feedback! So mark this Wednesday in your calendar: The demo will be available for download on 10am PST/7pm CEST and will be available until June 22nd. See you all in black and white! The Monokel Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158890/White_Shadows/
- White Shadows - Narrativer Film-Noir Puzzle-Platformer angekündigt - 9 September 2020
Headup Games, Mixtvision und das Kölner Entwicklerstudio Monokel haben mit White Shadows einen Film-Noir Puzzle-Platformer angekündigt, der im kommenden Jahr für PC und für Next-Gen-Konsolen erscheinen soll. Die Entwickler versuchen dabei einen für die Gamesbranche noch schwierigen Spagat: "Gesellschaftskritik mit » Komplette News auf pressakey.com lesen
- White Shadows - Narrativer Film-Noir Puzzle-Platformer angekündigt - 9 September 2020
Headup Games, Mixtvision und das Kölner Entwicklerstudio Monokel haben mit White Shadows einen Film-Noir Puzzle-Platformer angekündigt, der im kommenden Jahr für PC und für Next-Gen-Konsolen erscheinen soll. Die Entwickler versuchen dabei einen für die Gamesbranche noch schwierigen Spagat: "Gesellschaftskritik mit » Komplette News auf pressakey.com lesen
