Backbone (video game)

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Backbone
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Developer(s)EggNut
Publisher(s)Raw Fury
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
8 June 2021
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
28 October 2021
Nintendo Switch
9 February 2022
Genre(s)Noir, adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Backbone is a noir adventure indie video game developed by EggNut. It was released for Microsoft Windows in June 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in October 2021, and on Nintendo Switch in February 2022.[1][2]

Plot[]

Set in a dystopian version of Vancouver, Canada populated by anthropomorphic creatures, Backbone follows Howard Lotor, a raccoon and private detective tasked with solving mysteries.[3][4]

Reception[]

The game was awarded with the Gran Prix, Best PC Game and Best Art categories at the DevGAMM Unreal Engine competition in Minsk, Belarus,[10][11] and with the Best Indie Game Award at the Strasbourg European Film Festival in France.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Backbone | Switch Release Date Announcement, retrieved 2022-01-19
  2. ^ a b "Backbone". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Iwaniuk, Phil (2 September 2021). "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Jackson, Lara (18 August 2021). "Backbone Player Solves Puzzle Using a Famous Gaming Cheat Code". Screen Rant. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ Handley, Zoey (12 September 2021). "Review: Backbone". Destructoid. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist | Aces high". The Guardian. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ Jarrard, Chris (12 September 2021). "Backbone review: Anthropomorphic apathy". Shacknews. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Backbone review | Aces high". Adventure Gamers. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. ^ Argyros, Caitlin (12 September 2021). "Backbone". . Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Backbone — noir dystopian adventure". EggNut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  11. ^ Backbone. "Backbone won Best Art and Best PC Game and BEST GAME at unreal engine contest in Minsk! THANK YOU". Twitter. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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