Echoes of Somewhere is an experimental 2.5D point and click adventure game anthology series developed by a group of game industry veterans on their free time.
The project relies heavily on AI generated content and as such is an experiment in itself. We will be documenting the progress here in this development blog. For good or for worse.
Each episode in the series is about 1-4 hours of classic point-and-click gameplay in a new world with new characters. Even the art style will vary from episode to episode.
The episodes will be released for free one by one when completed.
Download the game demo:
Speech about the game project at Games Now!:
Latest posts from the blog:
- INTERMISSIONby Jussi Kemppainen on September 28, 2024 at 10:42
Intermission, sweet rolls and hot drinks in the cafeteria! The post INTERMISSION appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- XR AI spotlightby Jussi Kemppainen on August 23, 2024 at 09:41
I was interviewed for XR AI Spotlight a few months back. here is the full interview. The post XR AI spotlight appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Games Now! Podcastby Jussi Kemppainen on July 6, 2024 at 16:34
A further Questions -podcast episode in regards to my AI presentation last year. The post Games Now! Podcast appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Simple camera controller+by Jussi Kemppainen on June 4, 2024 at 06:26
I had created a very simple camera controller for the city hall interior scene. But it was not very usable in other scenes. So I rewrote the code and made it universal and a lot easier to use! The post Simple camera controller+ appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Footsteps audio refactoringby Jussi Kemppainen on March 23, 2024 at 08:02
I upgraded my rather simple footsteps audio system to a fully fledged surface type / character type retrieval setup that I can expand in the editor. The old system had hard coded arrays, but this new one is user editable directly in editor! The post Footsteps audio refactoring appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- AI assisted location: Hamburger restaurantby Jussi Kemppainen on February 18, 2024 at 16:23
In the first big puzzle hub, one of the non-linear storylines takes you to a hamburger restaurant. There will be a big, hamburger related puzzle in there! But this week, we talk about creating the AI assisted location. The post AI assisted location: Hamburger restaurant appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Closeup camera anglesby Jussi Kemppainen on February 3, 2024 at 12:09
With Magnific now being able to upscale all the way up to 16x I wanted to try closeup camera angles for the game. The post Closeup camera angles appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Animated hotspot iconsby Jussi Kemppainen on January 10, 2024 at 22:30
I was working on the Steam Deck compatibility of the game this week and the main pain point was the hotspots. As I was fixing the code, I decided to try to make the hotspots animated! The post Animated hotspot icons appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Accessibility optionsby Jussi Kemppainen on January 4, 2024 at 14:58
I am big into accessibility. It was now finally time to get started on accessibility options for Echoes of Somewhere. The post Accessibility options appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
- Project 1 year anniversary!by Jussi Kemppainen on December 28, 2023 at 00:43
Happy birthday! Echoes of Somewhere has now been in “active” development for a year. Lets look back on the year! The post Project 1 year anniversary! appeared first on Echoes of Somewhere.
