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Gorogoa is a puzzle video game developed by Jason Roberts and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and iOS on 14 December 2017, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March 2018, and shortly thereafter an Android and Kindle Fire release. Gameplay = In Gorogoa players are presented with four images in a grid and must stack, combine, and explore each image to find a connection between them in order to advance and open new areas. Players are not guided through the process, as the game contains no language, and must work out what they need to do to finish each level.The plot involves a boy seeking an encounter with a divine monster, exploring themes of spirituality and religion. The scenes in the game follow periods of time in the 20th century, including peace, war, and rebuilding. = Development Jason Roberts began development of a card game inspired by interactive comics in his spare time while working full-time, but later decided the style was too complex. World Series of Poker - WSOP
. Roberts considered writing a graphic novel, but following the success of indie games such as Braid, he realised he could combine his love of art and interactive video games, despite knowing very little about how to develop them. Fit the Fat 2
. Development on the game began in 2011, with Roberts quitting his full-time job to focus on the game. GSN Casino: Slot Machine Games
. Originally planned for release in 2013, Roberts ran out of money two years after starting development. Hole.io
. He was able to fund his work for another year through investment from Indie Fund, and in December 2016 Annapurna Pictures announced that it would begin publishing games as Annapurna Interactive, with Gorogoa being one of its first published games. Toon Blast
.Roberts adopted the title Gorogoa from a name he invented for an imaginary creature in his youth. He chose it for the game because it was not part of any existing language; wanting the game to be accessible to anyone, regardless of language, and therefore also choosing not to add any to the game.Gorogoa was originally written in a custom-built game engine created by Roberts in Java, but it was ultimately ported to the Unity game engine so that it could be more easily distributed on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. All illustrations are hand drawn by Roberts. Roberts cites David Roberts, Gustave Doré, Christopher Manson, and Chris Ware as influences to his art style. The game's audio, for the first few years of development, was composed by Austin Wintory, un