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Press release:
Pittsburgh, PA – April 14th, 2022.
The Pittsburgh-based (PA, the US) indie games developer Portable Moose (Steve Gabry), today announced with great delight and thrill that their 2D side-scrolling adventure game “Sally Face”, is now available for consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores worldwide!

ABOUT SALLY FACE
A story-driven game, with a unique hand-drawn style, that deals with dark themes such as death, murder and suicide. Sal “Sally Face” Fisher uses his handheld video game system to speak with the dead and learn their stories. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

* Inspired in part by 1990s cartoons and personal nightmares
* Loaded with bizarre and memorable characters
* Challenging optional puzzles reveal new narrative threads
* Handcrafted by a solo dev (including art, design, narrative, music, etc.)
* Episodic format: original episode released on PC in Aug 2016, fifth and final episode released Dec 2019
* Other Platforms: Steam, GOG, itch, Game Jolt

About Portable Moose:
Pittsburgh based, award-winning indie game creator Steve Gabry, has been creating hit games for 11 years. As the founder of Portable Moose (2015), Steve’s most known for his solo creation of the dark adventure game, Sally Face (2016-2019). He wears many hats, including artist, musician, writer, and game designer and often pulls inspiration from his dreams.

Steve’s career also includes co-founding Wither Studios (2010, game dev) and working with them as: creative director of Crowman & Wolfboy (2013, mobile platformer), artist/designer on Immure (2019, psychological horror) and artist/designer on Touched by an Outer God (2020, action horror FPS).