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Press release:
Gothenburg, Sweden – December 3rd, 2025.
The Gothenburg-based (Sweden) indie games publisher Thunderful and Scottish indie games developer SOS (Sad Owl Studios), today announced with great thrill that their award-winning first-person puzzle adventure, ‘Viewfinder’, is now available for the Nintendo Switch.

Reshape reality in a mind-bending experience that has seen this acclaimed title be nominated for, and win, multiple awards at the BAFTAs, The Game Awards, The Golden Joysticks, the IndieCade Festival, The Scottish Game Awards and more.

Critics on Viewfinder:

“…sets new standards in the puzzle genre” – 9/10, ntower

“….a sterling port of an indie gem” – 9/10, Jump Dash Roll

“a genuinely unique experience” – 8/10, Nintendo Life

“One of the best puzzle games you can play today” – 9/10, Gamespot

In Viewfinder, you take photos, find paintings and sketches, then place them in the world to have them become a fabric of its reality, reshaping the environment around you. This unique mechanic delights in the way it plays with perception, evolving in surprising directions that keep players challenged with every new puzzle they encounter.

Along with the game’s engaging puzzles, Viewfinder welcomes you into a vibrant landscape with mysterious origins. Uncover the game’s secrets to find yourself unravelling a story that connects to our ever changing world, human experience and relationships, meaningful and misguided passion for change, and overcoming loss.

Viewfinder
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thunderfulgames.bsky.social
X: https://www.twitter.com/playViewfinder
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viewfindergame
Discord: https://discord.gg/4NgSHBxu
Website: https://www.sos.games/viewfinder

SOS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sadowlstudios
Facebook: facebook.com/sadowlstudios

Thunderful
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thunderfulgames
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderfulgames
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thunderfulgames

About SOS (Sad Owl Studios)
SOS, or Sad Owl Studios Limited, is a Scottish game development studio registered in the United Kingdom, with a love of making visually and intellectually challenging games. Viewfinder is its debut game as a studio. Founded in 2021, the team is a mix of seasoned and first-time developers across the globe.

About Thunderful
Founded in 2017, Thunderful is a video game publisher headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Thunderful offers third-party publishing, co-development services and publishing support services. The company has published and/or developed award-winning and critically acclaimed titles such as the SteamWorld IP, Planet of Lana, Viewfinder, LEGO® Bricktales, Lost In Random and more.