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Press release:
10 APRIL 2019 – Otherworldly point-and-click adventure ”
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain” releases today on PC, Mac (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch (via the Nintendo Eshop).

The Mystery of Woolley Mountain’s launch trailer shows just a glimpse of the colourful world, witty dialogue and eccentric cast of characters both genre beginners and experts alike will enjoy.

The debut creation from indie developers the Lightfoot Brothers, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain retails at £9.99 / €10.99 / $12.99 across both the Nintendo eShop and Steam, with a 25% discount during launch week.

Inspired by classics such as Day of the Tentacle, The Trap Door and the Monkey Island series, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain gained the attention of genre legend Ron Gilbert, who became one of 345 backers that brought the project to life.

When a malevolent witch kidnaps the children of Woolley Mountain, a crew of time travelling audio scientists become our unlikely heroes and embark on a fantastical quest to thwart her evil plans.

Using a classic point-and-click adventure interface with four unique interactions, solve your way through three acts of head-scratching puzzles where almost everything is interact-able.

If the expansive and charming story doesn’t sate your adventuring appetite, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is backed by a thirty-track, originally composed, electro-indie synth-pop soundtrack.

Lead developer James Lightfoot said:
“Woolley Mountain is out now for you to experience and play, and we really hope we’ve created a world that you want to exist and play in over and over again.

So, jump on into the Crystal Submarine and set sail with the renegade audio scientists, the Helmholtz Resonators, and stop the evil witch and rescue the children of Woolley Mountain!”

The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is available now for PC and Mac via Steam, as well as Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop. Grab it during launch week to bag yourself 25% off!

About The Mystery of Woolley Mountain
Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly adventure game filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.

Join a renegade crew of time-travelling audio scientists on a hilarious and fantastical quest. A malevolent witch has captured a group of children, and it’s up to you to save them from the mysterious island of Woolley Mountain!

Explore a rich and interactive set of environments, filled with head-scratching puzzles. Unravel a salacious storyline, meet a cornucopia of quirky characters, and boogie on down to an awesome original soundtrack!

Key features:
Colourful world: A fantastical sprawling universe, populated by beasts, witches, automatons, ropemen and other strange and wonderful beings.
Family content and all-ages humour: No swearing… well, maybe the word ‘darn’ on occasion!
Striking 2D graphics: Adventure Time meets the Simpsons in Wooley Mountain’s lovingly crafted art style.
Gripping story: The five scientists travel in their amazing time-traversing Crystal Submarine from island to island. Can they make it to the dangerous island of Woolley mountain, destroy the evil witch, and rescue the kids?

About the team – The Lightfoot Brothers
The Lightfoot brothers are an indie development team comprised of James Lightfoot and David Lightfoot based in London.

After a lifelong passion for point and click adventures, they set out three years ago to create a homage to the games they admired so much as children. That dream became their debut title, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain.