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Press release:
SEATTLE – October 11, 2023.
The Australia-based indie games publisher/developer Blowfish Studios and Seattle-based (the US) indie games developer Miga Games, today announced with great thrill and delight that their sci-fi crime mystery puzzler “Forest Grove”, is coming to PC (via Steam and EGS) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores on November 29th, 2023.

One seemingly normal day in Forest Grove, Oregon, a well-known teenage heiress to a billion-dollar tech fortune, Zooey Kunstimatigaard, is reported missing.

Unable to proceed with their own faculties, the local police call in their elite investigation unit, the Remote Forensic Bureau (RFB). Indulge in a mysterious, non-linear story and navigate complex familial relationships to track down the missing tech-empire heiress.

Meticulously scour a Nanodeck recreation of Kunstimatigaard’s grandiose Victorian manor, generated with the latest in forensics technology. Search for clues, decipher cryptic puzzles, and piece together small details only the most disciplined detectives can spot.

Utilize cutting-edge nanotech and biotracing to obtain realistic visual and audio representations of key events, witnesses, items, and recordings from the scene.

Compile every piece of physical and digital evidence on a massive board to cross-reference clues and draw meaningful conclusions. Employ a keen eye to uncover sinister secrets, noting any suspicious details or discrepancies along the way. Succeed or fail to connect the dots and solve the case, then receive a grade from the Bureau’s higher-ups based on the results of the investigation.

“Forest Grove fuses a twisting mystery and a futuristic world, technology and investigative spirit working together in a setting unlike any other,” said Larry Johnson, Lead Developer of Miga Games.

“Detectives can try again and again to get to the bottom of this thrilling, complex mystery, until they receive the best grade possible.”

Forest Grove will be available on all major platforms, featuring English voice acting as well as English, French, German, and Spanish text options.

To learn more about Forest Grove, visit the official site, make sure to follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join the community on Discord.

About Miga Games
Miga Games is a two-man independent development team based out of Seattle, Washington who are passionate about telling stories through engaging and iterative game development.

For more on Miga Games, check out the studio’s website.

About Blowfish Studios
Blowfish Studios is an award-winning game developer and publisher based in Sydney, Australia. The studio strives to release original multi-platform games, while also collaborating with developers from around the world. As developers first, they bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to any partnership.

The studio provides development services to get the game release ready, porting to all major platforms, platform approval, marketing, and promotion to the world. Blowfish Studios is a part of Animoca Brands’ gaming-focused endeavors.

To learn more about Blowfish Studios please visit the team’s website and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner, a Fortune Crypto 40 company, and one of the Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2023, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse.

The company develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including original games such as The Sandbox, Phantom Galaxies, Life Beyond, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E.

It has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Animoca Brands Japan, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Life Beyond Studios, Notre Game, TinyTap, Be., PIXELYNX, and WePlay Media.

Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of over 450 Web3 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on Twitter or Facebook.