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Nina, Cinco and Tomate are an unusual group of kids (a ghost girl, a goblin rapper and a rabbit that looks suspiciously familiar to a certain Blues Brother) that enjoy doing usual kids stuff: playing, getting into trouble from time to time and embark on an occasional adventure to save the only copy of one of the most influential video games ever.

Patrones & Escondites, the studio behind the acclaimed Unmemory, announces that “Delete After Reading“, its new game, is under development for PC (Steam) and mobile platforms.

The game’s demo will be available on the Steam Next Fest (June 13-20) plus players can already wishlist the game on Steam. Last but not least, the studio has made public a first teaser that you can watch below.

It was one of the worst days of your life, but everything seemed to change when you found a strange device that contained a mysterious file named Delete After Reading. Obviously, curiosity beat you and that’s how you ended up here: joining a group of kids on an adventure to sneak into the mansion of one of the planet’s wealthiest men with one goal: to rescue the one and only copy of The Curse of Penguin Island, one of the most influential games of all time.

But there’s a twist to this story, as Destiny lurks in the shadows to ensure that the world functions properly. The only way to beat it? You need to carefully hide your plans so, remember how important it is to delete after reading.

Similar to Unmemory, Delete After Reading is a game that blends different genres — a text-based adventure with puzzles and escape room mechanics where players will have to solve different situations to move forward in a 5-chapter adventure.

The gameplay is centered around the texts, so players will have to carefully read them to find clues and hints to solve every puzzle along the way. The game also aims to teach its players the importance of shaping your own destiny while knowing that, for every action, there are consequences that can’t be undone.

KEY FEATURES:
A puzzle text-based narrative adventure. Find clues hidden in the text to solve some clever puzzles and move forward along 5 chapters of an adventure fun story
Experience an engaging storytelling experience that blends escape room mechanics, puzzles, audio and narrative in a way that will make you feel like a character inside the story
Enjoy eye-candy visuals with adorable and roguish cartoons and crazy and weird devices. A stylish, modern layout that invites you to read while feeding your imagination
Let your ears feast with real voices, effects from another galaxy, and disco music. All together in the same cocktail. Better than piña colada

ABOUT PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Beto and Dani are the people behind Patrones & Escondites, an indie studio located in Barcelona. The studio’s name reflects two ideas: Patrones (Patterns) because, as Ralph Koster wrote, games are all about mastering patterns, and Escondites (Hideouts) because hide-and-seek is probably on of the first games they remember playing.

Patrones & Escondites aims to create unique projects that have a story to tell by blending gameplay, narrative, and eye candy aesthetics. His debut title, the award-winning Unmemory, was released on Steam, iOS and Android on 2020.