Are you a picross fan? Hey, me too. So is Nick Lowe, Design Director of Hungry Sky. I spoke to Nick at this weekend’s PAX Aus 2023 occasion in regards to the crew’s personal spin on this basic puzzle style. Nekograms is a well-liked cellular recreation about serving to cats get to sleep. And the crew is at the moment engaged on a Nintendo Swap model.
Nick is the inventive genius behind Nekograms. The idea happened many moons in the past to assist fill the hole of an absence of picross-like video games on cellphones. This was within the days earlier than smartphones, children.
On the time, these small screens didn’t fairly match the picross format; there was no room for the numbers alongside the facet. With that in thoughts, a brand new sliding idea was developed, that includes gentle bulbs that swap on and off.
Nekograms developed from this concept, finally swapping gentle bulbs for cute kitties. It launched on smartphones in 2020, that includes three worlds of forty ranges every. Three new worlds are within the works, able to be added when it hits the Swap subsequent 12 months. There’s additionally an unlockable countless mode that includes each cat’s final dream: a tuna galaxy. Enjoyable reality: every of the 20+ cats featured in Nekograms has a reputation impressed by a purchasing journey. Nevertheless it happened, the identify Peach Fuzz is simply cute.
As an enormous Nintendo Swap fan, Nick and the crew are working exhausting to create the very best expertise attainable for our favourite hybrid console. They’d even like to create a bodily launch sooner or later if attainable. That is one other instance of the passionate work of indie builders; it’s been a pleasure to satisfy with them at PAX Aus.
This cute cat-themed puzzle recreation is certainly one to be careful for. We’ll actually be preserving a detailed eye on issues, so keep tuned for additional updates about Nekograms because it nears its Swap launch.
You’ll be able to observe Hungry Sky on Twitter or try the Nekograms web site as effectively.