Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab announced that BOKURA, a two-person puzzle adventure game will be available in Early Access on Steam on February 14, 2023. The game also has an iOS and Android version that will come at a later date.
BOKURA is the latest work by indie game creator Tokoronyori, who is known for creating works with a unique worldview and strong authorial styles, such as A planet without people and farewell planet.
The adventure game will reexamine the common sense of cognition of the two players as they join hands to solve puzzles on completely different screens. For example, although they should be looking at the same person, to one it looks like a storybook animal character, while to the other it looks like a robot. (The difference in perception causes the objects on the field to work differently in each world.)
Players share what only they can see with their partner through conversation. They continue their journey by cooperating to solve riddles and puzzles. Players can also play online while talking to each other at a distance.
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▍BOKURA Gameplay
The story follows two boys, who ran away from home and discover a “dead deer” on their journey. Seeing it, they faint, and everything they see in each other’s eyes becomes different. One is the world of animals and the other is the world of machines. The boys must unravel the mystery that happened to them.
The basic game system of BOKURA is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure with a two-player cooperative element. During the course of the story, players are faced with a number of critical choices. Depending on the choices made, the story will unfold in several different ways.
The total playing time is about 3 to 4 hours. During that time, the two players discuss with each other and reconcile their perceptions, solve problems, and make critical decisions.
