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About the Story
Rivals is the sequel to Family. A unique puzzle game with an immersive story.
Rivals is a unique kind of detective game.
It follows the lives and careers of two musicians, Josh Moore and Luke Jackson over 15 years, as they progress in the alt-country scene.
The game combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling and moving experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours, including an extensive post main-game experience.
The game also has an original soundtrack, performed by noted Americana singers Robert Chaney and Riley Catherall.
2 Off-Site Reviews
Buried Treasure
"once again, Sheinman has displayed just what a talent he is."
Coding, creating the art, writing the game, writing and performing the music (with vocals from the actors)… that’s all sickeningly impressive. Having it manage to come together as a pretty tricky puzzle with so many moving parts is deeply impressive. But more than that, there’s a depth of knowledge here that I find daunting, an understanding of music scenes based on a lot of reading, listening and thinking.
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A Most Agreeable Pastime
Rivals review: a unique country music detective game
I ended up being thoroughly engrossed in the trials and tribulations of Josh and Luke. Rivals is a voyeuristic snapshot of other people’s lives, a sympathetic story of hope and failure – and in that sense it’s a very good piece of journalism indeed.
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First Publication Date: September 20, 2020
Current Version: Unknown
License: Commercial
Development System: Unity
IFID: Unknown
TUID: hrtcwrqty0w5mp56
Sequel to Family, by Tim Sheinman
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Games where progress is primarily made through discovering and cataloging information, rather than traditional puzzles.
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