Duet Game

 
 

Duet Game

By Kumobius

Price: $0.99
Category: Games
Updated: Oct 23, 2013
Version: 1.0.4
Size: 29.4 MB
Languages: English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Seller: Kumobius Pty Ltd
© 2013 Kumobius Pty Ltd
Rated 4+

Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

Enter a mesmerising trance of co-dependence in Duet. The rules are simple: control two vessels in sync, survive against all odds and keep calm.

Best, Most Elegant iPhone Games of the Year 2013 - The New Yorker
Mobile Game of the Year 2013 - Kotaku
4.5/5 - Touch Arcade
4.5/5 - 148 Apps
4.5/5 - App Smile
4/5 - App Spy

#1 Paid App in UK, Australia & Russia!
#2 Paid App in the USA!
Top 10 App in 25+ countries including UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, China and South Korea!

"...few other games are as fun when you succeed." -- The New Yorker

"It feels as designed as a raindrop, and just as perfect." -- Ben Kuchera, Polygon

"Duet does what the best video games do." -- Kotaku

"Highly Recommended." -- Penny Arcade Report

"Duet looks hard as nails. And I love it." -- Touch Arcade

"Duet is a must-have." -- 148 Apps

"Shiel's soundtrack ... is as innovative as the game it scores." -- Jake Cleland, The Vine

"Your eyes, ears, and thumbs were built to perform this Duet together." -- Indie Games

"...Duet's plaintive and melancholic aesthetic imbues it with a sense of the profound." -- CVG

"But while the aesthetic of Duet is familiar, the gameplay is all new." -- Pocket Gamer

"It is fantastic." -- Tim Rogers

"Duet on iOS. Instant love. Instant." -- Mark Serrels

"It looks positively mind bending, and also, a really good time." -- App Spy

Your survival is dependent on protecting two vessels - they are devices in sync, a dance and song between two entities tethered together in symbiosis. Feel edge of your seat terror where the world around you becomes quiet and numb as all that matters is the game living between your palms -- that is Duet.

% NINE CHAPTERS

Experience nine chapters of deceptive narrative and nerve-twisting gameplay. Unlock the bonus Survival chapter for endless score chasing delight. Replay any stage to perfect your movements and unlock over 25 Game Center achievements. This is a game that will test you.

% PERFECT GAMEPLAY

With air tight controls and gameplay that’s tuned to perfection Duet provides the perfect balance between challenge and pure gaming satisfaction. Touch either side of the screen to twist your vessels and avoid everything in your path. Remember: even that which begins simple can end complex.

% HYPNOTIC AUDIO

An outstanding handcrafted soundtrack by Melbourne composer and Gotye multi-instrumentalist Tim Shiel. Nine unique and mesmerizingly beautiful compositions ensure an immersive experience for you at every step of your journey.

% FULLY FEATURED

- Full iCloud support - sync your progress across all your devices.
- Universal App - play on your new iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini.
- Compete with Game Center on the Survival leaderboard.

% ABOUT KUMOBIUS

Selected for the Indie Showcase at PAX Aus and a finalist in both Game Design and Audio for the Freeplay Festival. This is another award-winning title from the team behind Time Surfer & Bean’s Quest. We call Duet a “Hex-like” in honour of Terry Cavanagh’s contribution to the medium of games and exploration of genres.

% ABOUT TIM SHIEL

Tim Shiel is a composer/producer based in Melbourne. Tim is known to some as Faux Pas, the moniker under which he released a steady stream of constantly shifting electronic music for many years. He is also known for his work as a broadcaster at Melbourne independent radio station 3RRR FM, and for his recent role as multi-instrumentalist in Gotye's live band.

% SUPPORT

Say hello@kumobius.com we’d love to hear from you! And follow us on Twitter: @kumobius

What's New in Version 1.0.4
A simple update:
- More flexible settings options.
- Option to rate the game.
- New intro sequence to the game.
- Eased the difficulty slightly of the final invisible stages.

Customer Reviews

Great fun!
The idea behind this app is incredibly simple, but it works surprisingly well to create a challenging game. The controls are simple as they can get, so they are intuitive and responsive. The challenge is in learning to navigate the various types of hazards, and developing the timing and control to execute your maneuvers to make it through. Some areas are pretty tough, but the game is about recognizing patterns, adaptation, and maintaining control, not seeing how quickly you can tap madly at the screen. As a result, it maintains a balanced pace and is geared against frustration. I just completed Anger, which took me a bit, but I enjoyed making my way through it.

The music is entertaining, and the splatter effects are a fun reminder of how tricky an area has been. It is then quite exciting when you forge past heavily-stained surfaces and reach pristine, white blocks, marking your progress deeper into the level.

If I had any suggestions to make right off, it would perhaps be rotating the colors occasionally for more colorful splatter patterns. Of course, the colors are fine as they are, but it would enhance the visuals while revisiting the same hazards continuously.

Overall, I think it is a great game, and it was well-worth the download. Additional tracks and as suggested by others, a track selection feature, would be nice.

Absolutely Astonishing
BUY THIS APP. I never write reviews but I've been playing this game for 15 minutes and when that common "would you like to rate this app" thing popped up I had to. This app is beautiful. I'm in love. The design, the music, the text - it's ridiculous how much this game improved my mood. I was bored, frustrated, and sad when I went on the App Store looking for something to occupy my time. I bought this and started playing it. Just when I started getting mad at a level, I beat it, and the game told me to channel my anger, as if it was on cue. I calmed down, channeled my anger, and beat the level. I kept repeating the text that said "this does not define you." What a beautiful app. I don't know how they made this but it is brilliant. I want to personally thank the creators because this kind of mind/mood/game/challenge can be applied to all areas of life. I want to work on things like this when I get out of college. I don't really know how else to describe it. Perfect app. 5 stars.

Symphony of truth at 2:24AM
Duet has amazing visual and audio aesthetics and gameplay unlike anything you've seen before, but it's the piece's universal wisdom that makes it a game worth everyone's attention. It didn't "change" the way I thought, though I'm giving it time, but it showed me things I haven't thought about in a very long time. It's profound yet sparse proverbs will stay with you for the rest of the game, and are like our neglected thoughts that once again call for our attention. I call them "universal truths," because they are the after-lives of unsaid and unheard thoughts and sentiment, the explanations that escape us in a world that demands our immediate attention. I love this game and I believe it's worth having on your phone if you love video games, ambient trace music, philosophy or minimalism, and even if these things escape you, everyone should experience this, and this is more than the sum of it's parts. It's a game you can't understand without experiencing it.