Cloud chasers: Journey of hope is now available

Cloud chasers is a unique story that positions players in a situation in which they are confronted with today’s on-going migration problem. The game shows this situation from a completely new perspective whereby it assesses how people in the real world would approach this challenge if they were suddenly confronted with it.

In the game, the player’s role is to guide a family of two, Francisco and Amelia his daughter, through five deadly deserts to reach the gateway to the world above the clouds where only the privileged are allowed to live. It is an extremely dangerous journey filled with a multitude of unique narrative encounters. Everything players do has an impact on the characters in the game, which is why they are required to make decisions wisely and manage resources efficiently by laying effective strategies that will facilitate their survival, enable them to overcome sickness, surpass water and food shortages in order to bring the family their destination.

As part of the survival plan in the unwelcome environment of the desert, the family uses their glider to fly and harvest water from the remaining clouds in the sky, a task that is not easy mainly because of the special machines called “Cloud Harvesters” that are sent to collect water and will attack any one immediately if they get in their way thus, the players have to use available equipment to their advantage. There are other people in the game who the player will come across. They share their tragic stories and what they have to endure to achieve their objective, which takes the game to a personal level.

Generally the game is heart-warming and touching in that makes the player reflect on how difficult it is for some people to survive and their trials in order to make something better with their lives and build a brighter future.

Blindflug Studios is an Indie game company from Zürich established in 2014. Its mission is simple: To create beautiful, imaginative and incredibly fun games centered aroud complex, real world dilemmas and through that might create interesting new game mechanics and involving settings.

Within one year since its establishment Blindflug Studios has won several awards and nominations. First Strike, one of their previous games won them several awards, nominations and widened their network channel. These achievements were acknowledged through:

• Rating: Top 30 in the Games Charts Worldwide (CH 1, DE 2, US 13, FR 14, RU 16, UK 17)
• Reception: Average critics rating of 4.1 / 5 worldwide with over 30 reviews
• Exposure International: Over 300 Articles worldwide, including IGN, Pocketgamer & iMore
• Exposure National: 20Min, Watson, SRF3, Tages Anzeiger, Joiz, SF1,Blick & Blick am Abend

With Cloud chasers the company has further excelled and just like First strike, it has been nominated and has won awards such as the GDC Award Best in play award.