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Backbone
Unfold the mysteries of a dystopic animal society inhabiting retrofuturistic Vancouver in a noir stealth adventure coming in 2019. Backbone is a pixel art cinematic adventure with stealth and action elements. As a private investigator Howard Lotor you are set to solve detective cases, interrogate witnesses, explore the intriguing retrofuturistic Vancouver, and sneak your way to safety using smell-based stealth mechanics. Backbone collides the visual and social contrasts of film noir with anthropomorphic animals and dystopian fiction. Crawl through the dark alleys of pixelated Vancouver, and experience the impactful storyline focused on themes of power and prejudice.
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Xbox Tavern
Nov 29, 2021
Backbone isn’t an overly long game, maybe 5-6 hours at most, but what it does in its trim time frame is craft a world and characters that we care about, a narrative that is constantly intriguing and surprising, and offer us just enough interactivity that we can progress almost without having to worry about any challenge. It’s a marvellous example of what the indie game space can do, and a title that everyone with – or without – a Game Pass subscription should check out.Become a Patron! This game was reviewed based on Xbox S|X review code, using an Xbox S|X console.
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MonsterVine
Jun 8, 2021
From beginning to end I was hooked on Backbone.
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God is a Geek
Jun 7, 2021
Backbone features a compelling story and a well-realised post-noir dystopia, with engaging characters and some smart gameplay.
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Luis Alamilla
Jun 8, 2021
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