Atuel
A downloadable Documentary Game for Windows
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.
Perspective is fluid and interconnected as you shapeshift to become different animals and elements that form part of Atuel’s ecosystem.
Real-life interviews about the past, present, and future of the Atuel weave together to form a historic narrative about the intimate relationship between the land and its inhabitants.
Features:
- A beautiful audiovisual experience focused on contemplative exploration.
- Shapeshift to become different animals and elements of Atuel’s ecoystem.
- Stunning surrealist landscapes based on the real-world topography of the Atuel River Valley.
- Real-life interviews with historians, biologists, geologists, and more.
- A historic narrative woven together from many different, interconnected perspectives.
- An atmospheric, ambient soundtrack produced by musicians Makunouchi Bento.
- An impactful half-hour game available in both English and Spanish.
Atuel has been selected and exhibited at the following festivals and exhibits:
- A MAZE. / Berlin 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
- IndieCade 2022 Anywhere & Everywhere, online.
- PLAY 22 Creative Gaming Festival in Hamburg, Germany
- Creating Landscapes in Utrecht, Netherlands.
- OASIS: The Videogames Exhibition in Madrid, Spain.
- Latinx Game Festival in Long Beach, CA, USA.
- SuperFESTival in Toronto, Canada.
- EVA 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- EGS México in Mexico City, Mexico.
- BITBANG Fest 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- MICA 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Credits:
Development by Matajuegos:
- Santiago Franzani – Visuals, design, and development.
- Pablo F. Quarta – Production, translation, and additional design.
- Giselle "Yiyo" Lochi – QA Testing.
Co-production by Mariana Bollati.
Documentary research and interviews by The 12.01 Project.
Music by Makunouchi Bento, edited by Matajuegos with express permission.
Español
Atuel es un juego y documental surrealista en el que explorás paisajes oníricos inspirados en la topografía del Valle del Río Atuel en Argentina.
Cambiá de perspectiva, transformándote en diferentes animales y elementos que forman parte del ecosistema del Atuel.
Entrevistas reales sobre el pasado, presente y futuro del Atuel se entrelazan en una narrativa histórica e íntima sobre la relación entre la región y sus habitantes.
Características / Features:
- Una hermosa experiencia audiovisual enfocada en la exploración meditativa.
- Transfórmate en diferentes animales y elementos del ecosistema del Atuel.
- Paisajes surrealistas basados en la topografía real del Valle del Río Atuel.
- Entrevistas reales con historiadores, biólogues, geólogues y más.
- Una narrativa histórica compuesta por muchas perspectivas diferentes e interconectadas.
- Una banda sonora atmosférica y ambiental compuesta por la banda Makunouchi Bento.
- Un juego impactante de media hora hablado en español.
Atuel fue seleccionado y exhibido en los siguientes festivales y exhibiciones.
- A MAZE. / Berlin 2022 en Berlin, Alemania.
- IndieCade 2022 Anywhere & Everywhere, online.
- PLAY 22 Creative Gaming Festival en Hamburg, Germany
- Creating Landscapes in Utrecht, Países Bajos.
- OASIS: The Videogames Exhibition en Madrid, España.
- Latinx Game Festival en Long Beach, CA, USA.
- SuperFESTival en Toronto, Canada.
- EVA 2022 en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- EGS México en Ciudad de México, México
- BITBANG Fest 2022 en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- MICA 2022 en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Créditos:
Desarrollo por Matajuegos.
- Santiago Franzani – Arte, diseño y programación.
- Pablo F. Quarta – Producción, traducción y diseño adicional.
- Yiyo – QA y Testing.
Co-producción por Mariana Bollati.
Investigación y entrevistas por The 12.01 Project.
Música por Makunouchi Bento, editada por Matajuegos con su permiso.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Release date | Sep 14, 2022 |
Rating | Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (106 total ratings) |
Authors | Matajuegos, PfQ~, santiagofranz, Yiyo |
Made with | Unity, Blender |
Tags | argentina, Atmospheric, documentary, Experimental, Exploration, Indie, Magical Realism, nature, psychedelic, Surreal |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English, Spanish; Latin America |
Inputs | Keyboard |
Accessibility | Subtitles |
Links | Twitter/X |
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Smithsonian American Art MuseumJul 18, 2024
- GDC 2024 TalkApr 14, 2024
- Now Play This 2024Mar 01, 2024
- Sello de Buen Diseño ArgentinoDec 13, 2023
- PlaytopiaDec 08, 2023
- gamedev.worldDec 07, 2023
- GDC 2024Dec 04, 2023
Comments
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Honestly, after a bit, the interviews started sounded very preachy. Like I get it, we literally owe our lives to nature, but they were just saying the same thing over and over as if it somehow made the meaning deeper. As for the game itself, artistically speaking, it was VERY well done! I enjoyed all the transitions into different entities of nature, I feel as though this game took some inspiration from other nature games such as Flower by Thatgamecompany.
Great game, I feel as though I could have personally enjoyed the experience more without the voiced segments, but that's just me. I see your awards, and am glad you succeeded with your vision.
Una belleza que te arranca las palabras, buenísimo. Una joya visual, me encantaron las entrevistas y reflexiones acerca del rio y su relación con el ser humano. Poesia pura.
es hermoso!! lo jugamos en el cck y lo amamos
El juego es visualmente hermoso y la ambientación es increíble, ojalá pongan más espacios de interactividad en futuras actualizaciones (me encantó ser la nubecita!!)
Lo propuse en mi clase de Residencia Pedagógica como recurso para usar en el aula
¡Los felicito! Espero lleguen muy lejos.
Ey! muchas gracias!
This was a really pretty game and it was full of life! The interviews were beautiful and the visuals were stunning! I had a lot of fun playing this. 7.5/10!
I will be playing this live tomorrow 3/17 around 630-7 PM EST
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Que gran juego. Mis felicitaciones!!!
Hice una pequeña review
Thanks for the following.
Beautiful game! I really loved it.
bro i was on the canyon this summer xDD
Wooo! 🏞️
A lovely little game!
My playthrough (I'm a bit dense at the beginning, as I didn't really get it at first, so sorry about that):
Thank you so much for recording your playthrough of the game! 🙌✨ There's no need to apologize, you did great. 😊
Desde Puerto Rico, les comento que esto fue tremenda experiencia! Y me encantó aprender más sobre su cultura! Fue relajante y educativo a la vez~
Te agradecemos por el mensaje, ¡nos alegra mucho que hayas disfrutado tanto la experiencia del juego! 😊✨
Desde España, felicitaciones.
¡Muchísimas gracias! 🙌🙌🙌
orgullo argento, al lado del diego y la scaloneta
¡Gracias! 🏆🏆🏆
Un juego muy poético tanto en su estética como en su narrativa, además de muy relevante por todo lo que está pasando en nuestro país (y en el mundo) con el agua. ¡Felicitaciones! Ojalá empiecen a aparecer más juegos como este que aborden temas tan vitales como este... ¡y en nuestro idioma!
¡Ojalá que si! Muchas gracias por tus palabras y por haber jugado a Atuel 😊
This game looks beautiful
Thank you! ✨
A beautiful experience.
Thank you so much! 🙌💕
A gorgeous game while following the Atuel river.Thank you!
Thank you, we're very happy that you enjoyed it! 💕
Really beautiful game. It was a nice experience going through the river. Good job developers 👍🏻
Thank you so much! 😊
It's a really beautiful game I recommend everyone to give it a try. Beautiful, chill, and informative. loved it ^^
Thank you so much for your kind words! 💕
Very cool docu-game with lovely graphics.
Thank you so much! 🙌
Brazilian here, there's so much about our own continent that we don't know, thank you so much for sharing your story. Beautiful, touching game!
Thank you so much for playing Atuel! We're always on the look out for more Latin-American games that tell local stories 🙌
love it! so beutiful!
Thank you! 🥰
Just as I wondered how one could combine documentaries + games, I stumbled across this. Thanks for the beautiful game :D
Thank you so much, Benji! 😊
Beautiful game!!
Thank you, Sabrina! 🙌
Felicidades, muchachos. Les escribí un artículo. Saludos :)
https://geroluna44resenas.wordpress.com/2022/10/30/como-controlar-un-rio-analisi...
Gracias!!!
Muy bueno! Felicitaciones desde Brasil :)
¡Muchísimas gracias! 😊
I LIKE IT
THANK YOU! 💖
:)
beautiful
😭😭😭
Good
😊
Estuve ahi varias veces y el sentimiento es similar jaj
Siiiii! 🌅
Игра очень похоже на Ори
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Really cool documentary game!
Thank you so much for playing it! 🙌
Very interesting game!
Thank youuuuu! 😊
its a good game
thank you 🙇
200th follower 😩😳😏
Just beautiful. It's a game I will recommend to anyone who wants to know what video games can be besides pastimes.
Thank you so much! 💖
Beautiful game, unique concept!
Thank you so much! 😊
¡Felicitaciones! Gran juego.
¡Muchisimas gracias!✨