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Cape Hideous

Amongst the motliest of all crews, an enigmatic woman prepares the ship to enter an intense thunderstorm raging in the middle of the ocean. What otherworldly mysteries lie within?

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Developer
Jake Clover
Publisher
Nonsense Machine
Release
October 25, 2024
1 year and 280 days ago
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Very Positive267 reviews97.8%

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About the Game

A beautiful, cloudless day on the ocean. The hustle and bustle of the crew's activities ring out in an endless drone. The salt spray on the sundried skin - invigorating. Wait, you're facing the wrong way. Turn around...

An intense storm cloud, almost black with menace, looms above the world. And we're heading straight for it...

We must prepare the ship and ourselves for whatever we find inside.

Features:

- A 30-40 minute interactive, mystery-laden story.

- Explore a strange pirate ship to find and roll up all the flags and sails.

- Interact with oddball denizens, and navigate underwater mazes.

- Intricately detailed artwork and animation, that will move you.

- A collection of weird and wonderful characters, some of which love eating things that aren't food.

- Whoa! Some action.

- Disturb a parrot, pet a cat.

- An original soundtrack by magicdweedoo, that shifts the fibres of the soul.

BEST EXPERIENCED WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS, WITH NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES.

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