The making of Unpacking: Developer Witch Beam on bringing the moving indie hit to life

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The making of Unpacking: Developer Witch Beam on bringing the moving indie hit to life

[html]Edge speaks to developer Witch Beam to explore the story behind Unpacking 
                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                           
                           

                               

When we invite Wren Brier and Tim Dawson to talk us through the origins of Witch Beam's narrative tidy-'em-up, they tell us how it all started in the kitchen. You might know that already - this, after all, was how their game went viral. In 2018, fresh from accelerator program Stugan, the pair posted a GIF of the one level they'd built so far: a short time-lapse replay of various items (mugs, plates, glasses, tea towels, a kettle, a microwave, a cookie jar) being taken from cardboard boxes and placed neatly on marble worktops and wooden shelves.