Lume hits Japan

During the Summer we have been developing a Japanese version of Lume. Working together with PLAYISM we have produced a lovely new version of the game for the Japanese market.






It's great to see the game with beautiful Japanese characters replacing the speech bubbles and the puzzle's English words.

One big challenge with translating the game has been how to translate those puzzles which used English text (the clues in the books for example). So we've developed a whole new puzzle in one case, which we think you might like. I think we prefer it to the old one now!



We are also pleased to say that Luke and I will be travelling to the Tokyo Game Show alongside PLAYISM to showcase Lume. Not only will you be able to play the game, we are also bringing along the original model set over from the UK, and will be displaying it, miniture lights and all, so you can see the Lume world up close! If you are heading to the event be sure to come along and say Hi, it will be great to meet you.

Kath

A review round up and a spruce up

It's been a couple of months now since Lume was launched to the world. We have been so pleased with the majority of positive comments about the game, from people we really respect, here is a quick round up of a few:

" Lume takes the best of point and click gaming, sprinkles on a dash of room escape-style puzzles, and layers on that amazing visual presentation that must be seen in motion to truly appreciate." Jay is Games

"wow!...... the effect is breathtaking" Rock, Paper Shotgun

"Unfurl the bunting in celebration of State Of Play's charming addition to the scene.....what is undoubtedly one of the most unique-looking games around" Eurogamer

"a beautiful, funny and entirely charming little adventure" Games TM

"The style is beautiful and captures the world magnificently" The Indie Game Magazine

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the game, and who have let us know. Thanks as well for the feedback, it's going to be a great resource when we come to develop the next installment of the game.

In other news, we spent the weekend giving our studio the proper spruce up it deserved, an even better place to work now. Look closely and you can spy part of the Lume set in this picture.

Lume on Sale, 66% off!

It's been a while since our blog posts at late. We have been knee deep in finishing ongoing client projects, contemplating the future of Lume 2, and generally being very busy, as is the way for a small indie team.
Good news to tell. For a limited time only Lume is part of The Steam Summer Camp Sale, you can grap a copy here and save 66% off the price. Go get it!

The Lume Soundtrack now available to download free

Thanks to everyone who's been in touch with comments on the game, it's great to hear feedback and it'll all help to improve future instalments!

We've had a fantastic response to the music too, and there have been people wondering how they can get hold of it. So we've decided to offer the Lume Soundtrack as a free mp3 download.

Good for chilling out, working on your computer, or aiding in any puzzle solving activities you might encounter in day to day life.

You can get hold of it by heading to the official site or by clicking here.

Luke

Lume love and no more power!

Wow, so it's been abit of a whirlwind since launching Lume everywhere this week, and we are so pleased with everyone's positive responses. It's all abit overwhelming. People seem to completely get where we are coming from with the concept, art and gameplay of the game, and we couldn't be more chuffed. The guys at Rock, Paper Shotgun have given has a lovely review, as well as many others.

At the height of promoting the game yesterday and us beavering away at State of Play towers. We had a power cut across the entire row of studios. Now, I find that quite strange that we make a game about turning the power on, and we are plunged into darkness! It looks set to continue for a few days while the electricity company digs up the road....Now if only there was a simple solution........!

In other news, Lume now has it's own facebook page that you can find here.

Kath

Lume is Live!

It's the moment we've all been waiting for. You can now buy Lume on Steam, Direct2Drive and GamersGate.

Steam has a 10% discount for one week only, so get on over and fetch yourself a Lume-shaped bargain while it lasts.

We really would love to hear what you think of it, so let us know any comments here or via our website.

There will be more posts here very soon, with reviews, interviews, walkthroughs and feedback. In the meantime, happy puzzling!

Lume is Looming

We're nearly there, just a few more publishing details to thrash out and you can get your hands on it.

The trailer's now up on Vimeo too http://vimeo.com/23154447

Watch this space, will give you all a shout soon with details of where you can download it.