Siheyuan

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Video game

2023

Siheyuan is a cooperative action-puzzle video game for 1-4 players. The 13 unlockable levels and 13 special modifiers change up the rhythm from meditative to hectic, and the minimalistic design of the game is inspired by architecture, opera and traditional chinese games.

Who needs lore, photorealistic 3d models, loot boxes or other gimmicks when you have… tiles?!

The goal of the game is simple, but far from easy: players need to place falling tiles in the corresponding colored slots of the central grid. As each player controls only one of the 4 areas of the level, the right combination of colors must be achieved by passing tiles around, talking, collaborating and sharing a common strategy.

Created as a site-specific installation at Beijing Design Week 2015, Siheyuan has been selected for several international awards and showcased at festivals like IndieCade, A MAZE. Berlin, Milan Games Week, Tokyo Game Show and Indie X Lisbon.

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credits

Game Design
Claudia Molinari
Matteo Pozzi

Game Art
Claudia Molinari

Game Development
Aran Koning

Music and Sound Effects
Francesco Fontana

Additional Game Art
Federico Gambarana
Nicolò Marchetti

Porting and Publishing
Fantastic Studio