Ludography
69/100
Players22 ratings
55/100
Critics8 reviews

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2015 · Adventure · Indie

Beyond Eyes

Beyond Eyes is an adventure game that follows a 10 year old blind girl named Rae. The game follows her as she tries to find her cat Nani. The world is white and empty but as you control her character through the game the world reveals itself in its true colours.

Released
2015
Platforms
LinuxPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
Genres
AdventureIndiePuzzle
Developers
—
Publishers
Team17
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Fantasy
Country
Netherlands
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 3ACB GUSK 6
Languages
Dutch, English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)

About

Beyond Eyes is an adventure game developed by Tiger & Squid and published by Team17.

›Story

The game is about a young girl who is blinded at a young age, and she goes into the world to find her missing cat Nani.

Keywords

  • frog
  • maze
  • chicken
  • pets
  • female protagonist
  • steam
  • bird
  • walking simulator
  • steam trading cards
  • atmospheric
  • snow
  • dog

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game showcases how a ten-year-old girl named Rae, who has lost her sight due to an accident with fireworks, interacts with the world around her. The world initially appears to be all white, but certain objects are highlighted when Rae touches them. Sound is an important element of the game, giving the player an idea of where certain objects are located. Challenges include deciding if the sound of cars is distant enough to safely cross the road. Beyond Eyes fits into a genre of walking simulator video games that tell a story, and much like a blind person must memorise their environment, the game tries to show how sound memory for a blind person feels.

Development

The game was developed by Sherida Halatoe's Tiger & Squid in collaboration with Team17. It was shown to the international press for the first time at the annual Game Developers Conference 2015. It failed to reach its crowdfunding goal on Indiegogo. Tiger & Squid are believed to be, a real cat also portrayed in the game, and a stuffed toy.

Reception

Beyond Eyes received mixed reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 65.17% based on 6 reviews and 60/100 based on 11 reviews, the Xbox One version 63.19% based on 16 reviews and 60/100 based on 24 reviews and the PlayStation 4 version 59.29% based on 7 reviews and 52/100 based on 7 reviews.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox One4 August 2015Worldwide · North America 4 August 2015
macOS12 August 2015Worldwide
Windows12 August 2015Worldwide
Linux12 August 2015Worldwide
PlayStation 48 September 2015Worldwide · Europe 8 September 2015

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