Mothmen 1966

Release Date: July 14, 2022

Adventure, horror, 2D, visual novel, indie games, 60s and 70s, singleplayer

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Mothmen 1966 is an visual novel adventure game. The story is told in the horror style and offers an unusual graphics, inspired by computer games from the 80s of the last century.

Originals

June 29, 2022

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Videos and Screens

[0:39] Mothmen 1966 launch trailer

[0:52] Mothmen 1966 teaser trailer #1

Mothmen 1966 is a horror adventure game with a visual novel style. The game was developed by an independent Argentinian team, LCB Game Studio, which consisted of two people - writer Nico Saraintaris and artist Fernando Martinez Ruppel.

Plot

The action of the game is set in 1966, during the famous Leonids shower. We play as a student named Lee, whose passion is the American Civil War. He learns from a friend at the university that outside the city, next to the Holt gas station, there is a perfect spot to observe the mentioned astronomical phenomenon, perfect for an unforgettable date.

The hero goes there with his girlfriend. There he meets writer Lou Hill, who claims that the meteor showers are linked to the Mothmen, also known as moth people, or mysterious beings whose appearance always brings bad luck. This encounter will change Lee's life forever.

Mechanics

Mothmen 1966 is a classically realized visual novel adventure game. The fun comes down to following the plot and making regular decisions that shape the further development of the story.

The plot is strongly non-linear. It offers several alternative endings and each of them can be reached in many different ways. That's why the whole game has to be passed several times, because only then we can see all the scenes and threads the game has to offer.

Game modes

Mothmen 1966 features a single player mode only.

Technical aspects

A very strong feature of Mothmen 1966 is its unusual execution. The game offers eye-catching graphics modeled on 8bit computer productions from the 80s. The game offers eye-catching graphics modeled on 8bit computer productions from the 1980s.