Ex Blizzard Employee's New "Perpetual Touch" Game, Oddlight, Coming Soon

Octopus 8 Studios have released some more information about their upcoming game Oddlight.

Oddlight is described as a very simple, minimalist game. The studio has coined the phrase "perpetual touch" to describe the controls which it says involve controlling everything by simply moving around the screen. The aim is to keep your finger on screen at all times whilst a variety of bugs and other beasties chase you and try to eat you.

You can find a pre release video showing how the control system works and how the game looks below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h955C3bJftQ

Rich Barham, Octopus 8 Studio’s CEO, formerly at Blizzard Entertainment and Riot Games has this to say about the game

“We’re certainly not aware of anything which has been done quite like this before, and we’re excited for gamers to get their hands on Oddlight and experience it as we have. The elements of puzzler, contact and arcade have kept us all playing for many hours and we hope that’s something that the larger audience will also enjoy. Simplicity is elegant if done well, and I’m really proud of what the team has accomplished with Oddlight, they have worked really hard and produced something special."

Oddlight is due to release by the 21st of December 2013 on iOS, with other versions for Steam and Windows/Android to follow early in 2014.