Underplayed Gems

Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna (2014)

Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna cover
Developer
Upper One Games
Publisher
E-Line Media
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.5 of 5, 177 player ratings
Main story
about 3.8 hours
Completionist
about 4.0 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A quiet, atmospheric trek through frozen tundra carrying real cultural weight and a contemplative, story-driven mood.

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About

Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is an atmospheric puzzle platformer and the first game to be developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat, an Alaska Native people, drawn from a traditional story that has been shared across the generations. Nearly 40 Alaska Native elders, storytellers and community members contributed to the development of the game. It features two characters, and it can be played in single-player mode or play cooperatively with a friend as you trek through frozen tundra, leap across treacherous ice floes, swim through underwater caverns and face enemies both strange and familiar. You'll explore awe-inspiring environments, perform heroic deeds and meet legendary characters from Iñupiaq stories — all narrated by a master storyteller in the spoken Iñupiaq language.

Trailer

Screenshots

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