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    PARADISE KILLER

    Jul 08, 2021 4 minutes
    Words by Paul Walker-Emig

    Info

    » System: PC
    » Year: 2020
    » Publisher: Fellow Traveller
    » Developer: Kaizen Game Works
    » Key People: Oli Clarke Smith, Phil Crabtree

    Go Oeeper

    » Paradise Killer began life as a walking sim where players would discover items on a deserted island, but investigative systems gradually took over and changed the direction of the game.
    » Developers Oli Clarke Smith and Phil Crabtree first met when they played together in a punk band in their younger days.

    THE BACKGROUND

    is the debut game from Kaizen Game Works, an indie studio founded by Oli Clarke Smith, who has a background in AAA development at the like a game that would be a big hit. That’s not meant as an insult, rather an acknowledgement that is distinct and unusual enough that it looks like a game more likely to fill a niche than to break out as an indie hit in the way that it did when it was released in September of 2020 and the highscoring reviews started rolling in.

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