Today, we at Whitethorn Games are thrilled to announce that the magical photography game Beasts of Maravilla Island has joined the Aim & Snap Games event.
In celebration of “World Photography Week”, the event organized by Runaway Play features a selection of photography-focused award-winning games. The Aim & Snap Games event runs from August 19 through August 26 and includes fantastic indie games available at a discount, demos to play, and a chance to win some fantastic prizes.
All of the games participating in the seven-day event feature a camera mechanic as part of the core gameplay. As the rise of camera mechanics in games is celebrated, the event organizers, Runaway Play, hope to highlight the popularity of photography games as a rising sub-genre and connect fans with games they love.
Games participating in the Aim & Snap event include:
The week-long event includes a giveaway competition, where participants can enter for a chance to win keys from the featured games, including a major prize winner who will receive a key for the eight participating Steam games! Interested entrants can submit their entries by visiting the Aim & Snap official website!
Prominently featuring photography and camera mechanics as core gameplay elements, these featured games belong to a niche sub-genre yet to be officially categorized on gaming platforms – Photography games. Nevertheless, celebrated titles such as TOEM (BAFTA Games Awards), Umurangi Generation (Indie Games Festival), SEASON: A Letter to the Future (BIG Festival), Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (Games For Change Awards) have garnered prestigious gaming awards. All of the participating games have a dedicated and passionate audience, with games like Beasts of Maravilla Island leaving a lasting impression on players and the gaming industry alike. Play the games, say cheese and enjoy the depths of each title, all of which are the perfect experience for aspiring Virtual Photographers!
In Beasts of Maravilla Island, players assume the role of Marina Montez, an aspiring wildlife photographer who is armed with her grandfather's journal of Maravilla and his camera. The protective magic of Maravilla Island is waning, and the only way to save it is to restore humanity's belief in the magical. To save Maravilla Island, players must climb, explore, and solve puzzles with the island's flora and fauna to find and photograph its fabulous beasts.
Runaway Play is an award-winning independent game developer and publisher based in New Zealand. They recently released Flutter Away on Nintendo Switch and Steam, a short nature exploration game set in a cozy nook of the Amazon rainforest. In Flutter Away you are a butterfly researcher on a five-day camping trip. Explore nearby tracks, take photos, meet animal friends and journal your discoveries!
Check out the week-long event’s official website and search #AimandSnapGames on social media, and stay up to date with the latest information by following Runaway Play on Twitter.
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