Lost Words: Beyond the Page news & patch notes

Lost Words: Beyond the Page released earlier this month and has since received both critic and fan praise for its visuals, heartfelt story, amazing music, and more. To celebrate, we have put some of those kind words in a brand-new Accolades trailer. Check it out here:  https://youtu.be/7_jcebhAOx0 Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an atmospheric narrative adventure revolving around the touching story of a young girl named Izzy coming to terms with life’s hardships by creating the journey of a lifetime within the pages of her diary. From right out of the gate, the game caught the attention of critics across the industry. Check out some of the quotes from reviews about the game below.  

• Geek Tyrant - "Synergizes gameplay and story better than anything I've played in a long time." 
• Gameffine - "Flawlessly embodies how words can shape worlds." 
• Gaming Trend -  "A heartfelt and human exploration of grief. 
• M2Gaming - "For the first time we felt like one word was worth a thousand images and not the opposite!" 
• Mega Dads - "The game is beautiful on the eyes. The art style defines what it means for a game to be considered art. It's a watercolor painting come to life."  
• Metro Media - “An amazing masterpiece that will blow your mind with its brightful color and design and its incredible narrative.” 
• Nintendo Link - "A masterpiece. 
• Overclockers Club - "Truly well done." 
• TechRaptor -  "Lost Words is a heartfelt tale bound in the pages of a story, but its themes of family and kindness go beyond fiction." 

Penned by renowned writer Rhianna Pratchett (Mirror’s Edge, Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider), Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a captivating adventure wrapped in an overarching and undeniably touching narrative. The title has earned a wealth of awards during its lifetime, including ‘Best Indie Game’ at Game Connection Paris, ‘Excellence in Narrative’ at DevGAMM, ‘Best Audio Design’ from TIGA, ‘Special Selection Indie Award’ at Reboot Develop and ‘Best Story’ at Game Connection USA.  Lost Words: Beyond the Page is available now.

Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page's creative director Mark Backler and writer Rhianna Pratchett for their launch day live stream! They will be responding to fan questions, talking about the creation of the game, and showing off areas that were not a part of the demo! When: Tuesday, April 6th Time: 10am PDT/5pm GMT /6pm BST Where: Right here on Steam or on twitch.tv/modus_games

Crack open the spine of Izzy's journal, leap through her entries, and explore the fantasy world of Estoria! Lost Words: Beyond the Page is available to play right now! Check out the brand new launch trailer below. https://youtu.be/8Zj4n5tHY1s

The pages of Izzy’s journal open next month! Lost Words: Beyond the Page is launching April 6 on Steam! Check out the release date trailer below! https://youtu.be/VnTgWGKquLE When Izzy comes to terms with the trauma of losing a loved one close to her, she envelopes herself into a surreal story that evolves and shapes itself in ways no one could ever see coming. The title has earned a wealth of awards during its lifetime, including ‘Best Indie Game’ at Game Connection Paris, ‘Excellence in Narrative’ at DevGAMM, ‘Best Audio Design’ from TIGA, ‘Special Selection Indie Award’ at Reboot Develop and ‘Best Story’ at Game Connection USA Play the demo now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/599610/Lost_Words_Beyond_the_Page/

Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page Creator Mark Backler as he plays through a part of the award-winning narrative adventure game. Watch the stream on the Lost Words Steam page here! 10am PST/6pm GMT

Join Lost Words: Beyond the Page creator and founder of Sketchbook Games Mark Backler and writer Rhianna Pratchett as they play through the opening moments of Lost Words and discuss development, storytelling, and how the world of Estoria came to be. Stream begins Wednesday, Feb 3 at 10am PST/6pm GMT. Watch it right here on Steam.

We're pleased to announce that Lost Words: Beyond the Page has been selected as a nominee for IndieCade Anywhere and Everywhere! IndieCade celebrates the innovation and future of independently developed games. There are around 17 different categories for the awards and Lost Words is in the running for the Grand Jury Award, Jury Prix, Innovation in Experience Design, Innovation in Interaction Design as well as Performance. The festival has been taking place virtually and the awards are being livestreamed today at 12 Noon PT / 19:00 GMT on IndieCade's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/indiecade {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/ded5ff6ad2a68ec82bdf0cf678e1c30b02677cb3.jpg

We're excited to be taking part in IndieCade: Anywhere and Everywhere! As part of the online festival we'll be livestreaming Lost Words tomorrow (18th October 2020) at 8AM PST / 4PM BST on https://www.twitch.tv/indiecade The stream will then be repeated at 8PM PST / 4AM BST. Streamer Charlie Harper will be playing Lost Words and talking with Mark Backler, the game's creative director. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/676c8d24be37fa8425cf8b0c47e57c59a5bc7d9e.jpg

Happy Hump Day everyone! Our Modus Team had a great time over the past weekend at PAX West, because of YOU. Thank you for stopping by, saying hi, and for all the love you’ve given our upcoming games. We are so grateful for all the support for Lost Words, we couldn’t have done it without you. This year was truly a success being able to feature Lost Words on the show floor and we are just as excited as you are to share more exciting news for our titles. We loved seeing all your awesome faces this year! if you weren't able to make it out, check out the pictures below to see our setup! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/a1e73c7b4d8c9bebb2df91f5aba664b1fe423a96.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/f245ab0a8cce91606416f0540ae66e3da446164d.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/a95e9e320d64c2481a754e618531d26a4434e329.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33701944/865a4fed00d2bb12e571c931c21ae750917d53ff.jpg Follow us on Twitter to see where we'll be next! Till next time, The Modus Team