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A Slow Year

A Slow Year is a videogame chapbook of four Atari game poems, one for each season, about the experience of observing things. These games are neither action nor strategy: each of them requires a different kind…

31 December 2010

A Slow Year is a puzzle developed by Ian Bogost, released 31 December 2010 on Atari 2600, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What A Slow Year is

A Slow Year is a puzzle game developed by Ian Bogost and released in 2010. It is available on Atari 2600, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Slow Year is a videogame chapbook of four Atari game poems, one for each season, about the experience of observing things. These games are neither action nor strategy: each of them requires a different kind of sedate observation and methodical input.
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What it launched against

A Slow Year launched on 31 December 2010, within three weeks of LittleBigPlanet 2, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Dungeon Defenders and Back to the Future: The Game.

Released around the same time: LittleBigPlanet 2, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Dungeon Defenders, Back to the Future: The Game.

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When did A Slow Year come out?
A Slow Year was released on 31 December 2010 for Atari 2600, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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