Looming
Looming follows an unnamed protagonist as he explores the plains of a mysterious world, finds clues, and uncovers a variety of beautiful intertwining stories.
Looming is an adventure developed by Gregory Avery-Weir, released 5 July 2010 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Looming is
Looming is an adventure game developed by Gregory Avery-Weir and released in 2010. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Flixel.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are September, a researcher sent to explore the strange land of Looming. You write and read several letters back and forth with your love, January. Through picking up and examining relics on the ground, finding secret pillars, and entering the several portals that are opened as you do this, you learn about two neighboring races, a creature, and a very peculiar natural event known as the Epiphany.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Looming launched on 5 July 2010, within three weeks of Limbo, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge.
Released around the same time: Limbo, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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