| Incredipede | |
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| Designer(s) | Colin Northway Sarah Northway |
| Artist(s) | Thomas Shahan |
| Platform(s) | Windows OS X Android [1] iOS [2] Adobe Flash (demo version) |
| Release | 25 October 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Physics-based, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | |
Incredipede is a physics-based puzzle video game by Canadian [3] studio Northway Games. The game was released on 25 October 2012.[ citation needed ]
The gameplay of Incredipede focuses on the character Quozzle, an Incredipede with the ability to morph to complete short challenges. [4] [5] As the game progresses, new elements such as lava, water or wind appear. [5]
Incredipede was developed by Colin Northway while visiting numerous countries with his wife, Sarah. [6] While reading the Wikipedia article for jumping spiders, Colin found Thomas Shahan, who later became the game artist for Incredipede. [6] Incredipede has been submitted to Steam Greenlight, but Northway feels that if Greenlight did not exist, the game would have been launched on Steam earlier. [7] It was greenlit on 10 January 2013 [8] after being announced as a 2013 IGF finalist. [9]
Incredipede was included in the Humble Bundle PC and Android 7 bundle, presented on 15 October 2013.
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