Invisible Studio Shares New Details and Fun Facts About Au Revoir, the Award-Winning Brazilian Point-and-Click Game

In preparation, the studio has shared new information and behind-the-scenes curiosities that no one would have imagined about the development process. This includes the game design philosophies that guided the production, games that inspired its creation, and much more.

It’s worth noting that the official pages on the consoles are already available for players to add the game to their wishlists.

PlayStation https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10017170

Nintendo https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/au-revoir-switch/

XBOX https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/au-revoir/9PCQGH15713F

Although Au Revoir is Invisible Studio’s first game as an established game developer, the team conducted thorough research to ensure that the title would avoid one of the common pitfalls of the point-and-click genre: the task of searching for the “hidden pixel” in order to advance the narrative.

“When we started developing a point-and-click game, we did a lot of research on games from the 1990s. We realized that many relied on items that were very well hidden — the famous ‘pixel hunt — as well as unintuitive item combinations and trial-and-error puzzles,” says producer Leonardo Pedroso.

According to the studio, one of the main inspirations for the creation of Au Revoir was the classic Blade Runner (1997) by Westwood Studios. Classic titles like Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 2 for the original PlaySation also played a key role in the creation of puzzles and visuals that accurately capture the aesthetic of 32-bit games from the 1990s.

This also led to a fun tidbit. In one of the earliest versions of Au Revoir, the protagonist, Tristan, didn’t yet have his own distinct appearance. This led the studio to use a temporary, PSX-style model of the protagonist from Blade Runner 2049, the 2017 movie starring Ryan Gosling.

“Since Blade Runner was one of our biggest inspirations, during this phase of testing and validating the idea, we spent a lot of time playing as ‘Ryan Gosling’ while exploring the world of Au Revoir,” says producer Leonardo Pedroso.

Because Au Revoir also delves into the dilemmas of its dystopian society and features a narrative that unfolds based on players’ choices, the development team believes that fans of titles like Disco Elysium, Nobody Wants to Die, Detroit: Become Human, The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales, and The Wolf Among Us will definitely find the game appealing as well.

“We recommend Au Revoir to players who enjoy narrative adventures, mystery stories, and science fiction, as well as fans of classic point-and-click games. It’s also a great choice for anyone who appreciates the retro aesthetic inspired by ‘90s games and cyberpunk universes like Blade Runner,” says the producer.

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