Press kit

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In a sentence

Pipp: Long Way Home is a storybook sneaking game for iPhone about the smallest pig on Nettlebrook Farm, written, directed and voiced by a bricklayer of 22 years.

The facts

• Game: Pipp: Long Way Home
• Made by: Stu Crompton, Stu Makes Games
• Platform: iPhone first, others to follow
• Release date: to be announced
• Price: free to try, one purchase unlocks the full game, no adverts. Price to be announced.
• Website: pippgame.com

About the game

Pip is the smallest pig on Nettlebrook Farm and the very best at hiding. One summer night a flood carries him miles from home and the colour drains out of the world. To get back, he walks through the seasons, gathering a squad of misfits. He can't fight anyone, so he sneaks past guards, sets traps and makes the baddies look very silly. Colour comes back one friend at a time.

Features

• A full story with every character voiced
• Sneaking and puzzles with no fighting
• Slapstick pranks and boss showdowns
• A world that regains its colour as you make friends
• Secret places and mini-games
• Suitable for families

The story behind it

Stu Crompton was a bricklayer for 22 years and trained as an actor at ALRA North in 2016. When injuries meant he could no longer do brickwork, he moved into game design. He drafted and storyboarded Pipp himself, performs every voice in it, and used AI to help with the coding. It's his first paid game, after Brick Run and Hard Hat Graft. More at stumakesgames.com.

Pictures

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• Pip on his own (transparent background)
• Pip hiding behind the hay
• The winter field
• Lamplight at the barn
• Pip adrift on a crate
• In-game: the farmyard
• In-game: a guard
• In-game: the farm robot
• In-game: the allotment at dusk

Get in touch

For interviews, questions or a review copy: hello@pippgame.com