- ARTE Collection bundle sale - 3 November 2023
It’s coming all wrapped-up with a cute bow: our 10-years anniversary bundle! Get all games from ARTE Collection at 30% off -meaning ALL games from our catalogue!- Grab yours and complete your collection now, you only pay for the games you don’t own !
- ARTE celebrates 10 years of video games - 19 October 2023
This October, we are celebrating 10 years working alongside talented artists and creators to come up with unique and original games! To mark this milestone, we’re having a massive sale including all of our game catalogue, with discount going from 30% to 80% off! Thank you for getting on this journey with us, here’s to many more games ! 🎂 Whether you are new to the ARTE Experience or have been there since the beginning, we want to thank you and let you know more about what’s to come, so stay tuned for all the big things to come !
- Enjoy our games while staying safe at home! - 23 March 2020
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34635421%2Fba38dc3ddf6b871edf83e1cf2a263c31c2fb5e12.jpg Hello Dear Villagers, If you currently live in the US, in Europe or in many other countries facing the Covid 19 crisis, you are (and you should be) stuck at home. Our Dear Villagers team is also staying safe home since last Monday, working remotely on our upcoming projects. Many of you are taking advantage of this very strange times to play games, so are we! So we decided to bring a tiny bit of support and start a special “Stay Home Sale” in order to grant access to our games at a very affordable price including: https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/A_Normal_Lost_Phone https://store.steampowered.com/app/689910/Another_Lost_Phone_Lauras_Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/573110/AWAY_Journey_to_the_Unexpected/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/573070/BAFL__B…
- Bury me, my love celebrates its 2 years anniversary! - 29 October 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34635421%2F6b67ae619edf95aefa082e814c1eb9d324515aac.jpg Bury me, my Love launched on mobile 2 years ago now! Before coming to consoles & PC, Bury me, my love was a mobile game. Created by the studio The Pixel Hunt with the help of Arte/Figs, Bury me, my Love is a Text Messaging Adventure game using an interface close to Whatsapp, a mobile app used by migrants to communicate with their family when they leave. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34635421%2F8d30315e02b2f2e05e321a84812a9cecd6b774f7.jpg In Bury me, my love, we follow Nour, a Syrian migrant trying to find her way to Europe. Her husband Majd, who remains behind in Syria, communicates with Nour, advising her as best he can so that she reaches her destination safely. It’s also important to know that the game is inspired by many real exp…
- Gang Beasts, Gonner and more going cheap in a Steam charity sale - 3 October 2019
A lineup of 41 lesser-known indie darlings, party favourites, curiosities and old favourites have gone on sale this week. “Sure, Nat,” you cry, “you say that, but games go on sale all the time. What’s the big deal?”. Well, dear reader, if you’d give me time to finish, I’d explain that this is a charity sale. For the rest of this week, the big-wigs over at the IGDA Foundation have set up nice little charity fundraising event. Until the end of the One Gamer Fund charity event , 50% of the proceeds from purchasing discounted games will be split between 7 particularly game-centric charities. It’s for a good cause, yeah, so why not take a look? (more…)
- Using the codes of text message apps to tell a story - 15 January 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34063255%2Ff5b75093ca44e7109aad1c241af26107bf693e2c.png Could you imagine what a life without your smartphone would be? It’s probably pretty difficult – or it might even be nightmare material for some. In less than a decade, smartphones have become an absolute central piece of our lives. They hold our most precious pictures, our beloved tunes, our bank info and other sensitive data… And more than anything else, they allow us to easily and permanently stay in touch with the ones we love. When it comes to that, text messages is the main tool – some people don’t even know what their phone’s ringtone is, as they always text and almost never call. That’s because texting is great. You may connect with someone who’s miles away and have the most intimate conversations whenever you feel like it, even if you’re in a crowded subway o…
- Wot I Think: Bury Me, My Love - 15 January 2019
Developer: The Pixel Hunt, ARTE France, FIGS Publisher: Playdius Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam For: 4, $5, 5 “A game about Syrian refugees” has certain connotations, at least if you are not yourself a Syrian refugee. I expected sustained suffering, a maudlin and desperate tone, confusing cultural differences and a great deal of poetic misery. Which, well, probably says a few uncomfortable things about me, doesn’t it? Because Bury Me, My Love , which plays out as a quasi-real-time text message conversation documenting one Syrian’s dramatic attempt to reach safe harbour, isn’t defined by any of those things. It’s just as much (if not more) about shoes and emojis and jokes and irrepressible optimism in the face of rising darkness. (more…)
- Bury Me, My Love review - strength, spirit, and life as a Syrian refugee - 10 January 2019
When we are invited to punch reporter Khalisah al-Jilani in Mass Effect, BioWare's messaging is not subtle as a crimson renegade symbol flashes at the bottom of the screen. While undoubtedly a choice - and one entirely at our own discretion, at that - it's clear: this action will have detrimental consequences. Things are not so black and white in Bury Me, My Love. A text-based interactive novel - named after the Syrian farewell phrase that translates roughly into "take care, and don't even think about dying before I do" - Bury Me doesn't offer such polarising choices, which means - at least to begin with, anyway - it all feels a little bit arbitrary. I agree with my wife, Nour, and suggest she pick option A, not B, whilst preparing for her journey. I disagree later on, though, insisting she buys item C and not D from the market stall. Later still, I insist she follow fellow refugee E an…
- Critically acclaimed Bury me, my Love is OUT NOW on Steam! - 10 January 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34063255%2Ff5b75093ca44e7109aad1c241af26107bf693e2c.png We wanted to let you know that the BAFTA-nominated and critically acclaimed Bury me, my Love launches today (10th January) for PC and Nintendo Switch. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34063255%2F4dfe90a4384c8ed06910b2b46711ae893b9d1225.gif The instant messaging narrative game tells the story of a young woman trying to escape from the Syrian conflict. It’s an emotional, bittersweet love story told from the perspective of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Watch the release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWRUcfXTlpE If you're interested in the game or want to learn more about it, feel free to follow us on social media: Follow the game on Twitter Like the game on Facebook Follow Playdius Twitter & Facebook
- The inspiration behind Bury me, my Love - 8 January 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34063255%2Ff5b75093ca44e7109aad1c241af26107bf693e2c.png Bury me, my Love is, as we like to call it, a « reality-inspired game ». It isn’t a documentary, nor is it biographical. Nour and Majd are fictional characters that don’t actually exist. But they are directly inspired by lots of real migrants whose experiences were similar to what happens in the game - roughly 90% of what may happen to Nour in-game is directly inspired by true anecdotes. One of our main writing guide and help was Dana. This young Syrian woman now lives in Germany, and when we contacted her to tell her about our game project, she agreed to be our editorial advisor. Her life experience, her advices and her script corrections have been super precious to us. They helped us reach our goal to write a story that would be as believable and true to reality as…
- Bury me, my Love: a reality-inspired game - 21 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34063255%2F2e37f74e334d866bf73ed93e509debbc066a46d5.png Bury me, my Love is, as we like to call it, a « reality-inspired game ». It isn’t a documentary, nor is it biographical. Nour and Majd are fictional characters that don’t actually exist. But they are directly inspired by lots of real migrants whose experiences were similar to what happens in the game - roughly 90% of what may happen to Nour in-game is directly inspired by true anecdotes. One of our main writing guide and help was Dana. This young Syrian woman now lives in Germany, and when we contacted her to tell her about our game project, she agreed to be our editorial advisor. Her life experience, her advice and her script corrections have been super precious to us. They helped us reach our goal to write a story that would be as believable and true to reality as p…
