Factsheet

Developer:
Three Bees, Inc.
Based in Philadelphia, PA

Release date:
22 February 2022

Platforms:
Steam: PC + Mac
Itch.io: PC + Mac
GOG: PC + Mac

Website:
http://www.perfect-tides.com

Regular Price:

USD$14.99

Description

Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure about the agony and anticipation of being a teen. Set in the year 2000, you follow Mara - an internet-obsessed young writer from a small island town - on an ever-evolving quest for love, friendship and experience.

History

From Comics to Games

Lead developer Meredith Gran cut her teeth in the world of comics. After a successful 10-year run of the acclaimed webcomic Octopus Pie, she began charting new forms of expression through video games.

Successfully funded by Kickstarter backers in 2018, Perfect Tides' development has been a labor of love, slowly growing in ambition and the richness of its world. After a 4-year development timeline, the long-anticipated game was released on 2/22/22, garnering overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam, and ranking in multiple GOTY lists.

Features

  • Classic 90s Sierra-style Point and Click user interface: collect inventory, interact with people and objects, and explore your island home.
  • Rich narrative and character-driven story: solve puzzles and watch the plot unfold.
  • Move through 45+ beautifully designed rooms, day and night, in 4 seasons of the year.

Videos

Release Trailer Vimeo


Images

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Awards & Recognition

  • "Best Video Games of 2022" Ars Technica
  • "15 Best Games of 2022" AV Club
  • "Levi Winslow's Top 9 Games of 2022" Kotaku
  • "John Walker's Top Ten Games of 2022" Kotaku
  • "50 Best Video Games of 2022" Polygon
  • "Best Adventure Games of 2022" Adventure Game Hotspot

Selected Articles

  • " Don’t Sleep On Perfect Tides, One Of The Year’s Best Games "
    - Levi Winslow, Kotaku
  • " Octopus Pie comic creator nails teen feelings in her debut game Perfect Tides "
    - Nicole Carpenter, Polygon
  • " Perfect Tides: Aching Teenage Nostalgia "
    - Karl Otty, Maris Crane, Priya Sridhar, SUPERJUMP
  • "REVIEW: Perfect Tides is as devastating and powerful as a perfectly crafted away message"
    - William Hughes, The AV Club
  • "REVIEW: Perfect Tides"
    - John Walker, Buried Treasure
  • "INTERVIEW: Meredith Gran talks ‘Perfect Tides’, time’s inexorable march, and the internet as it was in 2000"
    - Justin Harrison, AIPT Comics
  • "REVIEW: ‘Perfect Tides’ review: a magnificent character study and a damn fun video game"
    - Justin Harrison, AIPT Comics

Perfect Tides Credits

Meredith Gran
Game Designer

Soren Hughes
Background Design

Garrett Hobson
NPC Animation

Daniel Kobylarz
Music


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