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The Low Road is Available Now on Steam

The Low Road is Available Now on Steam

It was announced by XGen Studios, the release of their darkly comedic point and click adventure game, The Low Road, today on Steam for Mac and Windows. Set in the 1970’s, The Low Road takes place in the world of corporate espionage. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must lie, blackmail, and steal her way up the ranks to fulfil her dream of becoming a globetrotting secret agent.

Today XGen is highlighting the music, one of The Low Road’s most unique features, by showing off a brand new music trailer. Additionally XGen Studios and Eric Cheng, Composer and Sound Designer, revealed the albums “The Low Road OST” and Win Well’s “Songs On The Low Road”.

Check out the music trailer of The Low Road, featuring some gameplay footage:

Eric Cheng on The Low Road’s music:

“The Low Road follows characters who are finding their work and aspirations getting passed over. The music industry in 1976 was as big as ever, but Noomi and Turn would prefer the hits from the 60s and 50s. Noomi romanticizes the adrenaline-filled spy life of movies she grew up with, and I could imagine her humming along to Shirley Bassey’s Goldfinger theme song as she pictures herself in action. Turn has had his day as a globetrotting field agent and is now resigning himself to more practical desk work. To me, these characters’ musical souls are tied to singers from earlier periods in their lives, like Nancy Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Diana Ross.

While developing the music for The Low Road, I created a character called Win Well who has the voice of a classic American crooner, delivering melodies in torch songs sung over instrumentals trying to keep up with big-budget 1970s bands like ABBA, Queen and Pink Floyd. His songs are sometimes at odds with the score, which is more grounded in the spirit of a 1970s TV show.”

Win Well’s Songs On The Low Road:https://winwell.bandcamp.com/album/songs-on-the-low-road

Eric Cheng’s Instrumental Score: http://ericcheng.bandcamp.com/album/the-low-road-ost

“Short Description:

Lie, blackmail and steal your way down The Low Road. Noomi Kovacs must find her way as a field agent in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.

Features:

The Low Road sports a unique hand painted illustration style and a pulsating rock and roll score, along with over 32000 words of fully voiced over dialogue.

Awards: 

  • Best In Play – GDC Play 2016 – Winner
  • Indie Prize Showcase – USA 2017 – Nominee
  • Full Indie Vancouver – Demo Night 2017 – Winner
  • ‘16 Bit Awards presented by Playcrafting – Best In Style – Nominee”

For more information on The Low Road, visit its Steam page.

Paúl Ordóñez

The Freddy Fazbear of Gaming Instincts, Paul was brought in by the editor in chief Luis to contribute with the news portion of the website along with Manuel, and together, they are bringing the daily news and content relevant to gaming for the viewers to enjoy. Paul is an avid Monster Hunter Fan, and an insanely commited gamer with lots of great insights and very open minded about new forms of games as well.

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