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“Ah, what another great game about animal photography,” I thought to myself at first glance at Nuts. Look at the beautiful colors. Spot these bizarre squirrels. I’m sure it’s quite relaxing. How wrong I was. Nuts has announced a February release date for its Squirrel Watching Story and there’s definitely something sinister going on in this new trailer.
“Gear up your search trailer, start your GPS, spread your map out and head deep into the Melmoth Forest,” the creators say. “As a novice field researcher, you will place cameras during the day and watch the footage at night, following the movements of a squirrel rush.” It sounds sweet and simple enough, but oh no, please watch the end of this trailer.
What the hell are squirrels doing with dynamite? Maybe they just like the way things look. Maybe everything is quite simple. Or maybe they are genetically engineered engineering squirrels with a plot to kick humans out of their forest.
To find out, the creators say that you will spend every day placing your surveillance equipment on the basis of a brief passed on by the research team at Viago University. Each night, you will be watching the cameras and capturing footage to understand what these squirrels are doing.
Besides its obvious beauty, what looks really nice about Nuts is the feeling of being physically present on site. Even from the trailer, I can appreciate how your character takes photos and then posts the printed copies on a board. In the woods, you have a GPS in one hand and a tripod camera in the other, which you can adjust the angle on after placing it. The old giant televisions in your search trailer have individual buttons to manually scan images.
I can’t wait to get my hands on this charming little mystery, and luckily it’s not long to wait. Nuts launches on Steam on February 4. It’s coming to Apple Arcade and Nintendo Switch earlier on January 22.
In the meantime, you can find the Nuts 2018 prototype on Itch.