With games….and making games….it became apparent that there weren’t enough for our family that could bring us all together to play.” “For me,” Reeves tells us, “Having kids makes you think about the world in so many different, new ways. That’s had a huge impact on why they do what they do - and how they do it. Many members of Hipster Whale’s 11-person staff have kids. We wanted to tap into that and what goes on with the people next to the game, watching it.” Clara Reeves (Source: SuperParent) When parents make games It’s really just as important as the experience with the game. “A lot of us at Hipster Whale have great memories of going to an arcade and having that social experience of crowding around the machine. Meanwhile, the gameplay triggers the reptile part of your nerd brain’s memories of playing Frogger back in the day. Say “Crossy Road” and your kids smile, remembering the first time you handed your phone over so they could play it. Hipster Whale’s crossy take on arcade gamesĪsk Hipster Whale’s Clara Reeves and she’ll tell you that, “We always focus on bright, humorous experiences meant to bring people together.” Just look at the team’s original game that started it all. There are hundreds of rooms to solve before you can topple the tower’s boss: Unihorse. It has that pick-up-and-play hook that any great classic arcade game has, but as you progress, the challenges get procedurally harder. It’s frantic platforming fun, where you all cooperatively work together to complete each room. That’s the magic behind Hipster Whale games - they’re not only great for kids, but they bring out your inner child as well.įor its new game, Crossy Road Castle, it’s a 1-to-4 player mad dash to make it up a tower. Playing Crossy Road Castle on Apple Arcade.

Four relative strangers, huddled together in front of an Apple TV.

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