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SXSW: Lost Words Beyond the Page

"We want to make games that people can enjoy but that also have a positive impact on the people who play them"

- Mark Backler, CEO, Sketchbook Games

Hear from Mark Backler and Rhianna Pratchett on how their atmospheric narrative adventure game Lost Words: Beyond the Page touches on the real word issues of grief and loss and the part memory plays in both. The game was nominated for Indie Game of the Year at SXSW 2022.