Family (video game)

Family
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Developer(s)	Sheinman Games
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	11 July 2020
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Family is a 2020 video game by Sheinman Games, the studio of independent British developer Tim Sheinman. Described by the creator as a "unique detective game of musical genealogy",^[1] Family is a puzzle game in which players piece together information from radio interviews, music and written notes to identify a series of band members in a fictitious music scene, the 'London Pop Scene', displayed on an incomplete family tree from 1985 to 1995. The game contains short recordings from each fictional artist evocative of real-world counterparts in 80s and 90s indie and alternative music. Following release, Family received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the quality and verisimilitude of the game's music and the construction of its narrative through its puzzle gameplay mechanics. Sheinman published a follow-up title with a similar premise, Rivals, in late 2020.