| Never Alone | |
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| Developer(s) | Upper One Games |
| Publisher(s) | E-Line Media |
| Director(s) | Sean Vesce |
| Producer(s) | Matt Swanson |
| Designer(s) | Grant Roberts |
| Programmer(s) | David Koenig |
| Artist(s) | Dima Veryovka |
| Writer(s) | Ishmael Angaluuk Hope, based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, "Kunuuksaayuka", first recorded by Robert Nasruk Cleveland in Stories of the Black River People |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Windows November 18, 2014 PlayStation 4 Xbox One November 19, 2014 OS X February 26, 2015 Wii U PlayStation 3 Linux December 23, 2015 iOS June 2, 2016 Android June 22, 2016 Switch February 24, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, co-op |
Never Alone, also known as Kisima Inŋitchuŋa[a][b] is a puzzle-platform adventure video game developed by Upper One Games and published by E-Line Media and was first released in November 2014. is based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, "Kunuuksaayuka", which was first recorded by storyteller Robert Nasruk Cleveland in his collection Stories of the Black River People.[3] Swapping between an Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and her Arctic fox companion, the player completes puzzles while part of the story is narrated in the Iñupiaq language.[4] The game was made in partnership between the Cook Inlet Tribal Council and E-Line Media[5] and is a video game produced by Indigenous people. A DLC, titled Never Alone: Foxtales was released on July 28, 2015 and a sequel was announced in February 2022.[6] The game received multiple awards and is praised positively for its concept, story and art design but criticized for its platforming elements.
- ^ Gera, Emily (November 19, 2014). "Never Alone is delayed on PS4 in Europe". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) on PS3 - PlayStation®Store US". December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Never Alone - The Story of Kunuuksaayuka (Part One)". Never Alone. October 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ Ivan Encelewski (March 11, 2019). "The Making of Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa): Celebrating a People and a Language". Cultural Survival. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Parkinson, Hannah Jane (September 29, 2014). "Alaska's indigenous game Never Alone teaches co-operation through stories". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (February 10, 2022). "Never Alone 2 Announced". IGN. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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