Creativity is what keeps the gaming space alive, and the teams at Lost Token and Dionous Games are ramping up to debut their gaming title that’ll showcase how alive and well that creative spirit is. Theropods is a hand-drawn pixel adventure game that’s mixed with point-and-click elements. In it, you’ll need to survive the monstrous world you’re in. The twist is that the game is completely wordless. That means no dialogue bubbles, no screens full of text; it’s just you, the adventure, and the wild world around you. Pretty neat, huh? Here’s a further breakdown and a trailer for you to enjoy:

“Theropods is a classic point-and-click adventure built around visual logic. There are no dialogue trees, no walls of text, no subtitles. The world itself is the puzzle. Players watch how creatures behave, how characters react and how each scene shifts as they poke, prod and experiment their way through it. Instead of fighting through danger, you solve your way through it, distracting predators, avoiding enemies and finding clever routes past situations too deadly to face head-on.

The game began life as a small Flash project in a 2015 game jam. Players connected with it, so the team turned it into a full adventure, funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign and built over six years of frame-by- frame animation. Every character, dinosaur and environment is hand-drawn frame by frame, then handed to the pixel artists to color and convert. The result is an expressive, cinematic world that speaks entirely through movement, gesture and sound.”

The irony here is that there have been other “wordless adventures” that have been popping up recently across all media, including a beloved animated series that is truly “Primal” in its style and story. Regardless, this game offers up quite a bit for those willing to go on a unique adventure. Other features include:

• A prehistoric world with a sci-fi twist. Dinosaurs, barbarians and a mystery from the stars.
• Think, don’t fight. Every predator is a problem to solve. Outsmart predators instead of fighting them.
• An unlikely friendship. A story of bravery, trust and survival.
• A striking soundtrack. Tribal rhythms blended with eerie sci-fi synths.

If you’re still on the fence about getting the game, try out the demo! If you like it? Wishlist the title on Steam.