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How do you fit an elephant into a refrigerator? Now of course, by chopping him up, then slowly fitting the pieces in one by one, right? No no no! First off, sick. Second, all you have to do is open the door and shove him in! What does this have to do with Stupid to live? EVERYTHING. Stupid to live is a free puzzle game that uses your own intuition against you. You over complicate things, try to find the answers when they’re right in front of you. Looking around the room for the cube that’s in your hands. The answer to every puzzle isn’t obvious because it’s so obvious, that you think it’s not the answer because no answer can be that obvious. Obviously. Stupid to live has 11 unique levels, and a ton of different mechanics, So the game never gets tiring, even after you’ve been stuck on the same puzzle for over an hour. the whole game is wrapped up with a humorous story, hand drawn pixel art, and a custom soundtrack. the only piece that's missing is you. the player.

Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
InstantStudioGames
Based in United States

Release date:
April 10 2018

Platforms:
Windows
Mac

Website:
indiedb.com/games/stupid-to-live

Description

the answers to most puzzle games aren't obvious, Stupid to live is different, In-fact the answers are so obvious that you have to think really hard to figure them out. it's a puzzle game that uses your own intuition against you, Looking around the room for the cube that’s in your hands.the whole game is wrapped up with a humorous story, hand drawn pixel art, and a custom soundtrack.

History

Rory Schillo is the lead and sole member of instant studio. He has loved make huge and expansive worlds in his head ever since he was a kid, game development was just an outlet to that. Stupid to live was a passion project that has been blown up to be so much more, and is Instant studio's first title.

Features

  • Challenging puzzles set in brilliantly designed levels
  • Lots of mechanics so the game never gets boring, even after you've been stuck on the same level for over half an hour.
  • custom hand draw pixel art for every room, hallway and staircase.
  • 11 unique levels with difficulties ranging from "I got this" to "rage quit"
  • a humorous story and random moments of comedy accompany your journey and help make this game complete.

Videos

Stupid to live trailer YouTube


Images

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Selected Articles

  • ""This is simultaneously the stupidest and most rage-inducing game I've ever played. I love it.""
    - Beau, Test player, Beau

Monetization Permission

InstantStudioGames allows for the contents of Stupid to live to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Stupid to live is legally & explicitly allowed by InstantStudioGames. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.indiedb.com/games/stupid-to-live/presskit.


My actual press kit
The press kit that I created for my website. has more resources, news, and material for your writing needs. instantstudiogames.wixsite.com/instantstudio/stupid-to-live-press-kit.


About InstantStudioGames

Boilerplate
How do you fit an elephant into a refrigerator? Now of course, by chopping him up, then slowly fitting the pieces in one by one, right? No no no! First off, sick. Second, all you have to do is open the door and shove him in! What does this have to do with Stupid to live? EVERYTHING. Stupid to live is a free puzzle game that uses your own intuition against you. You over complicate things, try to find the answers when they’re right in front of you. Looking around the room for the cube that’s in your hands. The answer to every puzzle isn’t obvious because it’s so obvious, that you think it’s not the answer because no answer can be that obvious. Obviously. Stupid to live has 11 unique levels, and a ton of different mechanics, So the game never gets tiring, even after you’ve been stuck on the same puzzle for over an hour. the whole game is wrapped up with a humorous story, hand drawn pixel art, and a custom soundtrack. the only piece that's missing is you. the player.

More information
More information on InstantStudioGames, our logo & relevant media are available here.


Stupid to live Credits

Rory schillo
Founder


presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks