PRESS MATERIALS
RELEASE
PC on Steam
Switch
Mac on Steam
Release date: Coming soon
Wishlist on Steam here
iOS Release date: March 2017
Download on iOS here
Download on Google Play here
DESCRIPTION
Following its success on iOS and Google Play, KAMI 2 is now coming to PC and Switch!
KAMI 2
Puzzles, perfected: BAFTA winning State of Play announce their latest puzzle game KAMI 2, coming to the Switch and PC via Steam.
’We’re so thrilled to be able to bring KAMI 2 to desktops and Switch’ says Creative Director Luke Whittaker, ‘KAMI 2 has been one of our most popular games and still has a devout following despite being released back in 2017. We can bring it to a whole new audience and with the creative Puzzle Builder who knows what puzzles they’re going to design. Best of all, cross platform sharing of their levels has been made a part of this, so existing players on iOS and Android can instantly share their work with the new players, and use the same account and keep making puzzles on these new platforms.’
The calming yet addictive puzzle game is back, now for PC and Switch!
With over 100 hand-crafted puzzles, Kami 2 takes you on a mind-twisting journey that combines logic and problem-solving.
Can you achieve perfection?
Flood each puzzle with a single colour in as few moves as possible to claim a 'Perfect' sticker. But watch out for subtle new tricks and fendish surprises.
Want even more?
Beat the global Daily Challenge, earn a winning streak and compare your scores to other players. Test yourself on thousands of user-generated puzzles, uploaded daily.
Get creative and take on the world
Craft your own KAMI designs using the Puzzle Builder. Design and share your creations, send them to your friends and challenge the world to beat your score.
HISTORY
How Kami 2 was born
The original KAMI was released in 2014 and became a surprise hit for State of Play, its blend of calming paperfolding, beautiful aesthetic and clever puzzles proving highly successful combination. "I think we knew we were on to something when we saw people playing it on their daily commute", says Luke Whittaker, "We had somehow hit the sweet spot."
KAMI was the result of an experiment by State of Play developer Dan Fountain during 'twenty-percent time' - one day a week where the pair would take time of to experiment with new ideas. Gradually they spent more time on it as the idea looked more and more promising. "It was amazing to give this idea the time it deserved and see it blossom into something successful," says Dan, "but even when it was done we knew there was so much more we could do with it."
KAMI 2
Platforms:
PC
Switch
iOS
Website:
stateofplaygames.com/kami2
STATE OF PLAY
Developer:
State of Play Games
Based in Cambridgeshire, UK
Founding date:
March 1, 2008
Company Website:
stateofplaygames.com
Press / Business Contact:
Luke Whittaker
Founder & Creative Director
luke@stateofplaygames.com
X
@state_of_play
Facebook
State of Play
DOWNLOAD
Promo Images:
http://bit.ly/2o2cISX
Puzzles:
http://bit.ly/2ocODWN
Header image:
http://bit.ly/2o7nkk6
App Store images
http://bit.ly/2nrlCH3
SCREENSHOTS
HOW KAMI 2 PUZZLES WERE MADE
After State of Play released their ink-painting pinball game INKS in 2016, there was fnally time to push all the ideas they had for KAMI further. The first thing they did was a simple twist: changing it from the squares of KAMI to triangles in KAMI 2. It suddenly opened up thousands more possibilities. "Triangles join to each other very diferently to squares. It gives you so much more freedom within a small area to create interesting joins and patterns. We can now have puzzles which do many things on just one sheet of paper."
Using this new design Dan and game designer Stefan Glynn developed over a hundred new puzzles, each of which designed with the same thought for the player as the original. Puzzles concepts are introduced carefully, and then spun on their head in a constant game of one-upmanship between player and designer. "We had some wonderful comments about KAMI. People would say 'I felt like I was having a conversation with the makers, I never get that in other games.' That's exactly what we've aimed to do again with KAMI 2, on an even bigger scale.'
BUILD YOUR OWN KAMI PUZZLES
The greatest upgrade in KAMI 2 comes with the introduction of 'Build' mode, a puzzle builder which lets players create their own and share them with the world. It not only adds creativity to the experience, but gives everyone access to potentially endless number of new levels created by puzzle designers everywhere.
"You can share a level you make with just your friends via iMessage if you like," explains Steffan, "and it'll popup up as a beautiful graphic in their message feed. Or you can publish it to the community and see how many people like your game around the world. Maybe you'll even become a star puzzle designer. Even during testing we've already seen people make levels more amazing than we imagined."
The new triangular aesthetic only adds to the creative possibilities, as Dan explains: "We're seeing people create pictures with it, build little houses which turn into puzzles, draw faces and landscapes, we can't wait to watch the online community thrive like this." In addition to a raft of colour packs people can unlock to use by playing the main game, they can also buy special packs of patterned paper, and fold out patterned trees, mountains and rivers, architectural features, or pop-art like designs.
DAILY CHALLENGE
State of Play will be curating the best of the puzzles created around the world into a Daily Challenge, so you can come back each day for your next fix, a bit like you might play a crossword or sudoku. "We'll be showcasing the best creativity from players around the world," says Luke, "hopefully it'll delight players if their level is selected to be one of the of best and shared with players everywhere."
THE CRAFT OF KAMI 2
State of Play continue to craft their puzzles by hand, and the paper folding in KAMI 2 was created from real paper, cut in their studio using scalpels then photographed. "We took photos from multiple lighting setups," explains Dan, "allowing us to build a 3D lighting model of the paper, including all the fine texture of it, in Unity. All the puzzles are now lit dynamically, and the folds cast realistic shadows across the paper as you play the puzzle. It's a whole step up in terms of visual quality with the KAMI 2."
"All our concept art was created by hand too," says Steffan, "I was building miniature versions of the game levels from coloured card to give us a target image which we could match with dynamic lighting when we moved into our 3D software."
AUGMENTED REALITY
"We can do exhibitions of puzzles now, where you walk around the gallery solving puzzles on the walls as you go" says Luke, "We can project puzzles on walls, or leave tiny puzzles hidden in the secret places."
State of Play ran a KAMI 2 Treasure Hunt in London at Somerset House as part of Now Play This and the London Games Festival. "As well as some large framed art prints, we were hiding exclusive levels around this amazing building," says Luke, "challening people to find and solve them all."
"There really isn't anything else like it," says Dan, "we've all seen AR before, but it's never been used to bring the surface itself to life like this, and make it the game itself. I think it blew people's mind."
BRINGING KAMI 2 TO NEW PLATFORMS
In 2025 State of Play partnered with long term friends at Noodlecake and Hairy Heart to bring the game to PC and Switch. ‘We’re so pleased we can continue to grow the popularity of KAMI 2 and with such great collaborators,’ says Luke, ‘it’s a real joy to see people connect with the game whether that’s simply solving puzzles or making their own, and we want as many people to enjoy these things as possible.’