Howard Lotor is a private detective working a routine missing person case in a dystopian, alternate history Vancouver. But what Howard stumbles upon thrusts him into a disturbing hunt for the truth.

Howard is a raccoon in a trench coat.

A blending of cinematic adventure and immersive branching dialogue inspired by classic CRPGs, Backbone explores mature themes in a city of anthropomorphic animals where species dictates social class. Sniff out clues and evidence, interrogate a diverse cast of characters, solve stealth puzzles, and choose which leads to follow. Backbone delivers a unique universe based on the real Vancouver, brought to life with a stunning modern pixel art aesthetic and original dark jazz soundtrack.

Key Features

• Backbone is a dark story set in dystopian anthropomorphic animal society, where social class is dictated by species.
• As a detective, sniff out clues and evidence, interrogate witnesses, solve stealth puzzles, and choose which leads to follow.
• Stunning combination of high resolution pixel art and Unreal Engine tools like volumetric lighting, particle effects and custom materials.
• Non-linear conversations with a diverse cast of characters inspired by old school CRPGs.
• Detailed environments are modeled after the real streets of Vancouver, BC.
• Original doom jazz OST.
• You get to play as a highly relatable raccoon in a trench coat.

Backbone: Prologue is a free demo which follows Howard through the first act of the game, available now on Steam.

Backbone is coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC (Steam) in early 2021.