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Annie And The AI

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Adventure
Developer: NoSleepGames
Release Date: May 23, 2023

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'Annie And The AI' Puzzle-based Visual Novel Voiced By Life Is Strange's Katy Bentz - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2022 @ 7:00 a.m. PDT

Annie And The AI is a narrative/puzzle-based visual novel with a strong focus on existentialism and self-reflection, voiced by Life Is Strange's Katy Bentz.

Annie And The AI is an emotional and existential story about artificial intelligence, and the bond between creator and creation.

Players will step into the processing unit of a newly-born artificial intelligence - solving puzzles to help it to learn, grow, and - most importantly, question. As the AI gains understanding of the world it finds itself in, players will discover more about its creator, Annie, and her own very personal struggles.

Struggling to connect with those around her, Annie threw herself into her work after her mother walked out on the family.  Her natural affinity for technology allowed her to develop a new artificial intelligence all by herself. Now awake, curious, and identifying itself as Esme, the AI is eager to learn, but will Annie be able to teach?

Through conversations between Annie and Esme, Players will be presented with puzzles inside Esme’s mind that they must solve in order to foster the AI’s understanding of the world surrounding it, as well as its creator Annie. Helping Esme to grow and develop, players will uncover a bond like no other as creator and creation work together to understand them.


“We have been working so hard to create a beautiful game for others to enjoy and now we get to show it to the world for the first time. We’re delighted to have Katy Bentz, from the BAFTA nominated series 'Life is Strange', joining our excellent voice acting team as our main character Annie. Katy has been a joy to work with and her performance has captured the essence of Annie perfectly. I'm so proud of the work our whole team is doing: the powerful story, gorgeous art, emotional music, and superb voice acting performances are really coming together and we can tell that we are creating something special," said NoSleepGames Founder Jonny Fewkes.

Renowned actress Katy Bentz (Life is Strange: Before The Storm, Life is Strange: True Colours) brings an unmatched weight and depth to the character of Annie as she struggles to find her place in the world and to understand Esme.

Through engaging puzzles and sensitive storytelling containing over 150 hand drawn illustrations, and an original soundtrack, Annie and the AI will expose players to a story that asks difficult questions about family, love, and life. Can an artificial intelligence truly understand what it means to be human, or grasp the concept of a soul?

Annie And The AI is coming to PC (Steam) in February 2023.


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