Factsheet

Developer:
Hypnotic Owl
Based in Leipzig, Germany

Founding date:
April 2013

Website:
HypnoticOwl.com

Press / Business contact:
contact@HypnoticOwl.com

Social:
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Twitch

Releases:
The Wizard
The Pepper Prince
The Day The Laughter Stopped

Address:
Hypnotic Owl
Matthias-Erzberger-Str. 46
04425 Taucha

Phone:
No thank you

Description

Hypnotic Owl is a Germany-based independent game studio originally founded by Jan Lachnit and Hannes Flor. In cooperation with various freelancers they develop games focused on the narrative and unusual game mechanics.

History

Early History

Hypnotic Owl was founded in 2013 by Jan Lachnit and Hannes Flor. Having met in college, they quickly realized that they not only enjoyed each other's company, but creative work as well. After college, they went on to work for different game studios. Hannes worked as Lead Compositor and Background Animator for Daedalic Entertainment on numerous projects, most notably the award-winning point'n'click adventure "A New Beginning." Jan started out as Game Designer for The Games Company until it went bankrupt. He was then hired by the newly founded Silver Style Studios as Lead Game Designer for their browser-based MMORPG "Herokon Online." Having gained some industry experience and a distaste for corporate culture, the two friends decided to team up and make a living as indie game developers. Jan has since moved on to his new venture Spell Loop.

The Day the Laughter Stopped

Hypnotic Owl's first widely recognized project was The Day the Laughter Stopped. It is an intense interactive fiction game about sexual abuse, based on the true story of a close friend. The game was developed by Hannes in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare game jam and takes just about 10 minutes to complete. However, it delivers such a profound experience that it was nominated for Best Serious Game of the German Computer Game Award (Deutscher Computerspielpreis) and subsequently won the respective Special Award.

Projects


Videos

The Pepper Prince: Trailer YouTube

The Day the Laughter Stopped: Teaser Trailer YouTube

The Wizard: Totally Official Trailer YouTube


Images

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Awards & Recognition

  • "Special Award" - German Computer Game Award (Deutscher Computerspielpreis)
  • "Nominated for Best Serious Game" - German Computer Game Award (Deutscher Computerspielpreis)


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