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Closer the Distance
Developer Osmotic Studios
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on. From the Steam store page
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39 of 39 · most liked firstWow, I woke up to a ton of new followers! Great to meet y'all! 😊 I'm Daniel, CEO and Game Director at Osmotic Studios. We made the digital surveillance games "Orwell" and most recently the life-sim "Closer the Distance". I'd be happy if you checked them out! store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/...
unlabelledView post →Our game Closer the Distance is nominated at The Game Awards for "Games for Impact" and it's blowing our minds! We're incredibly honored! Please vote for Closer the Distance at The Game Awards' official website. Thank you! ❤️ thegameawards.com/nominees/gam...
unlabelledView post →Hey all. I'm trying to be more active on here now that so many people have moved over from Twitter. Welcome! 🙂 I'm Daniel, Co-Founder and Game Director of Osmotic Studios. We made two "Orwell" games as well as "Closer the Distance": store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/...
unlabelledView post →Closer The Distance is a brilliant narrative social simulation game. Wildly complex and innovative. It astonished me. Definitely worth having a look at! store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/...
unlabelledView post →Exactly one year ago, @osmoticstudios.com Closer the Distance was released. I’m so grateful I had the chance to compose the music for this beautiful game - and even more thankful that @mathildesound.bsky.social and my passionate and personal work was honored with the German Developer Award ❤️
unlabelledView post →At the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024, Hamburg-based @osmoticstudios.com won awards for Best Audio Design, Story, and Innovation for Closer the Distance! Games Lift Incubator team and Prototype Funding recipient @pipapogames.bsky.social won the Newcomer Award for Map Map - A Game About Maps! 💜
unlabelledView post →To put it in Jasper's words: "Uhm... ohhhkaaay?" 👀 We're very honored that our game Closer the Distance is nominated for GAMES FOR IMPACT at @gameawards.bsky.social!
unlabelledView post →So ends 2024. That was... not a good year in many ways. We released Closer the Distance, and although the reception was good, the sales weren't. This and the tough situation in game development caused challenges we didn't all master. 2025 will be a year of change, both professionally and personally.
unlabelledView post →Our game Closer the Distance is nominated for an incredible amount of four awards at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis! 🤯 * Best Story * Best Audio Design * Best Game Beyond Entertainment * Innovation Award Congrats to all nominees! See you in Cologne! 😊 deutscherentwicklerpreis.de/nominierte-g...
unlabelledView post →Giving a little speed talk about the audio in Closer the Distance for the @indietreff.bsky.social at @play-festival.bsky.social tonight! 🗣️ If you're in Hamburg and want to hear recordings of icelandic songbirds or Geralt of Rivia snoring - feel free to come by 😁
unlabelledView post →Our game Closer the Distance has been nominated for both "Best Narrative" and "Best Gameplay" for the Games for Change Awards at #G4C2025! 🎮 🎉 Excited to be among gaming innovators and celebrate at the Awards Ceremony on June 26th! 🎟️ Join the celebration: bit.ly/G4C2025
unlabelledView post →And even more great games from 2024: - Closer the Distance - Lil' Guardsman - BlazBlue: Entropy Effect - Farewell North - Crypt Custodian - Hidden in my Paradise - Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island 2024 was genuinely a really good year for games !!
unlabelledView post →Every so often I'll find a narrative game that really draws me in, and recently it's been Closer the Distance. It's a beautiful game about loss, grief, community and how to keep moving forward when everything's falling apart. It's told in a really unique way with an incredibly moving soundtrack
unlabelledView post →Closer The Distance is such an interesting narrative game because all of the most powerful moments completely sneak up on you. I can't get Angie's mom crying on her bed out of my head. Many such moments like this.
unlabelledView post →Tiny reminder that Closer the Distance is UP FOR A GAME AWARD AAAAAAAAAAAAAHH-- ehem. And also you can vote for it here: www.thegameawards.com/nominees/gam... Thank you!! ❤️
unlabelledView post →Closer the Distance is a masterpiece HIGHLY deserving of this honor ♥️ Go wishlist it, go play it, go vote it for the Games for Impact category at The Game Awards, go NOW 🔥🔥🔥
unlabelledView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky Day 7: Closer the Distance
unlabelledView post →@pipapogames.bsky.social - Map Map A Game About Maps, @osmoticstudios.com - Closer the Distance, @svenahlgrimm.bsky.social, @mathildesound.bsky.social - ODDADA, @paintbucket.de + @bullenhuser-damm.bsky.social, @domschott.bsky.social - Best Player,
unlabelledView post →My indie narrative game rankings this year 1. Harold Halibut 2. Closer The Distance (I think I'm halfway through) 3. 1000xResist 4. Until Then
unlabelledView post →Game #39 of 2024 Completed: Closer The Distance A powerful exploration of grief. So many impactful moments here. The sims style storytelling is really cool and interesting. The sims style gameplay is at times addictive and, at times, frustrating. Really glad I checked it out!
unlabelledView post →This week, we have Jeff Eckman from @nockatpodcast.bsky.social to talk about his show, The Game Awards, Closer the Distance, Indiana Jones, and more! #promosky player.captivate.fm/episode/f2b6...
unlabelledView post →The studios and games nominated for Best Game at the German Developer Award 2024 have been announced: Closer the Distance by Osmotic Studios (@danielmarx.bsky.social), Enshrouded by Keen Games and Harold Halibut by Slow Bros.. www.gamesmarkt.de/en/business/...
unlabelledView post →Hamburg-based Osmotic Studios released their third game, Closer the Distance, a gripping slice-of-life sim with complex characters & story! Congrats! 👍 We spoke to CEO Daniel Marx about the development of the game, the search for publishers, and more: gamecity-hamburg.de/news/osmotic... #gamedev
unlabelledView post →GAMES - Decade (@lastpiscean.bsky.social) - Old Skies (@wadjeteyegames.bsky.social) - Saltwater (@grundislav.games) - Closer The Distance (@osmoticstudios.com) - The Crimson Diamond (@juliaminamata.bsky.social) - Another game I'm writing about, which will be published on my blog tomorrow 😉
unlabelledView post →Finished Closer the Distance early this morning, marking my first completed game of 2025 :)
unlabelledView post →Just played through parts of the demo for Closer the Distance, and I can‘t wait for that game! That‘s so my jam! #indiegames
unlabelledView post →Schedule time! Nothing fancy to say this time, entirely regular week. My lil shark boy continues his No Man's journey, Veilguard approaches its finale (The followup game will be Look Outside) and I continue with Closer the Distance!
unlabelledView post →Then I have a bit of a backlog of reviews to write. Closer the Distance, Indiana Jones, and the game I'm about to complete reviews in the weeks to follow!
unlabelledView post →finally wrote about Closer the Distance, the harrowing grief sim that i played a bunch in august. writing this made me cry just like playing the game did. www.polygon.com/review/44913...
unlabelledView post →Continuing the theme of well reviewed games, @Little_Writer jumped into the new @osmoticstudios game Closer the Distance. Enjoy: adventuregamehotspot.com/review/2331/...
unlabelledView post →Expect more cozy games in the future and amazing typos...though I am not going to lie I just went ahead and finished off Closer the Distance off stream. The Artful Escape is a 5 hour long game? So 5 hour long stream in the future? And potty mouth leanne in dead space? Some options some options
unlabelledView post →Y'all really made something special with Closer the Distance, I hope the exposure from The Game Awards gets some more eyes on what you were able to achieve there
unlabelledView post →Wrote a lil review about Closer the Distance, a game that I really connected with and recommend. www.grouvee.com/user/106517-...
unlabelledView post →In terms of Wednesdays, Closer the Distance continues! I get the feeling it's almost over, though. A vote will be held for the next Wednesday game.
unlabelledView post →Finished 'Closer The Distance'. A game where the idea, concept and premise far surpasses the actual process of playing it. You will most likely remember 'Closer The Distance' by all the interesting narrative choices it made and not the sometimes janky gameplay it offers.
unlabelledView post →Welp. Fastest a game has made me cry since Closer the Distance
unlabelledView post →Think I should be able to finish Slitterhead this weekend, and possibly Miside. I want to play more of Closer the Distance, but that game is intense and I’m not sure I’m ready for that right now
unlabelledView post →well if you ever want to feel every emotion, consider Closer the Distance, a narrative-driven Sims-adjacent game where you help a small village cope with loss
unlabelledView post →Closer the Distance (PC, 8 hours) If you have recently lost someone close to you, you will either love this game dearly, or it may send you to a level of depression I cannot be held responsible for. It’s heavy, it’s real, and it is not friendly. 8/10 🎮 Full review: gameluster.com/closer-the-d...
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