On #IndigenousPeoplesDay two #Indigenous #game releases announced:

1 Award winning #Sámi PC game "Skábma" launched on among others #Playstation, #XBox and #Switch / #NintendoSwitch!

2 New chapter released for Sámi mobile #appgame "Raanaa" (pictured).

Both games are based on Sámi #mythology and folklore, and have young #noaidi ("shaman") protagonists.

Skábma / Snowfall: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/skabma-snowfall-switch/

Raanaa: https://youtu.be/PuBzUT3XR7k

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Skabma - Snowfall for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

<p>Skábma - Snowfall is a never before seen representation of indigenous Sámi stories and culture. Explore Nordic beauty in a world where the old northern campfire tales come alive! Use your wits to solve environmental puzzles and platforming challenges in this narrative 3rd person adventure.<br><br>Save your home!<br><br>The daily life of a Sámi village is disturbed after an accident at a nearby Tar-Burning Pit. An odd disease starts spreading across the area, affecting everything from the land to the people and animals.<br><br>You play as Áilu, a young Sámi herder searching for a runaway reindeer doe. The mystery of the growing disorder starts to unravel when Áilu finds an old enchanted drum, Goavddis. Time is running out for the infected, but the long lost knowledge of Sámi healers, Noaidis, is still beating within the drum.<br><br>What is lost can always be regained! Find the four Familiar Spirits and reconnect with nature to find the source of the disease. It’s your time to become a new Noaidi for a new era!<br><br>Key features<br><br>Story-driven<br><br>An unique story tied to the northernmost indigenous people of Europe, Sámi. Embrace the cutscenes fully voiced in Northern Sámi and immerse yourself in this narrative adventure.<br><br>Familiar Spirits<br><br>Find four familiar spirits, Skuolfi - The Owl, Guovža - The Bear, Čámsa - The Trout and Rieban - The Fox, with varying powers affecting your movement and ability to Attune the Disorder spreading through Sámiland.<br><br>Drum and Explore<br><br>Use your drum and Familiar Spirits’ powers to reveal invisible elements in the arctic nature. Follow the trails leading to collectables, spirits of people and trees that will help you through obstacles and environmental puzzles.<br><br>Immersive Northern World<br><br>Discover mysterious landscapes across the physical and spiritual worlds with spellbinding music including traditional Sámi yoik-singing from award-winning Hildá Länsman. Explore Áilu’s world, find grandfather’s family treasures, notes on outsiders’ view of Sámi culture, catch hares and talk to spirits to learn more about the game world and Sámi stories.<br><br>Jump into an adventure through wilderness and spirit worlds!</p>

@mbergnordlie sadly the Norwegian Switch store don’t seem to have the title, only the US 🤷 game looks amazing.
@leftiefriele Really?! I haven't checked yet but that's a bummer. And a weird choice to make by Switch? One would think it would sell well in North Europe.

@mbergnordlie @leftiefriele

Am not on my home computer or near my Switch for a couple of days, but will bookmark and check it out next week. I will not be offended if you remind me on, say, tuesday!

@MaryPot @leftiefriele They have it! Tried it today w my kids and so far it's pretty good... but it suddenly started crashing.

@mbergnordlie @leftiefriele

Good news it is there... bad news that it keeps crashing. 😔

It mentions platforming... is there a lot of platform-stuff? I suck at that and have to wait for my niece and/or nephew to come visit to get me past the hard bits! They visit like 3-4 times a year... so.....

Price isn't too bad either. Added to my wishlist!

@MaryPot @leftiefriele Hopefully it's a bug they'll fix soon.

Yep, there is some precision jumping. Happily the game doesn't set you far back when you die.

@mbergnordlie @leftiefriele

Ooo! Also... I am hoping there is narration, so that I can learn the Sami words used. I have no idea how to pronounce Sahkku, even!

@MaryPot @leftiefriele The cutscenes have narration :-) But you choose dialogue+text in English *or* #Sámi, so the Sámi version won't make much sense for people who don't already know the language