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| Esports | New Features in the ÁRIDA 2 Development on ÁRIDA 2: Rise of the Brave is in full swing, and if you’ve been following our social media recently, you probably saw that we released our first Gameplay Teaser! If you haven't watched it yet, brace your heart and press play below: This teaser is just a small taste of how we are expanding the universe of ÁRIDA. We want Cícera’s journey to Canudos to be deeper, more immersive, and… | — | |
| Esports | ÁRIDA 2 at Gamescom LATAM! Development for ÁRIDA 2: Rise of the Brave is in full swing, and today we’re here to share a recap of what we’ve been up to recently at Gamescom LATAM! 🎮 Three times more 'Sertão' Anyone who dropped by the event got to test the new ÁRIDA 2 demo across three different locations: at the Abragames, Sebrae, and Brazil Games Accelerator booths. The community’s reception was incredible and got us su… | — | |
| Esports | Scenes from ÁRIDA 2 revealed During Gamescom Latam , the highly anticipated Brazilian game ÁRIDA 2: Rise of The Brave was highlighted in the Omelete Games Direct, an exclusive window of trailers and announcements with the latest news about the most anticipated Brazilian games by the public and critics! With the global launch of the “First Look Teaser”, some new features of ÁRIDA 2 were revealed, including improvements in t… | — | |
| Esports | ÁRIDA on consoles! The game about the culture of the Brazilian backlands completes its multiplatform saga! Switch and Xbox versions of the acclaimed ÁRIDA: Backland’s Awakening will be available starting November 22 ! The end of the year brought great news for Aoca Game Lab . After winning second place in the "Embratur - Brasil Tá pra Game!" award, ÁRIDA finally arrives on consoles, establishing the series’ two f… | — | |
| Esports | Launch of the ÁRIDA Artbook The ArtBook " The Art of ÁRIDA - Book I: Awakening " was launched today, 06/14 , so Aoca Game Lab celebrates the expansion of its award-winning series set in the Brazilian backlands of the 19th century. Published by Editora Europa , the launch establishes a still unusual partnership between a Brazilian independent games company and a book publisher. Entitled " The Art of ÁRIDA - Book I: Awakeni… | — | |
| Esports | The rapidly expanding ARIDA backlands Here comes the physical version of our Artbook! 😍📕 Published by Editora Europa , the launch establishes an unusual partnership between a Brazilian independent games company and a book publisher. Titled " The Art of ÁRIDA - Book I: Awakening ", the physical ArtBook is available for pre-order , with release scheduled for 6/14 . ➡️ ÁRIDA: Backlands Awakening - Book 1: Awakening - The Art of ARID… | — | |
| Sale | Made in Brazil Sale on air... The ' Made in Brazil Sale ' is now live, the traditional promotion of Brazilian games on the Steam platform. And ÁRIDA cannot be left out of this second edition, right? Head over there to take advantage of a 60% discount on the most current version for PCs. And also to put the long-awaited ÁRIDA 2 on your wishlist! 👀 Organized by Bitcake , a company from Rio de Janeiro, the promotion is on air… | — | |
| In-game event | Update and more news from ÁRIDA The year is ending, but there is time for new things! 👀 An update with several new features is now live: · New music for dialogues, cinematics and other scenes in the game; · New sound effects for various actions in the game; · Many visual improvements such as particles and aesthetic feedback: We also made some corrections based on the recent feedback you sent! ❤ And, to celebrate another year… | 12833775 | |
| Major update | ÁRIDA: Definitive Edition ÁRIDA gets a Definitive version that promises to please new and old fans of the series. 🌵 Improvements were implemented to expand and improve the experience, such as a map, new missions, new items, collectibles, and even new mechanics! There are also three new game modes: “ Adventurer ” and “ Survivor ” and “ Fearless ”. In the first, dedicated to people who like to explore the scenarios and i… | 12418373 | |
| Game update | Update: Definitive Edition! ÁRIDA gets a Definitive Version that promises to please new and old fans of the series. Check out the full list of new features below: · 2 NEW regions! · 12 NEW Items! · 1 NEW Collectible! · 3 NEW game modes! · NEW Balancing! · NEW death mechanic! · NEW investigation mechanic! · NEW Map! · NEW screens and new interfaces! · 4 NEW achievements! · 5 NEW languages added (12 in total)! | 12418373 | |
| Sale | The backlands of ÁRIDA are on sale! ARIDA is 50% off from May 12th to May 16th on the Steam page! During this promotional period, a few other streamers will stream their adventures to share their experiences with the world. It's unbelievable how each player interacts with the world of ÁRIDA in a different way: some explore each piece, others focus on the narrative... There are also those who try to do the most impossible and impr… | — | |
| Sale | Here comes spring! 🌺 Between March 16th and March 23rd , ARIDA: Backland's Awakening participates in the Steam Spring Sale with a 50% discount . If you already have ARIDA , how about giving a trip to the Brazilian backlands to a loved one? 💞🌵 And, talking about this promotional moment, we would like to invite the streamers to be part of our server's content creators club on Discord. We have guaranteed keys for th… | — | |
| Sale | Great promotion of Brazilian games on Steam One of the greatest national celebrations, Carnival was chosen as the period for carrying out Steam's first promotional campaign with full dedication to Brazilian games . The “ Made in Brazil Sale ” takes place between the 18th and 23rd of February and has more than 500 titles! Games already published, new releases and even titles that are yet to be released. Conceived by Eduardo Lamhut , devel… | — | |
| Sale | Promotion and lots of news! We take the opportunity to bring great news about the future of Cícera and Aoca ! First, we were invited to participate in an editorial for #WeArePlay , Google Play's international blog dedicated to telling the stories of people who create apps and games around the world. Google went with a film crew to Bahia , where they stayed for a few days recording with us, in Salvador, and also in the bac… | — | |
| Sale | 3 years of ÁRIDA! It's been 3 years since the release of ÁRIDA: Backland's Awakening here on Steam. To celebrate, we at Aoca have started a cycle of promotions with discounts of up to 75% ! On Steam and all other platforms, including Google Play as well, where we launched the mobile version last month! In case you didn't know, it's now possible to live the world of ARIDA on your cell phone! More people from all… | — | |
| Major update | 2-year edition: there is a new update! And it's been two years since the release of our first game, ARIDA: Backland's Awakening ! ❤️ In celebration, we have a big update on Steam ! The first new feature is a digital artbook that we made with all the love for you! We had no idea how much work it is to make a book, but it was an amazing experience . There are more than 100 pages dedicated to behind the scenes at Aoca, with concepts, r… | — | |
| Sale | Bundle with 9 Brazilian games! ARIDA: Backland's Awakening is now part of a bundle with 8 other cool Brazilian games ! During the Steam Sale, this bundle will be at a generous 66% discount ! Here's the list of the games that are part of the Box Special Edition Indie BR : • ÁRIDA: Backland’s Awakening • Cowmilking • Goroons • IIN • It's a Long Way To the Top (If You Wanna Be a CEO) • Sky Racket • Spooky Chase • Tubelive • Ult… | — | |
| Sale | STEAM WINTER SALE - 50% discount! The biggest sale is online! 😍 The Steam Winter Sale brings ARIDA: Backland's Awakening with an incredible 50% discount ! It is a good opportunity for you to know more about the ÁRIDA universe, and maybe give it as a gift to someone special. Visit the Steam page and put ÁRIDA in your cart ! ❤🌵 | — | |
| Major update | UPDATE - 1 Year edition! We have new content in the game! In the store, we now have the Steam cards , in addition to emojis , wallpapers , and themed badges for customization. ❤🌵 Check out the complete list of the update: · 3 new quests; · New items; · New achievements; · New game balancing; · Steam trading cards; · ÁRIDA emojis; · ÁRIDA and Aoca Game Lab wallpapers; · ÁRIDA badges; If you've played, try this new trip… | — | |
| Community | 1 Year of ARIDA! On that same date last year, we launched our first game, ÁRIDA: Backland’s Awakening ! We achieved a lot of good things with this game, and because of that, we need to thank all the support we had. To celebrate, next Tuesday we will release an update with new content, on Steam and Nuuvem ! 🎮 Stick with us and live long to ARIDA! 😍🌵 | — | |
| Sale | It's sale time! Come and dive into the world of ÁRIDA to meet Cicera! And if you have already played, consider giving a loved one a virtual passport to the Brazilian backlands! ❤🌵 Run that is for a limited time! ⏱ | — | |
| Community | Some news about the new game: ARIDA: Rise of the Brave Cícera taking a break to contemplate the sunset at Serra das Almas! Go check the “ ARIDA: Rise of the Brave ” page to see the news! | — | |
| Community | ARIDA STICKERS! Now you can have the world of ARIDA on your phone! Sign up for our newsletter to download the sticker pack for Whatsapp and Telegram , after all, why type if you can use a funny expression from our Cicera ? By subscribing to the newsletter you will receive cute letters made directly by the characters from the backlands of ARIDA , with news of how things are going there and information about we… | — | |
| Esports | The banners of the backlands! Who played ÁRIDA: Backland's Awakening experienced a little of the importance of the banners in Cícera's journey . Now, in ÁRIDA: Rise of the Brave , this importance unfolds in new information that connects to our protagonist's dream: crossing the backlands on foot to find the village of Canudos . Banners are symbols used in many contexts, almost always as allegories of beauty, guidance, and de… | — | |
| Community | Aoca Game Lab's Discord is active again! As we did during the development of the previous game, now with ARIDA: Rise of the Brave we will use Discord to bring our community into Aoca . The previous experience was great! People from around the world helped us with development by reporting bugs, giving opinions on choices or simply getting to know more about the people who make Aoca exist. We learned a lot about how we can improve inter… | — | |
| Community | The faces of Cícera Changes require transformations. Or is it the other way around? Whoever played ARIDA: Backland's Awakening knows that Cícera faces a challenge of great proportions. A condition that questions the limits of what it means to be a child in the Brazilian backlands of the 19th century. The new game in development, ÁRIDA: Rise of the Brave , will have some transformations as well. The central experie… | — | |
| Community | News about ARIDA: Rise of the Brave Survive the challenges of the backlands is the least you will need to do. In ARIDA: Rise of the Brave , in addition to survive to overcome the drought and cross the backlands, you will need to find the clues that will take Cícera to Canudos . The place where dreams dwell, according to some. There will be new and bigger areas to explore, other stories to discover and new connections that will be… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.