
A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.
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Deer & Boy is a narrative cinematic adventure that tells a silent story through stunning visuals and evocative music.
With no dialogue to distract, every moment speaks directly to the heart, making it accessible to players of all ages and backgrounds.
A runaway boy meets a fragile fawn. Experience their silent bond through stunning visuals and music in this poetic cinematic adventure that speaks directly to the heart.
Your companion grows from vulnerable fawn to majestic deer, changing how you play together. Protect your fragile friend early on, then work as equals with evolving abilities.
Young players will see a beautiful friendship between a boy and his deer. Adult players may discover deeper themes about healing and finding strength through companionship. Everyone finds their own meaning in this contemplative experience.
Deer & Boy offers understanding layers that make it perfect for solo play or sharing with family.
Silent Storytelling: No dialogue. Pure visual and musical emotion
Evolving Companion: The animal will gradually grow throughout the story and will become an essential and protective companion.
Play An Animated Film: Cinematic adventure with breathtaking art direction.
Engaging puzzles: Clever challenges integrated into your journey.
Cinematic Adventure: Beautiful 3D environments with movie-like presentation
Family-Friendly: Suitable for all ages with no graphic violence or complex text
Complete Journey: A complete adventure you can finish in a few play sessions
Experience a unique cinematic adventure where an animal truly grows up alongside you, bringing invaluable support during your journey through a world of wonder, challenge, and hope.
"To everyone who has shown interest in Deer & Boy, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It means the world to us to see so many of you moved by the little glimpse we've shared. We feel the weight of your expectations, and we're pouring everything we have into bringing our vision to life and sharing something truly meaningful with you."
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Хорошая игра, мне понравилось, спасибо. Красивая и трогательная история про мальчика с добрым сердцем и олененка, с которым ему удалось подружиться. История развивается кинематографически, со своей завязкой, переломным моментом и финалом Советую всем. P.S. С олененком можно обниматься ^_^
I'm not sure how to feel about Deer & Boy. To me it's evident that the developer poured a lot of love in this game, but it misses on so many levels. I love this genre, and have played a lot of them. Deer & Boy seems to borrow a lot from its predecessors. It has a lot of the same types of puzzles, and barely ever innovates. So you'll be hiding behind something until a guard moves his flashlight elsewhere, which is your cue to run to the next box. It borrows [spoiler]the sticky alien-like goo which responds under light[/spoiler] from Somerville (the art style reminds me a lot of it as well), it borrows the animal companion [spoiler]which we'll follow on a journey to adulthood + dashing[/spoiler] from Neva and the kid voices in some Sims-language sounded an awful lot like the protagonist from Planet of Lana. None of the puzzles are truly challenging or mind boggling. Some even feel like you HAVE to fail in order to know how to approach them on the next iteration ([spoiler]lightning sequence[/spoiler]), which always feel like a puzzler no-no to me. Then there were moments where puzzles just bugged, like asking the deer to nudge you up a ledge. This would result in me looking for other solutions, only to find out this time around the deer somehow was willing to nudge me up there! Only towards the end does it break free from what you played up until then, which was the only thing that truly surprised me during this game. But also there, did a lot of the sequences really overstay their welcome, like [spoiler]the virtual tightrope walking or the running sequence on the deer's back[/spoiler]. I couldn't wait to finish this game, and not for the right reasons. As a fellow gamedev, it feels evident that people poured their hearts into this. Especially art wise, I was really charmed by this game. But to me, Deer & Boy was too much of a copy/paste of what I have already seen in the genre, without truly innovating.
La photographe animalière passionnée de cervidés que je suis ne pouvait évidemment pas passer à côté de ce jeu. On a le backlog qu'on mérite, après tout ! J'ai donc bouclé cette aventure en un peu moins de cinq heures et j'en ressors vraiment conquise. On sent que ce jeu a été conçu avec beaucoup d'amour et de passion. Pas de dialogues, un récit qui se dévoile progressivement au fil d'un véritable voyage initiatique. D'abord très terre à terre, il devient peu à peu plus introspectif (je n'en dirai pas plus). La relation entre ce jeune garçon et le faon qu'il recueille, puis voit grandir, est particulièrement touchante (oui, we can pet the deer, rassurez-vous !). Les décors sont magnifiques et le rythme est très bien dosé entre contemplation, exploration, plateformes et quelques séquences plus dynamiques. Côté réalisation, c'est du solide : tout fonctionne avec une belle simplicité, aussi bien en matière d'immersion que de gameplay. Si je devais lui reprocher quelque chose, ce serait quelques passages un peu contre-intuitifs. À plusieurs reprises, j'ai dû m'y reprendre avant de comprendre ce que le jeu attendait de moi, ce qui m'a légèrement sortie de l'aventure. J'ai également trouvé que la fin s'étirait un peu trop en longueur. Je retiendrai en tout cas cette pépite indépendante, ainsi que ce studio, dont je suivrai les prochains projets avec beaucoup d'intérêt. Une très belle surprise, sincère et poétique, que je recommande sans hésiter à toutes celles et ceux qui aiment les récits contemplatifs, la nature… et les cervidés. 🦌
Went into this not knowing much about it outside of the fact that you play as a boy with a little deer friend and was pleasantly surprised when it took a turn into something more than just being cute and whimsical. I love games like these where you get to play with animal companions. I enjoyed the gameplay and the environmental storytelling, and the cinematics(I especially love the ones towards the middle and end). All in all I really enjoyed it! And it's not too long or short of a game either. I'd say around 4 hours? Maybe more if you mess up often like me and want to get all the achievements.
This game was incredible. From the graphics to the story and game design, it's truly on of the best full gaming experiences I've had. Although I think 20€ might be a high price for a 4-4.5 hour game, I would say it's worth it. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes cinematic atmospheric story games :)
[h1]当男孩遇见了属于他的鹿,他开始成长为一个男人! [/h1] 提到鹿,大家会想到什么?可能会想到瑞幸咖啡!如果再加个男孩的形象就会成为我们今天的主角游戏《男孩与路》。游戏名字其实很普通,但是结合现在的顽梗术语就不免让人感觉会想歪,但其实这是一款很正经的讲述成长的平台跳跃冒险游戏。 如果说《小小梦魇》那种属于黑暗风的恐怖平台跳跃游戏的话,那么这款《男孩与鹿》则是童话风的平台游戏,整个画面都很唯美,特定的场景还有远景到近景特写的一段运镜,更不用提各种场景下的构图了。 满天星空、雪地漫步等场景都会让玩家享受到这个游戏美术与画面的美好。而且最主要的是这游戏在特定的地点会按照预设的方向进行移动,除了横板游戏的左右移动,还可以上下和前后移动,这就让游戏有了更多的偏电影化叙事的设计。 至于游戏玩法也是从男孩和鹿两个角色开始,初始状态下受伤的小路被男主放在了背包里,这种状态男孩只能与够得到的物品进行互动(即最基础的攀爬功能),无法跳跃,所以很多地方需要男孩先把小鹿和背包放在一个场所,再通过另一条路回来拿上背包继续推进流程。 之后随着小鹿的长大,它也会帮助男孩进行解密,可以把男孩送到更高的地方,或者用其他方式牵引男孩前进,这种功能上的变化意味着游戏进入了新的阶段,同时也预示着男孩和小鹿的双向成长。 平台跳跃部分也都是比较常见的内容,比如要尽量潜行,需要等到作业机器掩盖我们拖拽木板的声音时候再前行;或者等到一些拿着手电筒的人类视线移开之后再往前走。当然也有一些剧情里固定的演出桥段,但游玩的时候基本不会在意,给的容错率也足以支撑玩家继续推进关卡。 当然游戏里的互动其实更丰富,并不是;冷清清的功能性运用。背包状态的时候,男主可以摸向背包里小鹿的头传达那份安慰;长大后,可以拥抱小鹿,小鹿还会走出兴奋的舞姿,看上去好不欢乐。也正是因为这些细节,让这份冒险旅途没有那么孤独,有一个能相伴到终点的朋友是很治愈的一件事。 至于剧情的话,因为本作是一款无文字对话等表达方式的游戏,所以具体讲了什么还得靠玩家的理解,一开始男孩偷偷去祭拜那个男孩与鹿的雕像,却被怕警察和各种大人发现,以及电视上的通缉令,都证明男孩的身份不太一般,不过具体的原因要在最后才揭晓。于森林中遇到了失去家人的小鹿,两个人之后就结伴而行。从我的角度来看,小鹿可能就是男孩的另一个缩影,两个同病相怜的人最后互相搀扶走遍了每一个地方。当然,如果把小鹿看成男孩的自我心灵,然后一点点成长起来,好像也可以说得通。 总体来说,《男孩与鹿》是一款风格非常唯美的电影化平台游戏,难度不高,很多地方可以通过简单的尝试来找到解法,属于老少皆宜的游戏,推荐你带着身边不怎么接触游戏的玩家一起享受这份独特的宁静! [table][td]闲暇时光,不妨试试游戏 欢迎关注[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45653622] 闲暇時光鉴赏组 [/url][/td][/table]
Deer & Boy is a delightful little Limbo-like that will probably draw a tear or two unless you're dead inside. took me 4.5 hours, puzzles are pretty simple, definitely borrows from other games like it. But it's got a lot of heart.
一场奇妙治愈的旅途,值得一玩。游玩时我的感觉是既唯美又震撼,演出效果和画面都是精心设计的,帧帧都好适合截图,通关后就像看了一部精彩的电影。游戏主要玩法就是横版解谜,整体节奏还算舒服,感觉良好。缺点也是有的,个别解谜的互动很糙,需要多次尝试才能解决,后期有一个在水里沿着线跑的关卡,太拖沓了。
This was a beautiful story-rich game. I won't talk about the story other than say it was emotional in all the right ways. The gameplay is a side-scroller platformer and light-puzzler. It's very relaxing, though at a few points it took a bit more concentration, but it's not a difficult game. If you like this genre, I would recommend these ones as well: - Spiritfarer - Abzû - Journey - Eastshade - FAR: Lone Sails - Firewatch - Herdling - GRIS - Neva - Lost Ember - Planet of Lana - Tacoma
[h1]《男孩与鹿》:别有幽愁暗恨生,此时无声胜有声[/h1] 本作是一款无对白的电影式平台解谜游戏。离家出走的男孩在森林中遇到一只丧母的小鹿,两个孤独的灵魂结伴前行,在画面与音乐的纯粹叙事中完成了一场关于陪伴、失去与成长的旅程。 全流程约三到四小时。全程没有任何台词,仅靠画面、音乐和细腻的角色动作来传递情感。流程大约三到四个小时,谜题难度不高,更像一部可以亲手操作的动画电影。 游戏抛弃了所有文字和对话,完全依靠视觉与音乐来讲述故事,如同默剧一般。因此剧情看不太明白也是非常正常的。开篇男孩离家出走没有交代任何来龙去脉,玩家只能从后续的场景闪回中逐渐拼凑出真相。 游戏的核心玩法是平台跳跃加上少量解谜,围绕着一人一鹿的配合展开。小鹿会随着旅途成长。幼年时需要男孩抱着走,只能配合男孩做一些简单的解谜,例如钻进小洞、按开关;长大后能干的事就多了,用角把男孩举起、撞开巨石等等。一人一鹿的关系从“保护者与被保护者”到“相互扶持”。谜题难度整体偏低,部分关卡指引偏弱,即使是简单的操作,初见也很容易被卡住。跑酷环节略微有些难度,反复失败容易红温。好在存档点有不少,失败后回溯的损失很小。 小鹿的命运与男孩形成了微妙的镜像关系:当鹿妈妈死在了偷猎者的枪下,受惊的小鹿慌不择路,竟跌下了山坡。男孩捡来柴火为它生火取暖,喂给它食物,把它小心翼翼塞进背包。两颗同样失去庇护的心就这样连在了一起。 此后一人一鹿开始漫无目的的远行,一年又一年,男孩慢慢成长为一个真正的男人,小鹿也从幼崽成长为强壮的成年雄鹿。直到旅途最后,玩家才得知男孩出走的真正原因:母亲的离世和父亲的冷落让他选择了默默离开。那些沿途出现的艰难困苦、荆棘阻碍,本质上都是男孩内心创伤的投影。直到故事的结局,他站在母亲的墓前,达成了与自己、与父亲的和解。 至于这场奇幻冒险究竟是真实发生的旅途,还是单纯男孩在心中的黄粱一梦,游戏没有给出明确答案,此处的留白反而让剧情有了更多解读空间,也给玩家带来了思考。 既然没有了配音,那么游戏的氛围渲染几乎就全落在了画风身上。这也是本作最拿得出手的部分。2.5d场景在横版推进的基础上做了流畅的运镜,色彩运用大胆而克制,从夜晚山间的冷色调到秋日森林的暖金黄,色调随情绪流转而自然流畅变化。种种看似不起眼的细节共同撑起了整个世界的真实感。 音乐则是本作的另一半灵魂。没有对白的前提下,音乐承担了几乎所有叙事节奏的引导。温暖时宁静的段落让人放松,不自觉地放慢脚步,危机时立刻收紧,弦乐压迫感拉满。 本作是一部情感表达远大于玩法深度的治愈系小品。它用最纯粹的音画语言,讲了一个关于失去、陪伴与成长的温柔故事。画面和音乐的水准足以撑起一部独立动画短片。 [quote]关注「[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/45531088] 鸢尾花 [/url]」[/quote] [u][b] 致那一朵未至鸢尾花 [/b][/u]
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