The Chinese-style mystery and suspense puzzle game "Butterfly" has officially launched in the Steam New Product Festival, and the demo is open to all players.

This work, created by the independent Shanghai husband and wife team "Bao Bao Ding STUDIO", will take players back to the foggy Shanghai at the beginning of the last century with its full Shanghainese dubbing, adaptation of strange stories from the Republic of China, and exquisite hand-painted pixel art, and embark on a bizarre adventure.

A suspenseful stage derived from the real world

"Luchang Alley", the core stage of "Butterfly", was inspired by the Longchang Apartment in Shanghai.

When they passed by by chance, they were deeply attracted by its interlaced corridor structure and heavy sense of age, and generated a strong creative impulse from the "infinite tension of life extending out of the limited space".

Therefore, the scenes and plots in the game all refer to the real-life environment of the apartment and the strange legends passed down by the residents.

The game uses exquisite hand-painted pixel graphics, focusing on depicting the unique urban fireworks and historical customs of old Shanghai. Together with the dilapidated darkness hidden behind it, it creates an immersive atmosphere of the times.

Players will follow the perspective of the protagonist "Lu Ping", encounter people and ghosts in this forgotten building, and feel the scars and obsessions it carries.

A major feature of this game is the Shanghainese dubbing, which is fully participated by local Shanghai dubbing actors. This is dedicated to presenting the regional culture of Shanghai in the Chinese game circle.

The dialects in the game add a sense of reality and immersion to the story, and the murmur of Shanghainese outlines the joys and sorrows of Shencheng's past in the rise and fall of the voice.

The Shanghainese dubbing is deeply integrated into the narrative in "Butterfly", and some clues are cleverly hidden in the details of the dialogue.

Players who are not familiar with Shanghainese need not worry. Subtitles are provided in the game to ensure that all players can experience the plot smoothly.

The game revolves around the orphan Lu Ping returning to her old home to explore the mystery of her life experience. The background of the story is drawn from Shanghai during the Republic of China in the last century, providing a solid foundation for the suspense framework.

The type of this work is not a traditional scare, but a "Chinese-style fantasy" that focuses on psychological suspense and human touch.

The "strange powers and chaos" in daily life are intertwined with the joys and sorrows of the fate of small people in the big era, allowing players to feel the emotional resonance of the story even more when solving puzzles.

Back to this passionate couple developers, they have been developing it in their spare time for more than a year. However, their development process is not done behind closed doors. Instead, they actively share development logs and new game progress on platforms such as Bilibili and Xiaohongshu, maintaining close and real communication with players.

In their comment area, you can often see communication between developers and players, and respond to players' encouragement one by one.

In their dynamic comment area, you can often see developers and players having heated discussions about game details, and responding to players' encouragement and suggestions one by one.

This open and transparent attitude allowed them to gain the attention and support of many players before the game was officially released.

"Baobao Ding STUDIO" values ​​the opportunity to communicate with every player, actively listens to feedback through internal testing and community discussions, and integrates players' valuable suggestions into the debugging and optimization of the game.

It is this pure love and respect for players that injects a unique soul and warmth into "The Butterfly".

The trial demo of "Butterfly" is now available during the Steam New Product Festival.For players who love suspense and puzzle solving, Chinese horror, and want to experience a unique cultural atmosphere, this is undoubtedly a work worth trying to uncover for yourself the strange past that is buried in the deep alleys of the past.