The world of indie games usually brings us big surprises and without a doubt, this Twin Peaks Into the Night managed to enter this select category even before its release. But I think it’s important to admit that when I talk about Twin Peaks, I lose my objectivity and start acting like a fan, because from its original broadcast in the early 1990s until today, it is a series that has captivated me .deeply.

So when I talk about a game about her, well, it’s Twin Peaks Into the Night, it’s already making me smack my lips as I mentally calculate to find the time needed to devote it entirely to her. Now, there are a few points that, going back to being objective, I think make this release more than noteworthy, so we’ll expand on them below so you can decide after reading whether you think they deserve an award. Try.

The first thing that might catch your eye is that a game inspired by Twin Peaks is being developed and that it hasn’t gone beyond a large scale, but of course that’s because we’re talking about development carried out by only two developers, Lucas Gilbert and Jean Manzoni, who will be releasing a game demo and later the full game on the always remarkable Itch.io. So we are not remotely talking about a blockbuster, but a title that aims to replace the lack of great resources with creativity, originality and a very well done job.

And how did these two young developers acquire the rights to create and market a game based on Twin Peaks? The truth is they didn’t, they don’t have the rights to do it. We can read this on the Twin Peaks Into the Night tab:

This is a fan game based on Twin Peaks intellectual property and is not for sale in any way. Blue Rose Team does not own the rights to the series. Neither David Lynch nor Mark Forst are associated with this project. All rights reserved to their respective owners.

Marketing of this software is strictly prohibited.

So it’s a non-commercial creation, so that’s it Twin Peaks Into the Night will be completely free. There will be no special editions, no paid DLC… no, we are dealing with a title that, without going through the box, will lead us to what seems to be the original plot of the series, from which we can deduce when in the store we will see screenshots of the game page. However, we will be able to confirm this when the demo is released on August 15th.

There’s one more reason why I find this Twin Peaks Into the Night so interesting, and that’s because the game is trying to pay homage to the series, but also to the decade in which it was released, what better way? do it than with a game that reproduces aesthetically (even with a 4:3 aspect ratio), gaming experience on the first generation PlayStation? As you can see in the demo trailer, the graphics and visual style represent a jump back in time, and according to the creators, it will have some more up-to-date mechanics.