Blue Tea Games is a casual computer games development studio, founded on January 24, 2003 by Steven Zhao.
Blue Tea Games
Blue Tea Games's works are usually released through digital and online
casual game
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distributor
Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games is a casual gaming company based in Seattle, with a regional office in Oakland, California, owned by Aristocrat Leisure. It is a developer and distributor of casual games for computers and mobile devices. It has been accused of ...
where the company enjoys critical acclaim and success through their ''Dark Parables'' series.
A typical ''Dark Parables'' game is a puzzle- and FROG-driven retelling of a popular fairy tale. A FROG (Fragmented Object Game) involves searching for fragmented parts of an object within a scene. Once all are located, the fragments self-assemble into a working object that can be used in a puzzle elsewhere in accordance with the narrative story.
Blue Tea Games launched a new series ''Macabre Mysteries'' in 2011 with a focus on the supernatural/horror aspect of an urban mystery. The company's biggest commercial success in 2007 was ''Forgotten Riddles: The Mayan Princess'', which reached #1 on the
Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games is a casual gaming company based in Seattle, with a regional office in Oakland, California, owned by Aristocrat Leisure. It is a developer and distributor of casual games for computers and mobile devices. It has been accused of ...
portal.
Games
*''Ballmaster'' (2002)
*''HeliumMan-X'' (2002)
*''Meeklits'' (2003)
*''Ballmaster 2'' (2003)
*''Cactus Bruce and the Corporate Monkeys'' (2004)
*''Teddy Tavern: A Culinary Adventure'' (2007)
*''Forgotten Lands: First Colony'' (2008)
*''Macabre Mysteries: Curse of the Nightingale'' (2011)
*''Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper'' (2012)
*''Enchantia: Wrath of the Phoenix Queen'' (2013)
*''Cursery: The Crooked Man and The Crooked Cat'' (2013)
*''Mavenfall'' (2015)
Forgotten Riddles series
*''Forgotten Riddles: The Mayan Princess'' (2007)
''The Mayan Princess'' is a HOG (hidden object game) that features a story, set during the 16th century, around the fate of a Mayan royal family.
As part of game play, a list of items for the player to find is usually presented in form of a riddle. For example, "You'll find I mark time with no tick and no tock; It's with sand that I mimic a modern day clock". The player will eventually realise it refers to an hourglass, which can be taken as a clue to advance through the game.
According to a
GameZebo interview, Interface Design Artist Shawn Seil had created exactly 1,500 riddles for this game.
*''Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas'' (2008)
Dark Parables series
''Dark Parables'' is a franchise of several games involving
fairy tales
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...
. Only the first 7 games in the series are created by Blue Tea Games. The franchise was then further developed by
Eipix Entertainment. During the production of ''Return of the Salt Princess'' that Blue Tea Games returned to the series. Starting with ''Rise of the Snow Queen,'' the series included small bonus games that expanded the lore.
Enlightenus series
*''Enlightenus'' (2009)
*''Enlightenus II: The Timeless Tower'' (2010)
References
External links
BlueTeaGames.com
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