/r/IndieGaming is proud to announce that next Monday, November 17th, we’ll be hosting our first official AMA. We're going to have some wonderful people from E-Line Media here to talk about their new game, Never Alone or Kisima Inŋitchuŋa.

Never Alone is an atmospheric puzzle platformer that delves deeply into the traditional lore of the Iñupiat people of Alaska, and incorporates Alaska Native elders and storytellers into the development team. The voice over is in Iñupiat, and the subtitles are in English. We do not know to what extent the devs will be able to answer linguistic questions. We know that they worked very closely with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, but in the press that we've read so far, the linguistics haven't really been addressed. But I see a lot of fascinating stuff here. The dual language aspect, the translation of culture and language, unique language preservation possibilities and so on. We hope that some of you will join us and ask about this stuff.

For exact details on the AMA (who, when, etc), please see our announcement post. We're incredibly excited to host this AMA. Never Alone is an example of gaming as more than just running and jumping, puzzles and tasks; it's a showcase of gaming as a medium, as an art form, as cultural heritage.

About the game

Never Alone - Game Trailer - vimeo - 2:13

Never Alone is an atmospheric puzzle platformer that delves deeply into the traditional lore of the Iñupiat people of Alaska, and incorporates Alaska Native elders and storytellers into the development team. It will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) starting November 18th. The game is a unique co-venture between E-Line Media and the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC), a leading provider of social, educational and employment services to Alaska Native people. The two organizations came together to create a commercially viable game built on the principles of cultural storytelling via an inclusive development process. Through Never Alone, E-Line Media and CITC hope to deliver a world-class game experience that builds upon the stories and culture of Alaska Native people. They also believe that, through inclusive and participatory development, this model can be extended into a "World Games" category with Never Alone representing the first of many stories based on unique human cultures.

Reviews:

• Gamasutra - Alaska Natives share their stories, culture through commercial games

• Destructoid - Cool as Ice: Never Alone may have stolen the show at PAX

• Polygon - Why I'm in love with this sweet game about a little girl in Alaska

• EuroGamer - Never Alone and the quest for an Iñupiat video game

• Mirror - Never Alone hands-on: An Alaska Native game with whispered magnificence and a soul of its very own

Interviews:

• The first U.S. indigenous video-game company explains how their game Never Alone crosses cultural boundaries - an interview with Creative director Sean Vesce and art director Dima Veryovka of E-Line, and Cook Inlet Tribal Council cultural ambassador Amy Fredeen

• Indie video game 'Never Alone' incorporates Native Alaskan values - an interview with Gloria O’Neil, President and CEO of Upper One Games, and CEO of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) for the last 16 years.