The Little Acre Explained

The Little Acre
Developer:	Pewter Games Studios
Publisher:	Curve Digital
Engine:	Unity
Released:	Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 13 December 2016 iOS 21 June 2017 Nintendo Switch 25 April 2019
Genre:	Point and click adventure game
Modes:	Single-player

The Little Acre is an adventure game developed by Pewter Games Studios with Charles Cecil and published by Curve Digital.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was released for originally released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in 2016, with versions for iOS and Nintendo Switch following in 2017 and 2019, respectively.^{[2] [5] [6]} It was originally planned to be released November 22, 2016.^[7]

Plot

Set in 1950's Ireland,^{[5] [8]} The Little Acre tells the story of a small family. The player controls Aidan, a job-hunting engineer, and his daughter Lily. One morning Aidan goes missing and Lily decides to go and find him. During her search, she discovers an entrance-way to a mysterious world in the family's garden shed.^{[3] [5] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Little Acre Adventures To A Release On 22nd November. 28 October 2016. 13 December 2016. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221001502/http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2016/10/28/the-little-acre-adventures-to-a-release-on-22nd-november/. live.
2. Web site: PS4/XOne/PC Preview - 'The Little Acre'. 13 December 2016. 7 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207092451/http://worthplaying.com/article/2016/11/28/previews/101420/. live.
3. Web site: Irish adventure The Little Acre from Broken Sword creator points and clicks its way out November 22. 29 October 2016 . 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220103234/http://www.pcgamesn.com/the-little-acre/the-little-acre-release-date-trailer. live.
4. Web site: Curve Digital to publish point-and-click adventure The Little Acre. 11 August 2016. 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220172304/http://www.godisageek.com/2016/08/curve-digital-publish-point-and-click-adventure-acre/. live.
5. Web site: Interview: Exploring The Classic Fantasy Adventure Of The Little Acre. 24 November 2016. 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220102901/http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2016/11/24/interview-exploring-the-classic-fantasy-adventure-of-the-little-acre/. live.
6. Web site: The Little Acre, an Enchanting, Hand-Drawn Point and Click Adventure, Discovers a Release Date. 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220112912/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/the-little-acre-an-enchanting-hand-drawn-point-and-click-adventure-discovers-a-release-date/0225934. live.
7. Web site: The Little Acre's Release Date Moved to 13th December – GameSpew. 8 November 2016. 13 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133513/http://www.gamespew.com/2016/11/little-acres-release-date-moved-13th-december/. live.
8. Web site: The Little Acre is a hand-drawn adventure game from the creator of Broken Sword. PC Gamer. 13 December 2016. 2016-11-11. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126140918/http://www.pcgamer.com/the-little-acre-is-a-hand-drawn-adventure-game-from-the-creator-of-broken-sword/. live.
9. Web site: Handcrafted family adventure The Little Acre comes to PlayStation 4 on 22nd November. 28 October 2016. 13 December 2016. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221140803/https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/10/28/handcrafted-family-adventure-the-little-acre-comes-to-playstation-4-on-22nd-november/. live.
10. Web site: The Little Acre preview - Entertainment Focus. 13 December 2016. 2016-11-22. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612164707/https://www.entertainment-focus.com/games-section/games-previews/the-little-acre-preview/. live.