Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (or simply Monaco') is a video game made by indie developers at Pocketwatch Games. They are best known for winning the 2010 IGF Award in 2010 for their work on Monaco. The game was released for Windows on April 24, 2013, via Steam, and will be released for the Mac and XBLA platforms in 2013.
What it feels like
The game invites experimentation and mischievous problem-solving with lighthearted character designs.
What it's about
Planning and executing elaborate robberies is the definitional central premise and narrative structure. The criminal underworld and organized theft are the setting and subject.
How it plays
Avoiding guards and security through careful positioning and timing is core to pulling off heists. The interlocking guard patterns, layout challenges, and systemic rule-set permit multiple creative approaches to each heist. Reading and managing guard sight lines, patrol patterns, and alert states drives the moment-to-moment tension.
How it looks and sounds
The entire game is viewed from directly overhead, essential to the heist planning and execution experience. Hand-placed pixel art is the distinctive visual style throughout. The pixel art palette uses bold contrast to clearly read the layout and threats.
How it's structured
Each level is deliberately designed as a heist scenario rather than procedurally generated. Local split-screen cooperative play is a major featured mode alongside online co-op. Online cooperative heist execution is a core supported mode.
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