COLOR·FICTION

/ˈkələr ˈfikSHən/
  1. Videogame Developer & MultiMedia Artist

  2. Featured by Vice, PC Gamer, Polygon, Architectural Digest, Markiplier & others

  3. Shop | Twitter | Youtube | Instagram | Steam | Itch.io

  4. Working on JUICE

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT:

juice

Get ready for the apocalypse in this action-packed dual narrative: Witness the crimson rampage of a vicious Monster versus the valiant last stand of a lone Survivor. Who will emerge victorious?

Projects

2024-XX - JUICE

2023-24 - Saenct

08.09.22 - No. 13

05.20.22 - Resver

12.03.21 - starweaver / Dolby Atmos (Art)

07.23.21 - Nodomus

04.03.21 - Ae

03.17.21 - Adios / Mischief (Concept Art & Prototyping)

01.23.21 - Fiction #F3F

10.20.20 - ▲■● / Asus ROG

09.19.20 - That Feeling Blue

07.03.20 - Iron Man VR / Camouflaj + Marvel (Concept Art)

04.13.20 - Carcavas

02.02.20 - Endzone / Verizon + NFL

07.04.19 - Ode to a Moon

01.17.19 - Becalm

08.14.18 - Again

07.26.18 - The Sands of Voltark

06.23.18 - Nightline

03.01.18 - 0°N 0°W

05.14.17 - Story of a Line

01.15.15 - Dream.Sim

 
 

Exhibits / Shows

2024 - PAX East, Boston

2024 - ‘Hyperarchitecture’, LikeLike, Pittsburgh.

2023 - ‘Fall Curation’, Gallery AFK, Pittsburgh.

2021 - ‘A Colorfiction Mixtape’, LikeLike, Pittsburgh.

2020 - The Overkill 2020

2020 - PAX East, Boston.

2019 - Museum of Science and Industry, BitBash, Chicago.

2019 - Feral Vector, Official Selection , Hebden Bridge.

2019 - EGX Rezzed, Leftfield Collection, London.

2019 - PAX East, Official Selection, Indie Megabooth, Boston.

2019 - Ludicious, Official Selection, Zurich.

2018 - EGLX, Toronto.

2018 - GDEX, Columbus.

2018 - PlayNYC, New York City.

2018 - Dreamhack, Official Selection, Austin.

2018 - PAX East, Boston.

2017 - EGX, Birmingham.

2016 - The Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York City.

Reviews & Press

05.30.23 - WhyNow Gaming, “Why developers love Brutalist architecture”

08.09.22 - PC Gamer, “Read your future with 22 videogame interpretations of the Tarot”

06.22.22 - GameSpot, “The Best Games You Might Have Missed During Summer Game Fest 2022”

06.13.22 - IGN, “Future of Play Direct 2022: Everything Announced and Revealed”

06.11.22 - Rock Paper Shotgun. “An August release date is on the cards for virtual tarot reader The Cartomancy Anthology”

06.07.22 - TechRaptor, “A Happy Fun Time With Dread X Collection 5”

03.10.22 - Bloody Disgusting, “New ‘Dread X Collection 5’ Trailer Spotlights Six Games [Video]”

01.14.22 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Why all the best game developers play Tarot”

11.01.21 - Polygon, “Halloween might be over, but these games keep Spooky Season going”

07.28.21 - DreadXP, ”NODOMUS a Lonely Antithesis to Light”

02.15.21 - PC Gamer, “Nightline is a dreamy game about taking a subway train to nowhere” 

01.27.21 - Hyperhype, “Viaje a las profundidades de un género en alza” 

06.22.20 - DreadXP, “If You Miss Silent Hill, Here’s Five Horror Games From EEK3 That Should Fill the Void”

02.10.20 - Fanbyte, “The Best Bit of The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc is a Spooky, Psychedelic Maze”

02.06.20 - Polygon, “17 free horror game demo collection is a throwback to the PS1 era”

02.06.20 - GamesRadar+, “The Haunted PS1 Demodisk 2020 isn't actually a disk but it is very haunted”

12.03.19 - PC Invasion, “The atmospheric Ode to a Moon receives a new trailer”

07.29.19 - Indie Games Plus, “‘Ode to a Moon’ Follows a Photographer into a Town Consumed”

07.18.19 - Markiplier, “3 Scary Games #25”

07.08.19 - Jacksepticeye, “My Inner Demon”

07.07.19 - PC Gamer, “Odd indie horror game Ode to a Moon has a demo”

07.06.19 - Eurogamer, “La demo gratuita di Ode To A Moon ci immerge in un curioso thriller psichedelico”

07.05.19 - Alpha Beta Gamer, “Ode to a Moon – Beta Demo”

07.05.19 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Ode To A Moon's free demo is uncannily psychedelic”

07.04.19 - Hardcore Gamer, “Ode to a Moon Warps Onto Steam”

07.04.19 - EGM Now, “Analog Horror: Why Tapes Are Such Fertile Ground for Video Game Scares”

05.17.19 - Indie Game Website, “Indies Are Looking To Gaming’s Past To Build A Retro Future”

04.24.19 - Itch.io Recommends, “Fresh releases, hidden gems, and an upcoming hit”

01.25.19 - Vice, “Becalm's Kaleidoscopic Reality Helped Me Find Peace in My Own”

01.19.19 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Go for a tranquil sail in the appropriately-named Becalm”

01.17.19 - Cultured Vultures, “Take A Meditative Boat Ride In Colorfiction’s Becalm”

12.30.18 - Big Boss Battle, “Free Games of the Fortnight”

12.17.18 - Indie Bytes, “A Meditative Floatabout”

12.15.18 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Priceless Play - 15 December 2018”

12.13.18 - Itch.io Recommends, “Specific games for specific people”

10.30.18 - OnlySP, “Colorfiction Interview l Experimenting With Traditionalism”

10.17.18 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Ode To A Moon is a psychedelic horror adventure "inspired by actual events"“

10.16.18 - Tech Raptor, “Colorfiction Announces Surreal Horror Game Ode to a Moon”

10.16.18 - Destructoid, “Ode to a Moon will send you on a cosmic-horror trip”

10.16.18 - Factor News, “Maximilian Arocena compose l'ode là du réel”

10.16.18 - Culture of Gaming, “Ode To A Moon Looks Like Stranger Things on an Acid Trip… and we love it“

10.16.18 - Dual Shockers, “Ode to a Moon is a Mysterious Horror Title Based on True Events”

10.16.18 - OnlySP, “Colorfiction Releases Moody New Trailer for Ode to a Moon”

10.16.18 - Hardcore Gamer, “No Monsters but a Broken Reality in Ode to a Moon Reveal Trailer”

09.08.18 - Everybody’s Talking at Once, “Singing Dunes and Wandering Creatures, with Max Arocena”

09.08.18 - Tech Raptor, “The Non-Fiction Behind Colorfiction's Virtual Vacation Simulator 0°N 0°W”

08.09.18 - Indie Hangover, “Interview: Max Arocena of Colorfiction”

08.14.18 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Free games of the week - August 18th 2018”

06.25.18 - OnlySP, “Take the Train Journey of a Lifetime in Nightline”

06.25.18 - ARGonaut, “Nightline: Endstation Sehsucht”

06.30.18 - Gamin.me, “Инди-подборка затейливая”

07.01.18 - Game Jam Curator, “Procedural Generation Summer Jam 2018: Treasure Chest #64”

09.08.18 - Everybody’s Talking at Once, “Singing Dunes and Wandering Creatures, with Max Arocena”

03.05.18 - Rock Paper Shotgun, “Getting lost by degrees in 0°N 0°W”

03.01.18 - Hardcore Gamer, “Review: Zero North Zero West”

03.01.18 - God is a Geek, “0°N 0°W Review”

03.01.18 - Venture Beat, “0°N 0°W is a psychedelic stroll that meanders through space-time”

03.01.18 - Game Skinny, “0°N 0°W (Zero North Zero West) - The Intersection of Surreal and Unconventional”

01.25.18 - PC Invasion, “The bizarre worlds of exploration game 0°N 0°W are coming in March”

01.25.18 - Indie Game Website, “Unique, colourful lucid explorer provides enthralling exploration”

01.25.18 - God is a Geek, “0°N 0°W is a kaleidoscopic and atmospheric experience straight from your dreams”

01.25.18 - ComicBuzz, “Colorfiction ‘s 0°N 0°W – Releases March 1st”

01.25.18 - Hardcore Gamer, “Walk Between Worlds With 0°N 0°W Release Date Trailer”

01.25.18 - Gamespew, “Upcoming Exploration Game 0°N 0°W is One Hell of a Trip”

01.25.18 - Only SP, “Experience Inter-Dimensional Surrealism in 0°N 0°W Later This Year”

01.25.18 - Critical Hit, “Go walkabout in trippy indie title 0°N 0°W”

01.25.18 - Dual Shockers, “Colorfiction’s Mysterious Indie 0°N 0°W Coming March, Teaser Trailer is Just as Surreal”

01.25.18 - Gaming Trend, “Take a trip (in more ways than one) when 0°N 0°W heads to PC this March”

01.17.18 - PC Gamer, “0°N 0°W lets you wander dimensions, develop a hangover”

01.14.18 - Hardcore Gamer, “Screenshot Saturday Featuring Day of Destruction, Lingotopia, Many More”

01.08.18 - Hyper X Gaming, “The Screenshot Saturday showcase - January 8”

01.07.18 - PCGamesN, “Indies In Development: This week’s most promising picks from #ScreenshotSaturday”

12.11.18 - Culture of Gaming, “What is Zero North Zero West?“

12.09.17 - Shindig, “0°N 0°W will take players on a ‘multidimensional walkabout’”

12.08.17 - Checkpoint, “0°N 0°W launches mysterious new trailer”

12.07.17 - Gaming Trend, “Surreal exploration game 0°N 0°W to debut on PC early next year”

12.07.17 - Hardcore Gamer, “A New Dimension of Inexplicable Color in First 0°N 0°W Trailer”

10.02.17 - The Geek Show, “ZeroNorthZeroWest Indie Game Interview (EGX 2017)”

09.27.17 - Bear vs. Grenade, “All the best bits of EGX 2017 (in under 6 minutes)”

09.27.17 - Console Toi, “EGX 2017 : Nos 13 coups de coeur du salon”

09.21.17 - Cultured Vultures, “0°N 0°W: Inside Colorfiction’s Acid Fever Dream World”

04.29.15 - Sufficiently Human, “Notes on Dream.Sim: The Darkness Cycle”

04.28.15 - Sufficiently Human, “Notes on Dream.Sim: The Lightness Cycle”

01.29.15 - Abnormal Mapping, “A&I: Healing, and Dreaming”

01.14.15 - RockLeeSmile, "Indie Impressions - Dream 1”