Remanence Studio is developing something eerie and unexpected for classic Amiga systems. The Doll Maker game is a narrative-driven graphical adventure where players uncover the secrets behind a strange signal coming from an abandoned land.
You play as Emo, a treasure hunter responding to a mysterious beacon. What starts as a simple mission soon spirals into something darker.
Classic Adventure with a Strange Twist
The game draws inspiration from early interactive fiction titles like Guild of Thieves and The Pawn. However, The Doll Maker Amiga game pushes the genre forward by combining real-time visuals with branching text and logic puzzles. Each area introduces new machines, clues, and secrets. Players move between dozens of surreal locations that slowly reveal the world’s story.
Music That Adapts as You Play
A major highlight is the soundtrack. Jesper Andersen, known from The JohnDoe Search, composed the original score. It fuses lo-fi, industrial, ambient, and alt-rock styles.
But here’s the twist—the music changes every time you play. A custom engine blends audio stems in real time, so no two sessions sound the same. The soundtrack will also be released on Spotify, Tidal, and other streaming platforms.
AI Was Used—But Not How You Think
Yes, generative AI played a role in development. But the process was more creative than you might expect. Buildings from the developer’s hometown were first modeled using Shade3D, a 3D design tool related to classic Amiga software. AI was then used to place these structures into the game world.
This method helped build the game’s environments efficiently, while staying true to the developer’s original concept.
If AI in games puts you off, this project may not be for you. But if you’re curious, a playable demo is already available.
System Requirements Are Modest
You don’t need a powerful setup to try The Doll Maker Amiga game. It runs on OCS machines with:
- 1 MB chip RAM
- 5 MB hard drive space
- Kickstart 1.3
If you disable the sound engine, it can run on systems with only 512 KB of chip RAM. Testing is ongoing on an unexpanded Amiga 600 with Kickstart 3.1.
Try the Demo Today
An early demo is already up for download. It includes several puzzles and a few locations from the full game. While bugs are still being addressed, the demo already shows off the game’s unique tone and atmosphere.
