Exploration, Puzzles And Creating Music: ‘FRACT OSC’

A new developer diary for FRACT OSC shows an impressive progression in development; it being an exploration/puzzle game while at the same time teaching its player to make music with synths.

This is a bit of a flashback. We haven’t heard about FRACT for a little while now; last time we did it left us very intrigued. Now, however, it’s moved beyond anything we could have expected as its developer, Richard Flanagan, has obviously been hard at work.

It seems FRACT OSC is split in two. On the one side we have that exploration/puzzle game that impressed us so with its alienating but satisfying mechanics early last year. In fact, you can still play that old version of FRACT: click here for a Windows download and here for your Mac equivalent.

Nearing the latter parts of that old version of FRACT was some kind of huge music studio. It seemed a little out of place with the rest of the game at the time but now that it has seen more development time, it’s definitely earned its place in the game. It basically allows players to create whole tracks with different synths and beats. One thing the developers say that they are proud of is that all of the music is synthesized in real time so you’re able to really experiment with the sounds and make something unique.

More is detailed in the developer diary and the video below:

You can find out more information on FRACT OSC on the official website.