Nifflas

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Nicklas Nygren (a/k/a Nifflas) makes independent games, most of which are focused on ambience and exploration.

Nifflas is an independent game developer based in Sweden. He is mostly known for his games Within a Deep Forest, Knytt and Knytt Stories. All of his games relies on exploration, and with Knytt Stories he moved in to the Metroidvania style of game design, with power ups that increases the main characters ability to traverse the world and find secrets. Knytt Stories also introduced a simple level editor that allowed players to build their own adventures.
One of the environments in Knytt stories. This area is one of the few with actual music playing in the background
One of the environments in Knytt stories. This area is one of the few with actual music playing in the background

The three games are set in the same universe, and much of the joy of playing the games comes from walking around in the environments and take in the sights and sounds. Even though there is some music, you'll mostly hear ambient sounds that add to the experience of exploration.

The player commonly encounters small creatures walking around some areas. These small creatures live in small villages with buildings no larger than half the size of the player character. The Swedish word "knytt" itself refers to a small living creature.

Erik Svedäng, developer of Blueberry Garden, has said that Nifflas is one of the few developer who, in contrast to most Scandinavian-based developers, actually make games that feel Scandinavian.

At the time of writing, Nicklas Nygren is working on Night Game for the Wii with developer Nicalis. The game is supposed to be released in September 2009.

Company Name Nifflas
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City Umeå
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Country Sweden
Website http://nifflas.ni2.se/
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Date Founded
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Count of Games Developed 5
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