Created by passionate students at the University of Utah.
Dive into No Strings Attached, a puzzle platform thriller where you play as Pavo, a newly-sentient puppet trying to escape from an abandoned circus. Marionette Pavo’s arms to swing, climb, and more as you are guided by a mysterious Blue Light to the Big Top. Unravel your Master’s true intentions in this captivating, Pinocchio-inspired adventure.
MARIONETTE THROUGH PUZZLES
Raise Pavo’s arms and use the push and balance poses to navigate the puzzles you will encounter along the way.
EXPLORE THE CIRCUS
Explore the Puppet Master’s struggling circus where Pavo and other creations were created.
UNCOVER YOUR MASTER’S SECRET
Find out what actually goes on in Puppet Master’s circus and what will happen when he finds one of his creations is sentient.
Art
Landon Beaty
Sirui Xiong
Catherine Yang
Rongquan Zhang
Art Assistant
Briton Groesbeck Jinghan Lu
Animation
Brady Campbell
Design
Joe Liao
Jialiang Zhao
Engineering
Yeshwanth Sai Kandula
Nire Li
Ziheng Mo
Production
Ezra Botansky
Caroline Henry
Sound
Sara Runyan
Marketing
Luana McTiernan
My Part
I served as the primary Environment and Character Artist for this completed game, which has been installed by 81,671 people on Steam. Over the course of two years, I developed the Puppet Master character, created various environmental assets and textures, and implemented lighting design across all levels.
The full game is now available and playable on Steam. Drawing inspiration from acclaimed titles like Little Nightmares and LittleBigPlanet, we successfully crafted an atmospheric experience that has resonated with our player base. I'm proud to have contributed to this finished project alongside such a talented development team, and seeing the positive response from over 93,000 players has been incredibly rewarding.