The Musical Instruments Playable in the Butterfly's Dream

Greetings!

In the Butterfly’s Dream, we designed several puzzles inspired by ancient Chinese musical instruments: Qin, Bianzhong, and Dizi. Let's take a look! All screenshots listed below are work in progress.

Qin

This Qin puzzle is inspired by an ancient seven-string zither, named Guqin (古琴)[1]. Guqin is favored by scholars in ancient China and often represents high culture. The quiet sounds of guqin are great for meditation and zen experiences.

Pre-Order The Butterfly's Dream Now!

Aloha! The Butterfly's Dream is coming on December 4th 2018! The iOS store page is now live. Pre-order via the following link:

Sound Credits

Following is the list of sound effects from Freesound.org:
1191_two_cows.wav by reinsamba -- https://freesound.org/s/57790/
Bird Whistling, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/339326/
Foliage_Rustling_001.wav by duckduckpony -- https://freesound.org/s/204030/
Lake Waves 2.wav by Benboncan -- https://freesound.org/s/67884/
Lake Waves Hjälmaren.wav by Owl -- https://freesound.org/s/156525/
OrchardBirds.wav by HerbertBoland -- https://freesound.org/s/31960/
sliding wooden door close mic follow door scrape slow mic top wheels 2.wav by stiffman -- https://freesound.org/s/381965/
Tree Branch breaking_2.wav by speedygonzo -- https://freesound.org/s/257653/
Unrolling And Rolling Map.wav by Benboncan -- https://freesound.org/s/77319/

Great thanks to all the sound-artists!

Announcement - Release in December 2018!

Hi there! We are very excited to announce that our puzzle game The Butterfly’s Dream will be published on December 2018. This release is FREE (no in-app purchase or ads) and contains the first two chapters of our whole story.

Followings are some of our gameplay screenshots. We are looking forward to meeting you soon!

An introduction to the Chinese characters in the game

Aloha! Here is an introduction to all the Chinese characters you may find in the graphics of The Butterfly’s Dream. In the graphics, traditional Chinese characters are used for consistency. We hope this introduction can help you better understand the culture behind this game. All screenshots listed below are work in progress.

 
On the Main House building:
厚德載物/厚德载物
Great virtue bears all things.

This phrase comes from Yijing or Book of Changes.

The Butterfly's Dream - Trailer

The Butterfly's Dream is a relaxing adventure mobile game with creative puzzles and beautiful landscapes. We hope to bring you an immersive experience with a taste of traditional East Asian visual arts, music, and culture.

The game is scheduled to be released on iOS by December 2018. We are now working very hard to make it ready!