*[Milkmaid of the Milky Way](https://kon.gg/2UIMd2h) is a point and click adventure featuring beautiful fjords, trusty bovine companions and mysterious objects tumbling out of the sky. One farmgirl sets out to find her own place in the universe in this adorable, quirky tale.* [](https://kon.gg/2UIMd2h) *Oh, and the whole game rhymes.* *This multiple award-winning game was brought to life by Indie Developer Mattis Folkstad and his studio, Machineboy.*  **Hey Mattis! Tell us about yourself!** Machineboy is just me, Mattis Folkestad, an indie developer based in Oslo, Norway. I started making games and animations in high school, and alongside my day job as a web developer I’ve made several smaller apps and games in my spare time. Milkmaid of the Milky Way was my dream project, and it took almost two years of late-night working to complete. Now I’ve just started a game company and will start working on my next game-- this time it’ll be my day job! **Prior to designing games, were you a gamer?** Since I first tried a Commodore 64 at a friend’s house I’ve loved computers and games. I was never a great gamer per se, but I loved trying out new games and having these wonderful experiences in front of the computer. **What are your favorite games?** My favourite games when I grew up were the games that had interesting worlds and told interesting, captivating stories. The Lucasarts adventure games were a gold mine of creativity and fun exploration, combined with awesome graphics and sound (for their time).  **You can definitely see the LucasArts influences here. There is a touch of the first two Monkey Island games, though the setting has the weirdness of The Dig. How did you come up with the story and setting for Milkmaid?** I knew I wanted to make a retro-inspired adventure game, and since I come from Norway I wanted to use a Norwegian setting for the game. I’m also a fan of science fiction, so I decided to combine a rural fjord setting in the 1920’s with spaceships and futurism. It’s a pretty crazy combination, but it was so much fun crafting the story and game around these two very different worlds. Halfway into the project I decided to make the whole game rhyme. It just gave the game a very special, story book feel that I felt I needed to pursue, and rewrote half of the game to make everything rhyme. It was a painful process, but I think it made the game more interesting!  **What sort of experience do you want your players to have?** In Milkmaid of the Milky Way I want the player to experience the life of a farmgirl on a remote place, far away from everything and unsure of her future. Through courage, exploration and puzzle solving I want the player to feel empowered and moved, to feel that sometimes you need to get out of your comfort zone to make things happen in your life.  **What is your favorite part of this game?** My favourite part of the game is the beginning, where you’re exploring your surroundings and taking in the scenery of the fjords.  **What are your next plans?** In 2019 I’ll be starting work on my next game, an- adventure game called Embraclet. It’s set in Northern Norway where I’m originally from-- a setting not seen in (m)any games so far!  **What programs or engines did you use to create this game?** The game is made in Unity, which was great for developing it for both PC and mobile devices. I made all the graphics and music myself, using Aseprite, Clip Studio Paint and Logic for most tasks. Even if Milkmaid is a fairly short game, there -were a lot of graphics, cutscenes and music that had to be made.  **What made you want to post the game on Kartridge?** Dealing with Kartridge has been a pleasure, and it’s great that gamers get a new platform with curated, good games presented in a stylish and intuitive way. I uploaded my game pretty early when Kartridge was in closed beta, and even back then everything was running smoothly. I hope the platform does well and that my next game also lands on Kartridge! **Tell us something else interesting about yourself!** In College I did my internship at Funcom, animating background characters for The Longest Journey-- a quite famous adventure game from the early 2000’s. *[Milkmaid of the Milky Way](https://kon.gg/2UIMd2h) is available on Kartridge for $4.99 or 1 Token. It has one badge worth 50 XP! You can find out more about Machineboy at their [website](https://machineboy.com/), or by following Mattis on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/machineboycom) or [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MachineboyApps).*

I can attest that this is a worthwhile game to purchase or use a token on (I did and have no regrets). If you know of and enjoyed the old Sierra games (King's Quest, Quest for Glory/Hero's Quest/Space Quest, etc) you will certainly enjoy this one. Big thanks to Mattis Folkstad and Machineboy for bringing it to us. -Pip ------------------------ [Download Kartridge](https://www.kartridge.com/download?referral=7c31f044-e2b2-414f-b258-489bddce85fe) now to earn a special Kongpanion and 10 Kreds on Kongregate. This link will even get you an additional 15% off coupon that you can use to purchase Milkmaid of the Milky Way!

I think this is a great game! Beautiful backgrounds! 10/10