Kurt Reodica is the solo Filipino developer of ShaggyBear Games who has gained a solid following for his upcoming game “Lost & Found.”

Before we proceed further, let these screenshots speak for themselves.

Lost & Found is a 2.5D game that takes place in a rural town inspired by Reodica’s hometown of Luisiana, Laguna, yes that place with the pretty waterfalls. The game depicts a background that is very familiar to rural towns in the country: A mountain, tall grass, an electric post chipped and tilting and full of posted pictures, a “24-Seven” convenience store, motorcycles and trikes, a sari-sari store and a karinderya, rusty metal roofs, a “Boracay Express” to get remittances from, big colorful umbrellas keeping street vendors shaded, the inside of a jeepney and the occasional chicken riding with you (How many of you have ridden a jeep with someone holding a live chicken?), a house that has been there for the last 70 years, a “Burger Factory,” a crocodile… and so many other sceneries you would see in a small town. In a 2.5D space and using only a single screen, this game manages to capture the look and feel of the Philippines, with so many things happening in the background.

In the game, you play as Rico, who has been struggling to find opportunities in the city, and so, he returns to his hometown, only to find it was no longer the same town he remembered. Here, he works at a crumbling Lost & Found office, and it is his task to find people’s lost belongings and return it to them. But more than that, each item you return contains a personal story, which seems to be the heart of the game. By the sound of it, it’s going to be an exploration of nostalgia and moments that make life beautiful. Looks like it’s going to be one big emotional roller coaster ride.

It blends multiple art styles from pixel art, 3D, claymation, and everything in between. It’s very reminiscent of the style of Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gum Ball, both creative and expressive in ways to enrich the stories to be told.

Gameplay won’t just be about looking for people’s lost items and stories. A little added twist to it is to make sure you’re giving it to the right people, as others can make claims to the same item. This is where you look for clues and

Lost & Found is up to be Wishlisted on Steam. Go check out ShaggyBear Games website while at it, actually, go join his Discord as well. Oh, he has a YouTube, TikTok, and, if you’ve gone this far, might as well follow on Instagram as well.

Lost & Found has no release date yet. But we’ll be keeping an eye out.