Murray Somerwolff

@patattiemurray

He/Him 1/2 of Patattie Games (art/design/writing) Making Wax Heads: cosy punk record store sim! Steam: Discord: Father of Twins

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Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· 19d

Hello there peasant, we saw you across the bar and really dig your vibe...

art sketch playing around with some illustrated characters in 17th century clothing

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· 20d

Look at my banana breaded children, look how they glow

Photograph of two loaves of banana bread I've made

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· 21d

The "DO YOU LOVE MUSIC???" STEAM BUNDLE! (or better known as "Wax Heads x OFFBEAT" Steam bundle) OFFBEAT has just released and it's SO SO SO VERY COOL and you can get it bundled with Wax Heads at a discount. Let the music play 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 store.steampowered.com/bundle/79668...

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· 22d

Had to draw the little dude

doodle of little robot with lots of wires behind it tangled up in other robot parts

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· 23d

Good morning!

warm up sketch of a multiple eye beast with lots of teeth

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jul 9

That's the spirit!

screengrab of me randomly dancing in a forest from a video I've prepared

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jul 6

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Malindy and her recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Mairi and her recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Matt and his recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Balazs and his recommendations for songs

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jul 6

Ahhhh so cool! Thank you so so much for sharing, humbled and over the moon that it got you wanting to make zines and re-engage with music in a big way!!! Here is screenshots of the team and the recommendations we all gave!!!

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Rothio and her recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Murray and his recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Gina and her recommendations for songs

screenshot from the video game Wax Heads showing the team member Javi and his recommendations for songs

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jun 25

The awesome power that comes with doing bundles with awesome other indies: 👀😱🫠😭 - Wax Heads and The Big Con (@mightyyell.bsky.social) - Wax Heads and Strange Horticulture (@badvikinggames.bsky.social) - Wax Heads and Potion Craft (Nice Play Games) store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...

Steam banner for the bundle of Wax Heads and The Big Con

Steam banner for Wax Heads and Strange Horticulture bundle

Steam banner for bundle of Wax Heads and Potion Craft

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jun 18

For anyone curious to try Wax Heads and hasn't picked it up yet - the game is 20% off on Nintendo Switch and Steam!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/... www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

key art of wax heads with a sticker on top saying 20% off

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jun 12

Axe! Axe! Axe! Axe! Axe!

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jun 4

Ahhh it looks SO GOOD! 😍😭 @patchmagazine.bsky.social

Selfie of me holding a copy of patch magazine with a wax heads cover

Close up photo of Patch magazine with a wax heads art cover

Photograph of a spread talking about Wax Heads

A photo of a guitar pick with Tee from Wax Heads on it!!!

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· Jun 2

Heck yeah, good listening day

Selfie holding Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - Happy Today record

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 29

(Embarrassingly realised I forgot to change the name on a couple of outlets on the first image and wrote Creative Bloq x3 times 😅😂 So I've updated it)

Wax Heads key art with score reviews from press outlets and choice quotes from others spread out on it

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 28

Wax Heads has been out nearly a month and I think MAYBE it's starting to sink in that people really liked it...?

wax heads key art showing accolades of lots of high scores and some nice quotes from cool media sites

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 21

Thanks I hate it

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 21

When past aspiring rock star self collides with current game dev self, appearing in NME courtesy of @justdip.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 www.nme.com/features/gam...

screenshot a section of the Wax Heads NME feature where it has written: “I admit, there probably is an overly romantic idealism about community and music in Wax Heads but bands like Fugazi [whose acclaimed 1990 debut ‘Repeater’ gave the virtual store its name] really meant something to me,” says Somerwolff. “And if we’re making a world where community matters, you have to have some of those values in there. If you didn’t, Wax Heads would feel a little empty.”

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 19

Me: time to rest after releasing Wax Heads Also me:

Photograph of a plan chest in my room covered in open art books / history books and comics for inspiration

Photograph of a broken skeleton in my room covered in open art books / history books and comics for inspiration

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 17

Wax Heads: The puzzle narrative record store game where "everyone in the game is a massive hipster bellend" 😂 [insert elmo fire gif]

screenshot of yahtzee from second wind giving his thoughts on Wax Heads where he suggests every character in the game is a massive hipster bellend

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 15

Well discovering this reddit post header has made my day 😭❤️

screenshot of a reddit post header with the title "Wax Heads is sooo peak"

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 14

Been over a week since Wax Heads came out and suddenly dawning on me I'm burnt out as hell 😂 So: tonight I'm gonna build an evangelion and drink wine 🫂🍷

Photograph of evangelion unit 2 gunpla and a glass of wine on polka dot tablecloth

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 12

Wax Heads has been out for a week and the response has been so nice 😭❤️ (Very happy with this spread of critic reviews too! 👀)

screenshot showing a spread of critic reviews for Wax Heads

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 11

"I see no magic, no love or joy in the promise of AI" I was not subtle about my feelings in this one 😅

Screenshot of our interview with AltChar talking about Wax Heads saying: Wax Heads is a game about music and art, and throughout the entire time with it, I couldn't help but notice how much it appreciates genuine, human talent, and the magic that happens when people expand on that talent. "I see no magic, no love or joy in the promise of AI, so yeah I’m super happy you got that sterile, lifeless impression from that set piece in the game." Somerwolff continues, "Luckily for us, there are so many wonderful people in the world taking chances and finding ways to express their thoughts and feelings, that’s where the real magic is and that’s what we should be championing."

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 9

Just Wax Heads hanging out in the Nintendo Eshop Chart with Pokémon and mario 😍🔥

Photograph of the UK Nintendo switch eshop chart with Wax Heads sitting #4

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 9

Still sat in New & Trending 👀😭❤️🎵 If you haven't checked out Wax Heads yet, this sunny Saturday is the perfect time to spend some hours looking up fictional bands, listening to great songs and connecting with great stories! 15% = £10.19 / $12.74 / €12.74 store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...

screenshot of the new & trending tab on steam, with Wax Heads highlighted with a hand drawn arrow and outline

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 8

Feeling all the feels, so I tried to talk about it and put a video out on instagram about releasing Wax Heads this week 👀

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 8

Got a positive review from Spaghett - my life is complete ❤️

screenshot of a positive steam review for Wax Heads that is from the account of the character Spaghett, a character from Tim and Eric Awesome Show

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 8

One thing I've started to see more on our steam forums is people working out how to see the secrets we hid in Wax Heads secret storage room... It's kinda wild / embarrassing / fun that people are seeing stuff I made like over 10+ years ago 😅 (Like this animated music video 👀)

screenshot from a music video I made for my old band Denise, I did 90% actually hand drawn and scanned in haha

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 7

This was a really fun interview, allowing us to go far and wide with dropping inspirations and thinking about the game, but I particularly loved this question and getting to honour my kids in the answer:

Screenshot of the interview with the text:

This is a very important question: Who is your favorite villain? And why? It doesn’t have to be gaming-related.

Murray: I’ve got twin boys who are about to turn 5 and they are SUPER into villains right now. (They dressed up as a burglar and crime boss for “what would you like to be when you grow up day” – don’t ask.) So, with this question I can only hear their answers in my head, so in honour of them I’m going to choose Muska from the Laputa: Castle in the Sky and The Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood.

Rothio: It has to be GLaDOS from Portal. It’s one of my all time favourite games and I love how you spend the whole game with her, like she’s evil but also really funny. (And the song at the end Jonathan Coulton is just *chef’s kiss*.)

Murray Somerwolff@patattiemurray· May 5

Wax Heads releases in 1hr and a half. Bought some records as contextually relevant retail therapy 😅 Can't believe this idea that was very much a dream project, is about to be very much real and experienced by others. Goddamn.