The game formerly known asWe Are OFK
You might remember a certain indie-pop miniseries game calledWe Are OFK, which started in August 2022 and released episodes up through Sept. 8. OFK is getting a rebrand today, as the developer is changing the name of its episodic adventure toPop. Love. Panic! The OFK Story.
Announced ina post todayfrom the group’s Twitter account, the band announces that its origin story game has a new name.
“We feel #PopLovePanic fits our story better!” said the band. “‘We Are OFK‘ had a ‘If You Know You Know’ vibe, and we wanna be better about reaching out to people who haven’t already heard of our band.”
The name change coincideswith a sale on Steam, where you may get the full run ofPop. Love. Panic!for 30% off at the moment.
What’s in a name?
Though it sounds strange, changing the name of a game isn’t as uncommon an experience as you’d think. I started back-searching instances in which this has happened, and found plenty of recent examples. Inti Creates retitledGrim GuardianstoGal Guardiansin March, and Ubisoft changedGods & MonsterstoImmortals: Fenyx Risingprior to its release. That’s not even accounting for the differences in titles between regions, like how Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios is now doing away with the WesternYakuzamoniker andunifying the seriesunderLike a Dragon.
As for OFK andPop. Love. Panic! The OFK Story, I hope the rebrand works well.We Are OFKhas been on my backlogsince reviews seemed warm on it. Though some were confused by the concept—an interactive fiction telling the origin story of a band, like video games meets The Gorillaz—it’s unique and interesting. Whether OFK has more discography planned or not, it does seem like they’ve done something a bit outside the box already.
