Visual perception
Ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum
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| 2025 | The Plucky Squire was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | The Plucky Squire was nominated for Family Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | The Plucky Squire received an Honorable Mention for Best Debut at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | The Plucky Squire received an Honorable Mention for the Innovation Award at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | The Plucky Squire has pending nominations for Debut Game, Family, and New Intellectual Property at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| December 2024 | Released Monument Valley 3 for iOS and Android via Netflix. |
| 2022 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers references the uncanny valley concept, featuring realistic CGI characters including a cameo from the Cats movie.
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| 2022 |
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The Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was criticized for the CGI appearance of the main character, which was seen as suffering from the uncanny valley effect.
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| July 12 2022 | Monument Valley Panoramic Edition and The Panoramic Collection were released on Windows, containing both games and their DLC. |
| April 2 2021 | Released Monument Valley+ as an Apple Arcade exclusive. |
| 2020 |
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Sonic the Hedgehog was delayed for three months to modify the title character's appearance to be less human-like after negative audience reaction.
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| 2019 |
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The Lion King remake was released, featuring photo-realistic digital animals that divided critics about the effectiveness of its imagery.
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| 2018 | Ariana Grande's music video for 'No Tears Left to Cry' was partly inspired by the visual aesthetics of Monument Valley. |
| August 2018 | Paramount Animation and Weed Road announced a live action/CGI hybrid film adaptation of Monument Valley, with Patrick Osborne set to direct. The film would feature live actors exploring computer generated settings inspired by the game's world. |
| 2017 | Released Monument Valley 2 for iOS and Android. |
| 2016 | A limited edition vinyl two-volume recording of the game's soundtrack was released by Ustwo and iam8bit. |
| May 2016 | Total sales exceeded 26 million copies by May. |
| 2015 | Monument Valley characters were added to the cast of the mobile game Crossy Road. |
| 2015 | The game won Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction at the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and the Grand Prix at the International Mobile Gaming Awards. |
| 2015 | Monument Valley was nominated for multiple Game Developers Choice Awards, including Innovation Award, Best Visual Art, and Best Handhold/Mobile Game. |
| 2015 | Monument Valley won BAFTA Video Game Awards for 'British Game' and 'Mobile/Handheld Game'. |
| June 25 2015 | Ida's (RED) Dream expansion pack was released as part of Apple's Apps for (PRODUCT) RED initiative, featuring Ida in a red outfit and new puzzles. |
| February 2015 | Monument Valley re-entered the top download app charts on major app stores after being featured in the third season of House of Cards on Netflix. |
| January 2015 | Reached over two million copies sold by January. |
| 2014 |
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Bob the Builder received a redesign that was described by some viewers as 'creepy'.
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| 2014 | Received a 2014 Apple Design Award, recognizing the game's exceptional design and innovation. |
| 2014 | Named Apple's best iPad game of the year. |
| November 2014 | By November, the game had sold 1.4 million copies. |
| November 24 2014 | Forgotten Shores expansion was released on Google Play Store. |
| November 20 2014 | Forgotten Shores expansion was released on the App Store. |
| November 12 2014 | Forgotten Shores expansion was released for iOS devices, adding eight additional levels to the original ten-level game. |
| May 14 2014 | Android port of Monument Valley was released after two beta tests. |
| April 3 2014 | Monument Valley was initially released for iOS, marking its debut on mobile platforms. |
| 2013 | Development of Monument Valley began, initially under the working title 'Tower of Illusion', with the project originating from a concept art piece inspired by M.C. Escher's style. |
| 2013 | Ustwo Games began development of Monument Valley, with the game taking ten months to create, based on concept drawings by artist Ken Wong. |
| 2011 |
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was released, sparking debate about whether its motion-capture animation fell into the uncanny valley effect.
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| 2011 |
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Mars Needs Moms was released and widely criticized for its creepy and unnatural animation, becoming one of the biggest box office bombs in history.
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