Guano factories, alien pigs, toy towns … the bizarre inspirations behind PlayStation's Hohokum

Hohokum is a … well, um … I’m not 100 percent sure what it is. I can tell you it’s a downloadable game for the PlayStation 4, PS3, and Vita. It comes out Aug. 12. And it’s colorful, whimsical, and just plain weird. When I assigned our upcoming review of Hohokum to GamesBeat writer Evan Killham, he said, “Should be interesting. I watched the trailer and still don’t know what the hell it is.”

The quick and no-justice way to describe Hohokum to gamers: It’s similar to the video game Flower, where you just fly around (as a snake-like kite thingie) and interesting things happen. (Flower’s also a bit hard to explain succinctly, right?) You can watch the trailer below for a better visual, but we’re not here to give you a preview or spoil Evan’s review. (UPDATE: Here it is.) We’re here to see what got into the minds of the developers.