Assemble Entertainment – the publisher behind indie titles Fall of Porcupine and Endzone: A World Apart has announced the launch date for its next title. In collaboration with developer DigiTales Interactive, they’re going to release the sci-fi adventure Between Horizons in March.
It has been a long road to launch with the game originally earmarked for release in 2023. In November it was officially pushed into 2024. Now the long-awaited detective game will be available via Steam from 25th March.
The narrative takes place aboard the Zephyr, a ship en route to a distant star. Assuming the role of Stella, the recently appointed Chief of Security, you dive into a sci-fi conspiracy. An incident has taken place that threatens to disrupt the Zephyr’s social order and foil its mission.
Between Horizons Gameplay
Featuring branching narratives, exploration, and investigation, in this 2.5D tale you’ll need to collect clues, connect evidence, and confront the citizens aboard the Zephyr. Each decision impacts the overall story.
Key features:
- A New Kind of Experience: Between Horizons merges investigative-style gameplay with a branching sci-fi story in an ever-expanding Metroidvania-style environment.
- Solving Cases for Yourself: The flexible evidence system lets you assign clues to cases, confront ship denizens about them, and submit any case with the evidence you’ve connected to it. Everything found on the ship is connected, but figuring out how — that’s the challenge.
- At What Cost?: Underneath the game’s exciting and plausible sci-fi plot lies a number of thought-provoking problems inviting you to weigh intergenerational responsibility against personal freedom.
- Getting New Perspective: Timeless pixel art mixed with 3D environments. Compelling visual effects come together, creating a unique, beautiful art style.
- Failure is Very Much an Option: There are no second chances. Submitting wrong solutions means the story will go on and you’ll have to live with the consequences. A new and improved auto-save system will make sure there is no going back. As the story branches and endings are based on your decisions, none of which can be taken back.
Before Between Horizons arrives next month you can already play a demo on Steam. Furthermore, a console version is in development with DigiTales Interactive planning to launch it later in 2024.
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