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TUNIC

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estled among the loud,
shooty, expensive
games of the Microsoft
E3 conference was a lovely little
game about a fox on an
adventure. Drawing on the Zelda
series, developer Andrew
Shouldice also promises a
mechanical depth similar to Dark

Souls. You can dodge roll, block

and counter, making this more

than just a straight Zelda

homage. Tu n i c’s isometric world,

which marries simple polygons

with realistic lighting to gorgeous

effect, will also be loaded with

secrets, and Shouldice wants you

to feel lost and alone in a vast,

strange world. Despite the Dark

Souls influence, Tu n i c’s setting is

designed to be sunny and

welcoming, but also give the

player a sense of mystery, of not

knowing what lies around the

next corner. I can’t wait to get my

hands on this one. AK

RELEASE

2019

DEVELOPER

Andrew Shouldice

PUBLISHER

Finji

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SABLE

A

distinctive visual style

reminiscent of French

comic book artist Jean

‘Moebius’ Giraud is just one of

the exciting things about Sable.

Another is that the game is being

penned by Meg Jayanth, the lead

writer on peerless interactive

fiction game 80 Days. It’s an

exciting combo, and I love the

idea of an exploration-focused

game set in a mystery-filled alien

desert. Developer Shedworks (so

named because they work out of

a literal shed) describes it as a

coming-of-age tale in which

titular protagonist Sable rides

around on a hoverbike

uncovering the people, culture

and history of this otherworldly

setting. Enigmatic, ruined

monuments litter the desert, and

one of your goals is revealing

their purpose with help from

nomadic tribes which have lived

there for centuries. AK

RELEASE

2019

DEVELOPER

Shedworks

PUBLISHER

Raw Fury

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MANEATER

T

ripwire is collaborating

with Killing Floor mod

mastermind Alex Quick

again, this time to publish his

studio’s open world action-RPG

where you play as a murderous

shark, and I am so down for that.

Judging by our interview with

Quick, it’s essentially the tale of a

young shark who wants to realise

its dream of murdering humans

and upgrading a shark version of

a skill tree. “What does a shark

skill tree entail?” you might ask.

WELL. It entails earning upgrades

called ‘evolutions’ by killing

things. These upgrades offer

abilities like tail whip attacks or

the ability to inflict deep bleeding

wounds with your teeth.

Assigning points to five different

attributes will affect your

upgrade slots and allow you to

specialise your shark. It’s not

exactly what I remember from

Blue Planet but I don’t care. PW

RELEASE

TBA

DEVELOPER

Blindside Interactive

PUBLISHER

Tripwire Interactive

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SEA OF

SOLITUDE

A

lso on the list of “terrors

from the deep which I

am super into right now”

is Sea of Solitude. The game has

been attracting attention since at

least 2015. Now EA has picked up

this gorgeous indie project for its

EA Originals project. The idea is

that if humans become too lonely

they turn into monsters. You

must find out what has happened

to the main character, Kay, and to

the monsters you encounter as

you play. The aesthetic reminds

me a little of The Flame in the

Flood – The Molasses Flood’s

gorgeous river-based rogue lite

• and the creepy dark of
  Playdead’s Inside. Both of which
  are excellent references. Not
  much was revealed onstage at E3
  but earlier interviews suggest
  that you can do things like alter
  the water level around you by
  changing the emotions of Kay or
  nearby monsters. PW

RELEASE

Early 2019

DEVELOPER

Jo-Mei Games

PUBLISHER

EA

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