2.5D sci-fi detective adventure game Between the horizons It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch on September 19 for $15.99, publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer DigiTales Interactive have announced.
Between the horizons originally released on March 25 for PC via Steam and GOG.
Here's a review of the game via the Steam page:
About
Between the horizons set aboard the Zephyr, humanity's first generation ship to another star. You take on the role of Stella, who was born on a ship 24 years ago and has recently inherited her father's position as head of security. Discover the conspiracy behind an event that threatens to disrupt Zephyr's social order and derail his mission.
Between the horizons is a modern 2.5D pixel art adventure that brings a branching story to a semi-open world. The team at DigiTales has applied numerous lessons from the first game, Lacuna, and proven solutions to detective game design challenges, maximizing player agency in the investigative process—all while maintaining the tight pace of a meaningful story that will ask you to reevaluate your moral compass. and make increasingly tough decisions when the situation on board gets out of hand.
Key Features
- A New Kind of Experience – Between the horizons combines exploration-style gameplay with a branching sci-fi story set in an ever-expanding Metroidvania-style environment.
- Dealing with things for yourself – A flexible evidence system allows players to assign clues to cases, encounter ship dwellers about them, and submit any case with evidence that players attach to it. Everything found on the ship is connected, but figuring out how is the challenge.
- At what cost? – Beneath the game's intriguing and compelling sci-fi plot lies a series of thought-provoking challenges that invite players to confront intergenerational responsibility in the face of personal freedom.
- Gaining a New Perspective – Timeless pixel art mixed with 3D environments and captivating visual effects come together Between the horizonscreating a unique, beautiful art style.
- Failure is a huge option – No second chances – submitting wrong solutions means the story will continue and players will live with the consequences. A new and improved auto-save system will make sure there is no going back, as story branches and endings are based on player decisions, none of which can be undone.
Check out the new trailer below.