A story driven photography adventure game PHOMOGRAPHY Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch and PC via Steam in early 2025, newly revealed publisher DANGEN Entertainment and developer Brendan Keesing have announced.
Game review via DANGEN Entertainment:
About
PHOMOGRAPHY is a story-driven photography adventure where you step into the shoes of an aging man reliving his life through the lens of a boy who bought a camera from his mother.
You will rediscover and chronicle your past as you walk through the labyrinth of fading memories, uncovering forgotten details and hidden secrets. Explore a lush world from a first-person perspective, interact with a cast of lovable characters, and solve expansive dilemmas with your camera while reminiscing about your youth. What was lost when only photographs could reveal it? Even if the pictures are taken, what secrets remain? Embark on an exciting quest to unlock the secrets of the life you've been living.
The story
One afternoon, the young boy received a camera from his mother in their yard, this gift excited him. Eager to test it, he began taking pictures of her laughing and posing playfully. Every click of the shot captured his joy – until the last shot. At that moment, something went terribly wrong. Her mother suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only silence and confusion.
Before he could react, the boy was taken to a strange, unfamiliar time and place. He found himself in a dimly lit living room, a faceless man sitting alone on a chair, his identity lost to time and even to himself. A man who has forgotten his past urged the boy to record his memories using a camera, warning him not to lose the most important thing. With these words, the boy wakes up in a small town where all the inhabitants are faceless as men.
Determined to solve the mystery of his mother's disappearance and the mystery of the strange world he has entered, the boy sets out with his camera, ready to uncover the hidden truths that await him in this bewildering new reality.
Key Features
- Photos of our past – You are tasked with returning as an amnesiac old man and reliving his life. Remember the joy of life, the places you went, the people you met. Even the little details that we forget right after it happened. Even traumas, things we want to forget. Each snapshot is a key to unlock the next discovery.
- It's Your World to Explore – Immerse yourself in a visual odyssey through your lens as you capture these memories. Walk through the lush Australian forests, dive into underground caves and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of bustling cities that breathe life. Your adventure takes you where the camera points.
- Customize your camera – Don't let stupid defaults limit you. Customize your camera, making it an extension of your creativity. Display lenses that capture emotions, filters that paint memories, or guides that precisely frame your story.
- Chronicle your story – Appreciate those polaroids! Keep the awesomeness in your personal album. Organize and explore multiple memories. Revisit past scenes and measure your photography skills.
- Discover Hidden Treasures – There are hundreds of things for you to find! What do you want to photograph? Fascinating fauna, delicate flora, diverse landscapes, sparkling stones, peculiar townspeople or mysterious clues. Your camera, your universe.
Check out the new trailer below.