Indian builders Overcome Studios as we speak introduced their debut industrial game, additionally named Overcome. The 2D platformer is due out in February, and tells a narrative of grief and “beating your inner demons without attacking them.”
Take a take a look at the trailer under:
The game relies on the experiences of Kabir Lal, who underwent most cancers therapy and romantic breakup whereas additionally persevering with to review at college. It’s not a lot of a shock, then, that it’s described as an “extremely difficult platformer.”
Lal compares the game to Stardew Valley, however it’s extra harking back to Celeste to me, seeming to specific the identical fundamental metaphor of psychological perseverance by means of its gameplay. They additionally put an analogous emphasis on the soundtrack, which you’ll be able to hear slightly of within the trailer.
The studio says the game can have 4 ranges, every with its personal enemies and look. It’s good that every has its personal aesthetic – the pink on greyscale is dramatic however it doesn’t counsel a lot progress in beating these interior demons, so hopefully the color of the opposite ranges signifies some constructive steps ahead.
“Throughout my childhood, video games provided me with beautiful worlds to escape into during hard times,” Lal writes. “I always used to come away feeling better after playing them, so this medium seemed like the most obvious way to convey my own experiences and feelings, while at the same time help others going through similar situations, by sharing my own story.”
Overcome is scheduled to launch on Steam subsequent month, however it doesn’t but have a retailer web page. For now, you may observe alongside at their website.
