Do you remember Between Horizons from Assemble Entertainment? Of course, you do, but you don't have a PC and were cursing that it never came to consoles. Jot it on your calendar... a release date is confirmed for next week.
Developed by DigiTales Interactive (Lacuna), the game is a branching narrative 2.5D adventure, players take the role of Stella, Chief of Security for the Zephyr. Alas, the mission is suddenly jeopardised, so Stella has to collate the evidence, confront the citizens, and then find a suspect.
Key features in Between Horizons include:
- A New Kind of Experience: Between Horizons merges investigative-style gameplay with a branching sci-fi story in an ever-expanding small open-world environment.
- Solving Cases for Yourself: The flexible evidence system lets you confront ship citizens 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 and 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.
And when is the Between Horizons release date for consoles? You can pick it up on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch from the 19th September 2024.
