SCHiM, one of the most stylish-looking platformers from duo Ewoud & Nils has dropped a release date for PC and consoles, and it’s sooner than you think: next month!
However, it’s not just the aesthetics; it has substance, too. In the game, you play a shadow looking to return to their human. However, unlike the conventional platform game, it’s an isometric sandbox that reveals self-contained stories within the environment.
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SCHiM doesn’t reinvent the platform game, it creates its own new world of shadows in this delightful indie with a heart.
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SCHiM is a real standout, and if you played it during the Steam Next Fest, you’ll already know most of the following features:
- A story of a person losing their shadow – A schim is the soul and spirit of an object or living being. Everything in the world has one, and it should never be separated! You need to find your way back to the human you belong to, before it’s too late!
- Unique 3D platforming – You can only move in the shadows, so you’ll need to find clever ways to leap into the shadows of animated objects and moving beings to use them as your pathways.
- A beautiful abstract world – The color palette changes in each level to capture the setting, time of day and mood of every location you explore.
- Each level has a story to tell – Each new level has its own living scenery with small stories to uncover, inspired by real Dutch/European cities and rural locations.
- Hidden in the shadows – There are lots of hidden items to discover in SCHiM, and when you find them, you help other schim restore the connection to their thing.
SCHiM will be available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch from the 18th of July 2024.
