FACT SHEET
- Title: These Starless Skies
- Developer: Wayward Astronaut
- Release Date: TBA
- Platform: Steam
- Price: TBA
- Website: https://thesestarlessskies.com/
- Status: In production
- Developed in: Perth, Western Australia
- Supported by: Screen Australia and Screenwest
DESCRIPTION
In These Starless Skies, a dysfunctional team of planetary scientists must confront their personal demons and unravel the enigma of a mysterious tidally-locked planet, all before their inner chaos takes over in this sci-fi point and click adventure.
Currently in development by Camille Woodthorpe in Perth, Western Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screenwest.
FEATURES
- WORLDS UNKNOWN - Explore the planet's vastly different landscapes and all the organisms that come with them - one side a blazing hot desert bathed in perpetual sunlight, the other an icy landscape in eternal darkness, and in between, the twilight zone, forever dusk.
- ART STYLE - Visually imagined in a cinematic 2.5D pixel art style blending pixel art with moody 3D environments.
- EPISODIC NARRATIVE - The game's existential narrative is revealed episodically from the perspective of each crew member, including playable flashbacks set on a futuristic Earth that give perspective into how they came to be the way they are.
TRAILER
Coming soon...
UPCOMING TRAILER SCREENSHOTS
OLD PROTOTYPE SCREENSHOTS
CREDITS
Created by solo dev Camille Woodthorpe (Wayward Astronaut):
- Programming, Pixel Art, 3D Art, Design, Narrative/Writing, UI, Audio, Music, Marketing
With contributions from these wonderful people:
- Daniel Woodthorpe, Bridget Head & Amy Doherty: Narrative Feedback & Design
- Cody Lehman: Prototype - Character Idle/Walking Animations
- Dr. Eriita Jones: Prototype - Subject Matter Expertise (Planetary Science)
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