FACT SHEET
- Title: These Starless Skies
- Developer: Wayward Astronaut
- Release Date: TBA
- Platform: Steam
- Price: TBA
- Website: https://thesestarlessskies.com/
- Status: In development (prototype complete)
- 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 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...
SCREENSHOTS
CREDITS
DEVELOPED BY WAYWARD ASTRONAUT:
- Camille Woodthorpe: Programming, Pixel Art, 3D Art, Design, Narrative/Writing, UI, Audio, Music, Marketing
WITH ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS
- Cody Lehman: Character Animations
- Amy Doherty, Daniel Woodthorpe & Bridget Head: Narrative Design
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