Switch version confirmed for next spring.
November 16, 2023
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Silver Lining Studio :
PLAYISM is proud to announce that The Star Named EOS, the newest storytelling puzzle adventure game by Akatsuki Taiwan's indie game studio Silver Lining Studio, will be available on Nintendo Switch as well as Steam in Spring 2024!
eShop and Steam Pages Live Now!
This is an adventure game where you follow in the footsteps of a young photographer's mother and use a camera to solve puzzles.
It will support multiple languages from the UI to the story: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian.
Please add the game to your wishlists both on the Nintendo eShop and Steam!
About the Game
"Follow the stars, you will find the place where the future and the past meet. A place we called home."
The Star Named EOS is a brand new storytelling puzzle adventure game by Silver Lining Studio that utilizes panorama technology to create beautiful environments and combines photography and puzzle solving for an immersive storytelling game experience.
The story unfolds as you take photographs and solve puzzles, both elements interwoven in gameplay that encourages you to look closely at your beautiful surroundings. As the player, you'll recreate scenes from your past memories and snap photographs of them, unraveling the mystery surrounding the protagonist's family and finding a love that was long left unrealized.
The Story of a Star
Play as Dei, a young photographer following the footsteps of his absent mother. Often away from home traveling, Dei could only imagine his mother’s daring adventures through the photos and letters she sent to him as a child.
After noticing something strange in one of the pictures she had left behind her, everything Dei had believed is challenged. Now, guided by a voice deep within him, it’s time that Dei sets out to find the truth of his mother’s absence and finally move on...
Game Features
Delve into this beautiful hand-drawn world, gather props, and interact with everything you can see.
Capture snapshots of the space around you with your own camera, and experience the immersion of photography.
Enjoy the panorama environments, created with exquisite graphics.
Complete an array of intermediate puzzles that will challenge you and bring you closer to uncovering the mysteries at the heart of the story.
Solve new challenges to recreate old photographs.
With full voice-acting, experience a heartwarming story of love, memory, and understanding.
Step back in time through the polaroids left to you, to uncover the long-lost truth.
Rediscover the beauty of the world through your camera lens and the stories that photos can tell, in an emotional and cinematic experience.
About the Developer
Silver Lining Studio is an independent studio that was formed from an in-house project team at Akatsuki Taiwan. Their previous game Behind the Frame gained critical acclaim worldwide and was praised for its unique hand-drawn artstyle and emotional story.
As the name suggests, Silver Lining Studio's motto is that "every cloud has a silver lining", and the theme is prominent in their wonderful storytelling that is sure to leave an impression.
GWB Award Winner
The Star Named EOS has received the Best Visuals Award at GWB2023!
GWB2023 Comment:
The Star Named EOS combines its beautiful hand-drawn art and story-heavy puzzle mechanics brilliantly. It’s a game full of fantastic and captivating experiences.
Upcoming Events
Playable demo to be shown at WePlay as a final nominee for the China indiePlay Best Visuals and Effects Award!
The Star Named EOS will be featured at WePlay, an event to be held in Shanghai, China from November 18 to November 19, 2023. At the booth, we will be showing a playable demo of the game, and those who visit us and wishlist the game will receive an exclusive keychain*, so don’t forget to stop by!
Venue: Gongyin Center Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall – Hall H4
Event Details: https://www.weplaymore.com/english
*While inventory lasts
Playable demo to be shown at G-EIGHT Taipei!
PLAYISM will be boothing at G-EIGHT, a game show event held in Taipei from December 8 to December 10, 2023! The Star Named EOS will have a playable demo for everyone to try at the event.
Venue: Taipei Expo Dome
G-EIGHT Links: https://linktr.ee/geightlinks
The Star Named EOS
■ Store Links: Steam, Nintendo eShop
■ Developer: Silver Lining Studio
■ Publisher: PLAYISM
■ Genre: Storytelling Puzzle Adventure
■ Platform: PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch
■ Release Date: Spring 2024
■ MSRP: TBD
■ No. of Players: 1
■ Supported Languages: English, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Russian
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