The ARG game that gives players their own digital assistant will launch May 26th, 2022.
March 17, 2022
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Superstring
LONDON, UK, FEBRUARY 17th 2022. SUPERSTRING, a game studio dedicated to exploring new avenues of narrative games, has today announced that it’s ambitious narrative game ‘Acolyte’ will be launching on PC on May 26th, 2022.
Watch the in-world game trailer here.
Acolyte takes advantage of the Spirit AI Character Engine, allowing players to converse with their Acolyte in real time via a series of text exchanges. The full game combines non-linear storytelling with real-time notifications and wider ARG elements for a unique narrative experience that spills out of the game and into the real world.
An official selected title of London Games Festival 2021, Acolyte features writing and narrative design from George Lockett and Olivia Wood (Sunless Skies, Fallen London and Where the Water Tastes Like Wine), who have helped to shape the game’s branching story, weaving it together with bold ARG puzzles that take place outside of the game itself.
Inviting players into the fictional world of Nanomax – a well-funded tech start-up looking to bring its first commercial release to market – players will take on the role of a QA tester for the company, as they help Nanomax with testing as the Acolyte product nears release.
As players talk with their Acolyte, however, they’ll discover all’s not what it seems at Nanomax, and a wider conspiracy reveals itself.
Acolyte will launch on May 26th, 2022 and can be wishlisted on Steam now.
For more information, and press inquiries, please contact [email protected]
www.nanomax.technology
www.superstring.studio/acolyte
ABOUT SUPERSTRING
www.superstring.studio
Superstring was formed in 2017 with the intention of exploring new avenues of storytelling in games. Superstring released Headspun – an FMV/Adventure hybrid - in August of 2019, with Acolyte to follow in the Spring of 2022. The studio is also working on a third unannounced title.
ABOUT SPIRIT AI
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