Experience an engaging story filled with charm, adventure, cute animals intricate puzzle-dungeons
October 17, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Hound Picked Games :
17th October, 2024. Today developer HomeBearStudio and publisher Hound Picked Games are pleased to announce that NAIRI: Rising Tide is set to release on PC Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 14th, 2024! The game is available to pre-order now on Nintendo Switch with a 25% discount - €10.79 $11.99 £9.75!
In this next instalment of the series, players can expect to experience richer, vastly improved hand drawn artwork with many new characters and, of course, some beloved friends returning!
Set after the events of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, NAIRI: Rising Tide sees Nairi continue on her journey to save her family. As Nairi and her companions try to overcome the many dangers of the corrupt city of Shirin, an apocalyptic prophecy emerges that threatens to devour everything.
In NAIRI: Rising Tide players experience an engaging story filled with charm and adventure. Exploration is key with a large, hand drawn world full of colourful and memorable animal (and human) characters that players know and expect from HomeBearStudio!
As players explore, they will be able to craft creative solutions by combining items with the new Toolbelt, which will aid them with challenging brain teasers that are contained within intricate puzzle-dungeons!
Will Nairi and her companions be able to overcome the many dangers of the corrupt city of Shirin while an apocalyptic prophecy threatens to devour everything?
Nothing to see here, just Gilligan enjoying a sandwich…
Features:
World: A larger and more interconnected world/dungeons.
Puzzles: more complex dungeons and puzzles require serious wit to overcome.
Skip: for players who would rather focus on the narrative: dungeons can be skipped.
Toolbelt: craft new items by placing items in the 'Toolbelt' and using the correct tool!
Maps & Goal Markers: find maps to help with orientation and figure out where to go.
Fast-Travel: alleviate backtracking by fast-travelling to key areas in the 'overworld'.
Improved Hint System: purchase hints system ranging from nudges to full solutions.
Collectibles, Lore & Log: the Journal now includes much more than just hints.
Recruits: earn coins by recruiting certain NPCs (which also spruce up your 'base)'.
Figurines: coins aren’t just for hints - purchase cute figurines for extra lore!
Item Descriptions: items can now be examined for context and/or guidance.
Synopsis: an illustrated synopsis explains the events of 'NAIRI: Tower of Shirin' to catch up new and old players alike.
Artwork: another collectible comes in the form of hidden concept art pieces.
"We were fortunate to be able to work with fewer restraints this time around and are proud of how Rising Tide turned out. HomeBearStudio is beyond excited for NAIRI fans - and any fan of the genre - to finally get their hands on the sequel!" - Joshua van Kuilenburg, HomeBearStudio.
About Hound Picked Games
Hound Picked Games, a subsidiary of global consultancy agency PR Hound, is a company set on helping indie studios realise their full potential releases. It specialises in hand-picking indie games that can benefit from the work of industry experts with over 50 years of experience in the business.
More information: https://www.houndpicked.com
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