Explore a universe made of Light and Shadow in Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, a new Interdimensional Metroidvania
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Feardemic, publisher of horror-oriented games, and King’s Pleasure, a newly-established development studio formed by ex-developers of Cyberpunk 2077, Serial Cleaner and Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York, are announcing their first game, Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, a metroidvania action-adventure set in a colorful universe populated by weird creatures whom shadows have their own distinctive personalities.
“As a team composed of professionals who always worked under other people’s direction on high-profile projects, King’s Pleasure represents for us the first opportunity to truly express our creative identity. Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, in particular, has been a long-held dream project of mine that encompasses a unique visual style and an engaging story that resonates with a wide range of human emotions – fear, empathy, compassion, lostness. I believe this will make Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows an experience that resonates with many different kinds of players”, says King’s Pleasure’s founder Łukasz Wiśniewski.
Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows style and broad audience appeal are also very important for Feardemic’s evolution as a company. The game gives the opportunity for Feardemic to expand the appeal of its games to a wider audience, and to further reiterate how the horror genre is not defined by a monolithic gameplay structure, but rather a wide array of experiences united by a narrative theme.
Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows is set for release during the course of 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch.
About Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows:
In Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, the player controls Vik, a seemingly cute yet mischievous monster who has been deprived of its shadow, Vik’s best and only friend. However, Vik soon discovers that its shadow has been replaced by another one with a much bigger silhouette (and an aggressive personality) that can help Vik survive against the many dangers of the strange dimension they live in.
Will Vik and its new shadow manage to cooperate? And will they find what happened to their counterparts?
Features:
A mysterious universe where light and shadow dictate its metaphysical rules, populated by many weird characters for Vik to interact with – some friendly, some less so.
Travel to space and time to explore multiple dimensions using portals created by the light
Fast-paced 2D gameplay with two distinct styles: use the light to unleash the beastly shadow attached to Vik and perform deadly melee attacks, or use agility and subterfuge to escape danger while in the dark.
True metroidvania gameplay with an expansive map meticulously filled with secrets, puzzles, items and challenges to unlock by acquiring new abilities.
A distinguishable art style that plays with contrasts, and flawlessly fluid animations.