Spanish developer Herobeat Studios has revealed that Endling, a 3D survival adventure game, is set to release on Nintendo Switch and other platforms in 2021.
The game has you experiencing what life would be like in a world ravaged by mankind, all through the eyes of the last fox on Earth. It's an eco-conscious project which hopes to leave a lasting impression on its players; in a press release, a choice quote reads, "We are truly and deeply worried about climate change and natural disasters caused by humans. This game aims to help raise awareness about real environmental issues".
With the release date set so far in advance, it's understandable that the trailer above wouldn't show off any real gameplay. What it does have, however, is a wonderful aesthetic and tone to its soundtrack; those ending notes gave us a good shiver and reminded us of the equally excellent soundtrack in Ubisoft's Child of Light.
Game Features
- Explore devastated environments based on real current issues.
- Hunt other animals to feed your cubs and avoid becoming the prey.
- Put your survival instinct to the test and get involved in emotionally taxing decisions.
- Bring your pups to the last safe haven where humans cannot harm them.
- Care for your cubs, feed them, and teach them new skills to make them less vulnerable.
- Survive!
The screenshots below have been described as representing a work in progress:
We know it's pretty early on, but what do you think? Will you be keeping an eye on this one? Let us know down below.
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I can already tell that this game is going to make me cry.
"Eco-conscious."
It's a video game. The irony goes tenfold if it gets a physical release.
I like the art style and the premise.
Game seems interesting... but that might be the most confusing to read headline I have ever seen.
Hopefully there'll be a physical Premium Limited Edition with lots of plastic tat and an oversized box.
@Paraka Yeah, it’s maybe not the greatest medium to make that kinda point. It would be like hiring aeroplanes to write ‘Save the Polar Bears’ in the sky.
Let's just hope it has a portion where we can protest capitalism with littering and twerking in the forest! 🤣 In fairness, the art style looks great.
Work in progress... two years in advance... Unless it's like Animal Crossing, whose gonna remember or even care?
@spirit_flame Given the importance of the subject matter, I think I'll remember
Man I'm going to really feel it when the first pup dies. And for what its worth, I do think this is a good medium to spread their message. The more ways people hear it the better. Go Greta Thunberg! (If you don't know who that is, google her speech at the UN)
I'm definitely interested. How many games out there are themed liked this?
Sounds interesting. I can also imagine about 300 games that I'm interested in will release before this one does. The other day 8 Switch games that I was interested in dropped on the eShop in one day! The Switch library is insane and only getting crazier.
Hope it's good, anything that makes people think about the impact humans have on other species is a good thing.
Looks gorgeous (I mean the art style, not all the pollution, haha)
Looks really interesting. But I doubt it will be as interesting as it looks.
I just hope it doesn't end up like most games with this type of theming. You're not going to have long to get your message across, if the gameplay is absolutely boring.
@CaptnDave Greta Thunberg is no more than a trained puppet from a family of actors and entertainers being used and manipulated by the elite to make us all feel guilty, while they continue to live the good life. It's hard to trust anything they tell us when there is so much BS and hypocrisy that goes with it. Take the David Attenborough documentary a few months ago with the heartbreaking footage of of a Orangutan facing a bulldozer destroying its home for Palm Oil. Very sad for sure but what the BBC didn't tell us was that 80% of the Palm Oil from those jungles goes to the EU so they can use it for Bio Fuel. So they do major damage to the environment so they can tick their boxes to show they're doing their part and meet their targets. Hypocrisy like this is happening all over the world.
@OorWullie I'm sorry you feel that way and appear to be jaded but hopefully you'll agree that regardless whatever hypocrisy may exist we must all continue to strive to do much better than we are.
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