Solo developer Alan Edwardes has revealed that Estranged: The Departure, a first-person adventure game, will be launching on Switch in Q4 2020.
Said to "blend a rich first-person narrative adventure with gripping action set-pieces and combat", Estranged: The Departure was actually born from a Half-Life 2 mod titled Estranged: Act I, which gained plenty of positive feedback on Steam. The Departure is a full, standalone sequel that can be played without any knowledge of that early project.
"Estranged: The Departure has been a labour of love for 6 years and has been shaped by its community for the 3 years it was in Steam Early Access," says Developer Alan Edwardes. "With humble beginnings as a mod and inspired by titles such as Half-Life: 2, Estranged: The Departure includes traditional first-person shooter themes, with an engaging story and action/adventure gameplay."
Here's a description and a feature list:
The game follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Experience what the island has in store as you uncover the secretive Arque Corporation, burrowing ever deeper into their dangerous and haphazard operations.
Features:
- Experience the unique first person adventure
- Immerse yourself in the rich narrative and unique characters
- Interact with items, computers and audio logs for environmental storytelling
- Protect yourself with guns and melee weapons, with familiar shooter combat
The Switch release will be followed by a launch on Xbox One later down the line, although pricing is yet to be confirmed for either platform.
Are you intrigued by this one? Think you'll be adding it to your Switch wishlist? Let us know in the comments.
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Dude...this brings back so many memories of scavenging ModDB and following weekly updates for Half-Life 1 and 2 mods.
Estranged wasn't my favourite mod of the bunch, but this looks great, and even the fact that this now exists as a full release is awesome.
Underhell is a mod that springs to mind when I think of something which could be refined and made its own thing. That mod was seriously impressive, the amount of assets the team created along with completely new game mechanics.
It's inspiring to look at Dev teams like this with humble beginnings who push the boundaries and end up creating something bigger. I felt the same way when I saw Stanley Parable release as its own full game. Not to mention Counter-Strike and Garry's Mod.
I think that this is the closest that we will get to Half-Life on modern day (and next gen) consoles
If that is actually Source Engine...my god. The possibilities.
Half Life 2 is one of my all-time favorites, definitely interested in this.
Was that switch in-game footage?!
Hadn’t heard of this before, but now that I do, boy do I want it!
@HotGoomba for real!! As much as people complain about full price rereleases on the switch, I’d gladly fork over $60 for the Orange Box, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.
HL1 will probably never happen, but that’s life
@GannonBanned You can only get half the Half Life in life.
Looks really good, definitely day one lur has for me, if it has a so ilar gameplay style to orange box on ps3 then even better
I just need the portal games I would pay $60 for portal 2 alone
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