Arc Games, a leading publisher of AA and indie titles for PC and consoles, and Thekla, Inc. are excited to announce that Order of the Sinking Star, the massive, highly anticipated puzzle adventure led by legendary, award-winning game designer Jonathan Blow (The Witness, Braid), will launch on Switch 2 today.<\/p>\n
In the making for 10 years since the release of the critically acclaimed The Witness, Order of the Sinking Star aims to be the premier puzzle adventure of this generation. This massive experience will seamlessly intertwine a colliding, epic tale with more than a thousand hand-crafted challenges, hundreds of hours of gameplay and a slew of surprises along the way. Designed to respect players\u2019 boundless curiosity, the game will deliver a deeply satisfying, \u201cjust one more puzzle\u201d gameplay loop \u2013 while its open-ended, interconnected world gives players total freedom to come and go as they like as they take on puzzles at their own pace.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrder of the Sinking Star simply wouldn\u2019t exist without the incredible designers who helped work on it over the years,\u201d said Jonathan Blow, Founder of Thekla, Inc. and game designer behind Braid and The Witness. \u201cBy creating a kind of game design supercollider, we were able to bring together ideas from some of the most brilliant puzzle designers in the industry. I\u2019m grateful to everyone who contributed to help us push the limits of what\u2019s possible in a puzzle adventure. We can\u2019t wait for players to step into this world and discover just how deep and complex it really is.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrder of the Sinking Star showcases design contributions from Alan Hazelden (Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes, Mirror Isles), Sean Barrett (Promesst), Jonah Ostroff (Heroes of Sokoban), Zach Polansky (Enigmash), Patrick Traynor (Patrick\u2019s Parabox), Marc ten Bosch (Miegakure), and several others \u2014 including design contributions from Twitch followers over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prepare to take the helm of a motley crew of heroes, utilize their abilities to solve a wide array of puzzles, experience what happens when their worlds collide and get one step closer to uncovering the mystery of the Order of the Sinking Star! What starts as individual journeys will evolve into a dynamic universe where mechanics, characters and abilities collide, and the rules of reality shift to create mind-bending new possibilities.<\/p>\n
One of the most-played demos during Steam Next Fest, Order of the Sinking Star will soon be here for fans around the world to fully jump into! Whether you\u2019re a major puzzle fan or a newcomer, the game\u2019s non-linear, open design ensures that hitting a challenging roadblock in one realm simply means you can pivot to another world and return whenever you are ready. As you venture into intercardinal regions, you\u2019ll piece together a deep, enigmatic mythos through exploration, cryptic notes, and professional voice-over narration from a talented cast of actors.<\/p>\n
Game Features<\/p>\n
Master a Thousand Interwoven Challenges \u2013 Embark on an innovative puzzle adventure with dozens of game mechanics and hundreds of hours of unique gameplay. Each puzzle builds on the last, introducing new game mechanics that reward curiosity and persistence.<\/p>\n
Choose Your Path, Roam at Your Pace \u2013 Explore four expansive, mysterious game worlds, each with its own characters, rules, dangers, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. Come and go as you like; you are free to take on the puzzles you discover at your own pace.<\/p>\n
Take the Helm of Some Unlikely Heroes \u2013 A queen, a thief, a warrior, a wizard, and a talking boat are just some of the heroes of this tale. Each character wields complimentary abilities and has captivating stories to tell.<\/p>\n
Decipher an Epic Tale \u2013 As playable characters begin to meet and worlds collide, the mystery untangles. Through gameplay and notes you collect, you\u2019ll learn more about this enigmatic realm. Piece by piece and clue by clue, you\u2019ll uncover the secrets of the Order of the Sinking Star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arc Games, a leading publisher of AA and indie titles for PC and consoles, and Thekla, Inc. are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":925086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-925085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}