From Green Man Gaming Publishing:
Green Man Gaming Publishing and Investigate North today announce the release of Aporia: Beyond The Valley, a first person puzzle adventure, on PC. This mysterious adventure tells the story of an ancient civilization in ruins in a unique and immersive way - without the use of dialogue and text.
Developed by Investigate North from Denmark, Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first person puzzle adventure backed by Ole Søndberg, the producer of Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Waking up in a deserted civilization, you explore the land within the Valley to try and uncover the mystery of what happened in this world.
"From the beginning, our focus with Aporia was always to use the environment alone, without any dialogue, to convey an immersive story of an ancient world in ruins. Today, we're excited to share the story of Aporia: Beyond the Valley with the world and can't wait for everyone to explore and discover the open world in their own way," said Niels Wetterberg, Producer at Investigate North.
Game Description
Aporia: Beyond The Valley brings a unique approach to the art of storytelling, by not using dialogue or text. It offers new, interesting puzzle mechanics, and elaborate environmental storytelling within an immersive world.
The mystical world of Ez’rat Qin - once a mighty civilization, now a crumbled ruin.
You awake after hundreds of years of sleep, in an abandoned land and no memory of your past. Immersed in this world of dark beauty, thrilling mystery and ancient puzzles, you embark on a quest to find out what happened in this world, and to discover who you are.
Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first person puzzle game set in the world of Ez’rat Qin. Explore a world filled with strange nature, ancient technology, and haunted by a spirit roaming the fog-covered forest. With a whole new story and puzzle mechanics, Aporia: Beyond The Valley presents players with the challenge of actively exploring and piecing together a non-linear story of what happened in this mysterious world.
Key Features
- An immersive, detailed world created in CryEngine.
- Explore a story about humanity, technology and civilization told without text or dialogue. Uncover clues, devise theories, and make up your own mind.
- Avoid traps and solve brain twisting puzzles made to make you question what happened in The Valley.
- Explore bizarre architecture and overgrown nature, choosing your own path in the game’s non-linear world.
- Completely original musical score.
