We’re always looking out for new and interesting indie titles, and this one caught our eye in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase last year. Now, we have a Star Named EOS release date, and it’s not long before we can jump in.
As revealed in the Wholesome Direct, presented by Wholesome Games during Summer Game Fest, the puzzle game releases on July 23, 2024, on Switch – pre-orders go live with a cool 10% discount on July 4.
The Star Named EOS is a storytelling game with puzzle elements, where you are Dei – a young photographer who follows the footsteps of his mother and tries to piece together her life through pictures and letters that she sends him. One picture contains something strange, which leads you down the path to figuring out the truth about Dei’s family. To do this, you take photos and solve puzzles you come across while fully investigating your surroundings.
Check out the new gameplay trailer below for the hand-drawn game by Silver Lining Studio and PLAYISM. It’s a follow-up to the studio’s hit Behind the Frame. If you haven’t experienced it yet, you can try it for free on Google Play. There’s also a Star Named EOS demo available on Steam to check out.
Silver Lining Studio’s game uses some impressive panorama tech to ensure the in-game environments look as good as possible and properly portray the artistic streak of the characters involved, along with some excellent voice actors. Aoi Yuki, known for her work as Persona 5’s Futaba and Genshin Impact’s Traveler Lumine in Japanese, is on the cast, while Suzie Yeung (Honkai Star Rail’s Hanya and Genshin Impact’s Eula) provides the English voiceover.
This year’s Summer Game Fest is showering us with updates from the best mobile games like the upcoming Hoyoverse title Zenless Zone Zero, along with lovely indie games to play on Switch.