Pressemitteilung

WORLD PREMIERE: DISTANT BLOOM

Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates in this cozy management adventure game about healing an alien planet.

Sweden – 22nd August  2022:  
Sustainable Swedish publisher Kinda Brave, is delighted to announce that their indie studio Ember Trail announces a new game “Distant Bloom” – A botanical life-sim management game far away from home releasing in 2023. The studio is in the midst of development of this serene management game where the player explores an alien planet where things have gone amiss.  

Plot: 
After a long expedition through space, you and your crew land on an alien planet with the critical mission of establishing a new home for your species. Distant Bloom is an accessible and rewarding game that offers a warm, sheltered and intimate experience.  

Features: 

Explore a desolate world and restore its blooming past with the power of plants! 

Turn your harvest into recipes, tools and items that you can use to build and improve your homebase. 

Nurture new life by learning how to care for a diverse alien flora. Play around with plant structures and create a thriving ecosystem! 

Reunite your scattered crew into a community where each member has their own story to tell. 

Explore the wilds to uncover the history of this strange planet.  

Change the environment! Your actions will impact not only nature but also the future of your crew. 

  • Catch the new trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTtarRoGUU 
  • Distant Bloom has its world premiere at Gamescom. Welcome to visit the booth and play the demo in the entertainment area (Hall 9, booth B.041) 
     
Quote from David Pennelle, Studio CEO at Ember Trail: 
“I am delighted to be working with the talented team of Ember Trail and our new game. We hope that each individual playing Distant Bloom will experience how they by creativity and curiosity can nurture new life, harness the power of plants and restore the environment to build a flourishing community. Being part of Kinda Brave was a natural fit for us thanks to our shared values around sustainable gaming, allowing us to focus on the creative aspects of developing our game with the mission to build a better planet and bring nature closer to home.

About Ember Trail
Ember Trail is made up of a group of developers with tons of experience from indie and AAA, putting player creativity at the forefront. The goal of the cofounders was to create a healthy work culture, centered around employee health and happiness. The team developed and released Main Assembly in January 2021, providing players with an inventive sandbox experience filled with plenty of challenges. The game was nominated for Best Debut and Best Technology at the 2021 Nordic Game Awards. 
 
Follow Distant Bloom for more info:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Embertrail
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450250/Distant_Bloom/
Page: Embertrail.com/distant-bloom

-ENDS-

For media enquiries, please contact: 

Karim Walldén, Head of Marketing & Brands, Kinda Brave.
Karim.wallden@kindabrave.com
Phone: +46 70 000 54 24

Dave Pennelle, CEO Ember Trail
dave@embertrail.com
Phone: +46 70 252 65 90

About Kinda Brave Publishing
Kinda Brave is a Swedish games publisher headed by co-founders CEO Björn Rudolfsson and board chairman Kristofer Westergren, that focuses on sustainability and inclusivity and champions its three core pillars; People, Players and Planet. Kinda Brave has three development studios currently within its umbrella and already working on exciting new development projects and has a total of 49 employees within the company and its group of studios with a portfolio of small teams with big ideas. Kinda Brave’s management team has a range of impressive credentials that includes previous roles at Mojang, EA, Raw Fury, Zordix and PlayStation.