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Cast magic through music in Songs of Glimmerwick, a story-driven witch academy RPG from Eastshade Studios

Blending RPG, adventure and gardening sim, Songs of Glimmerwick will enchant you on PC and consoles next year


Seattle, WA, 19 January 2022 – The land of Glimmerwick is well known for its university of magic - and as luck would have it, you're already enrolled! From Eastshade Studios, the critically-acclaimed team behind Eastshade, Songs of Glimmerwick is set to charm players next year on PC and consoles. Take a peek at this wonderful woodland fantasy world in the reveal trailer: https://youtu.be/MwqCKunR4Qk

 
Become immersed in a musical woodland fantasy world where casting a spell is as easy as playing a song. Attend classes, grow the university garden, make friends with classmates and townsfolk, and explore the island’s many oddities and mysteries in this story-driven witch academy RPG, blending adventure game and life sim mechanics.

 
Three years after their critically-acclaimed release Eastshade, Songs of Glimmerwick follows Eastshade Studios’ mission of creating a sense of place. Lead Designer and Artist Jaclyn Ciezadlo, and Lead Programmer Danny Weinbaum are working together to create an environment that players will enjoy spending time exploring, and invite you to the academy next year on PC and consoles. In the meantime, wishlist the game on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/Songs_of_Glimmerwick/


Features:
 

  • RPG Style Quests: Unfolding narrative quests with a focus on unique characters and story.
  • Tend the University Garden: Plant the mundane! Grow the arcane! Summon up clouds to bring forth the rain!
  • Every Song a Spell: Use the power of music to speak with the trees, enchant tools to work all by themselves, raise the earth to surmount natural impasses, and more!
  • Character Progression: As you gain experience in your adventures, choose from skills which will help you garden, trade, or acquire special abilities, like speaking to frogs!
  • A Lively World: Classes to attend, mysterious rumors, local drama, and bustling festivals — The students, staff, townsfolk, and spritely creatures of Glimmerwick have rich stories and lives.
  • Fully Voiced: Dialogue is brought to life with fantastic performances for every character major and minor.
  • Customizable Appearance: Choose how you look.
  • Extra Curricular Activities: There’s lots to do in Glimmerwick outside of classes - explore the island, try out for the mothracing team, dive for seashells, or join the Green Sprites on forest expeditions.
 
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About Eastshade Studios:
Eastshade Studios was founded in December 2013 when Danny Weinbaum quit his day job as a 3D environment artist in triple-A games to build a weird world, Eastshade. Following the success of the first-person traveling painter-adventure Eastshade, they have set out to make something a little different from their debut title.


The core team consists of married couple Jaclyn Ciezadlo (game director on Songs of Glimmerwick, lead designer, lead artist) and Danny Weinbaum (game director on Eastshade, lead programmer). Eastshade Studios is committed to making games that feel like true places, and exploring the ocean of game design outside of combat. More information on the studio website: http://www.eastshade.com/