January 27th 2021 - Paris, France - DONTNOD co-founder and Life is Strange co-creator Hervé Bonin’s new studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (ScourgeBringer, The Forgotten City) have revealed that Ashwalkers (formerly known under working title “Cendres”) is coming to PC in April 2021.
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Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1273690
- Press kit: https://press.dearvillagers.com/ashwalkers/
A demo of the game will also be playable for the first time in the upcoming Steam Game Festival (3rd to 9th February).
Ashwalkers is a post-apocalyptic narrative survival sim in which 4 adventurers set out to cross a ravaged Earth. Society has collapsed leaving no moral judgement of the choices they make, only their personal integrity will guide them to one of 34 possible endings. The branching story challenges players to make meaningful choices in complex ethical dilemmas while managing their food, medication and other supplies.
Set 200 years after the first geological disasters a group of survivors called The Section set out into a devastated world. Their goal is to find a safe haven to their people but to reach it they face a deadly journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Players will get to know the intimate dynamics, relationships and tensions between the brave captain of the group Petra, the pragmatic fighter Sinh, the young optimistic scholar Kali and the cautious scout Nadir as they travel the end of the world.
Players will:
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Make meaningful and difficult decisions in complex moral dilemmas
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Discover a new path each playthrough depending on player choices
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Experience on of 34 different endings each playthrough
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Get to know the group of four distinct characters
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Manage their food, equipment and medication and protect the group from madness and despair
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Travel and learn about this hostile world destroyed by a volcanic apocalypse
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Seek and harvest vital resources in the wild
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Overcome obstacles, violent encounters and the deadly climate on your journey
About Nameless XIII
Nameless XIII is a French and independent studio composed of 7 persons. They craft survival journeys, videogames about surviving in hostile worlds while facing moral dilemmas.
About Dear Villagers
Dear Villagers is Plug In Digital’s publishing label. It’s a warm-hearted invitation to join us in the little unusual neighbourhood we are building within the gaming industry, a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and where players enjoy distinctive and audacious games on PC and consoles, such as Edge of Eternity, ScourgeBringer, and Recompile.