October 12, 2022 – thatgamecompany – the award-winning studio behind critically acclaimed titles including Journey, Flower and flOw – today revealed that the highly anticipated Season of AURORA will launch for Sky: Children of Light on October 17.
The Season of AURORA is a first-of-its-kind musical experience in collaboration with the award-winning Norwegian musician and artist, AURORA, best known for hits such as “Runaway” and “Cure For Me,” and lending her ethereal vocals to Frozen II’s “Into the Unknown.” In the Season of AURORA, players can look forward to characters, stories, quests, themed items and more inspired by and featuring music of AURORA. Players will journey through a story told in music and discover the song-filled memories of Spirits carrying hope through struggle and loss.
More details on the quests, themed items and gifts players can experience can be found at the blog. Additionally, the teaser trailer can be found here and brand new still assets for the season can be found here.
Much more is planned for the Season of AURORA with further details to be revealed in the coming weeks.
Sky: Children of Light is an interactive social play experience that users can peacefully, collaboratively, and expressively enjoy while altruistically connecting with other users; further expanding on thatgamecompany’s goal to create authentic experiences that foster human connections around the world. The beautifully-animated Sky: Children of Light has generated more than 160 million downloads across the App Store, Google Play and Nintendo Switch, and will now welcome millions more players when it launches on PlayStation in December.
Since its debut, Sky: Children of Light has been honored with Apple’s 2019 iPhone Game of the Year and Apple’s 2020 Design Award, as well as wins at the SXSW Awards 2020, the Game Developers Choice Awards 2020, The Webby Awards 2020 and 2021, Google Play Store’s Best Indie Games of 2020 as well as other awards.
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About thatgamecompany
thatgamecompany is committed to developing broadly accessible, artistic, emotional and enriching experiences, including award-winning titles flOw, Flower, Journey and Sky: Children of Light. Their work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across the globe, including the induction into Smithsonian’s permanent collection. The hope is to expand the range of emotional experiences possible in video games, so that it can be enjoyed and loved by people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.