PLAYISM, WSS Playground, and illuCalab announced sci-fi mystery adventure game EDEN.schemata(); will launch in 2025 for PC via Steam. The game was originally planned to launch in 2024, but more time is needed for quality improvements.
“Right now, we’re very pleased with what we’ve been making,” producer Daichi Saito said. “It’s shaping up to be a great game. But we also realized that in order to make it as great as it could be, we’ll need a little more time. I can’t help but want everyone to understand how good this game is as soon as possible, but it can’t be rushed. I’m sorry to everyone who’s looking forward to the game. We’ll definitely make it the best game it can be, so please continue to look forward to release just a little longer.”
Here’s an overview of EDEN.schemata();, courtesy of PLAYISM:
The Story
“Nice to meet you… again?”
An android named Eve speaks to you, in front of a headless corpse apparently known as “the Professor”.
Completely devoid of any sort of memory, you and Eve—an android and the Professor’s apparent killer—must uncover the truth of what really happened here.
Use your powers of deduction to unravel the mystery of this locked laboratory, revealing one truth after another.
We hope you enjoy this all-new type of mystery—the kind that’s only possible in a video game.
Ever-Changing UI Design
At first, it’s a simple point-and-click adventure game where you use keywords to progress the story, but the UI and game design in general will actually change in accordance with your game progress.
The story and UI work together as the general game design gradually transforms, providing a brand new, almost magic trick-like game experience.
A Story that Unfolds through Multiple Playthroughs
This game has a “skip” function, but not a “save” function. The story loops and branches off constantly with every playthrough, and there are multiple endings for you to uncover.
Entirely Hand-Drawn Original Animation
The steampunk-style artwork and the character animations present throughout the game are entirely hand-drawn by a single animator, Yutaro. Simply observing the animations and watching Eve come to life is already a breathtaking experience.
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