Writer FDG Leisure and developer Sport Atelier have introduced Otherskin, a third-person shooter-platformer hybrid that has greater than a touch of the PS2 period about it.
Sport Atelier, whose title you would possibly acknowledge from Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, describes Otherskin as a “fast-paced third-person sci-fi platforming action-adventure”, which positive is lots of style names.
By the appears to be like of the gameplay footage launched alongside the sport’s reveal, it is taking cues from video games like Returnal and Scars Above (though hopefully it seems to be a little bit extra profitable than the latter).
Otherskin will take you to Planet Vandermire, a world falling prey to a risk identified solely because the Corruption. Hey, I feel Creatures of Ava would love a phrase, Otherskin.
Not like in Creatures of Ava, although, it appears to be like just like the Corruption is popping alien life hostile on Vandermire, and it is as much as Alex to combat her approach via the planet in an effort to study what she will be able to concerning the lethal risk.
As you play, you may blast your approach via numerous totally different enemies, and you’ll take up “morphs” that may grant you new powers that will help you discover your surroundings extra successfully.
You’ll be able to try the cinematic reveal trailer for Otherskin, which units up the sport’s story and the world of Vandermire, proper right here.
The sport will characteristic each ranged and melee fight, and Sport Atelier says it’s going to be “a breeze” to swap between the 2 modes relying on the state of affairs.
Whereas a gameplay trailer hasn’t been uploaded but, Otherskin‘s Steam web page does characteristic some gameplay footage, and in case you’re a fan of PS2-era shooters like Ratchet and Clank and even Metroid Prime, it appears to be like such as you’ll discover rather a lot to love right here as nicely.
Otherskin is about to reach on PC within the fourth quarter of 2024. Keep tuned for extra on this one.