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Semblance

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC
Genre: Puzzle
Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Developer: Nyamakop
Release Date: July 24, 2018

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'Semblance' (ALL) Gets Release Date - Trailer

by Rainier on July 3, 2018 @ 10:52 a.m. PDT

Semblance is a puzzle platformer where your soft, bouncy character and its soft, bouncy world are almost entirely deformable.

An infestation of hard material has spread throughout the land. Squish, squash, mold and deform yourself and the environment to solve challenging puzzles, squeeze through tight spots and bring your delicate home back to life!

Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head. What if platforms were actually part of the gameplay, part of the way you solved problems?

Explore a world where the default is soft, where the property of 'hardness' doesn't exist. Each of the game's three worlds explore a new consequence of a planet that can shift, change and deform. Beat back the strange, crystalline infection of hard material by freeing the world's life essences and uncover the dark cause for its appearance.

Key Features:

  • Unique and innovative deforming platform gameplay:
    Can’t reach a collectible? Just deform and elevate a piece of the ground so that the point you jump from is higher. Nasty spikes in the way? Just deform and push-down the ground lower so that you can pass by. Squish, bounce, squash and transform the world- and yourself to solve problems.
  • Beautiful Minimalist Aesthetic Design:
    Explore 3 worlds bursting with colorful minimalist charm, quirky critters, and calming vistas. Become hypnotized by each world's dynamically layered score, each with a hint of African aural distinction.
  • Explore non-linearly
    The game allows you to move between puzzles as you wish, never forcing you to find a solution in order to progress and enabling you to come back later. Similarly, the game's narrative is presented expansively, allowing you to explore- and piece together the story for yourself as you roam the game.

A winner of multiple special honors from gaming shows throughout development for its unique gameplay and aesthetic, Semblance bubbles with colorfully stylish art design, atmospheric audio effects and an engaging storyline that unravels organically as you explore.

Semblance will launch for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo eShop), as well as PC/Mac (via Steam) on July 24, 2018.


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