The game takes place on Penfurzy Island, off the coast of Cornwall, a place of medieval legend, and modern tourism. We pick up the story in the 1980s when the island faces fresh challenges that can only be met by the island's two most overlooked heroes: two young girls.

You play as Nessa and Demelza. Nessa is an outsider from the mainland, who is searching for her family's past. Inspired by her favourite video game, Demelza is an imaginative local who believes in the island's legend. Together they explore the island both on foot and on their bikes, searching for treasure, discovering new locations, recruiting new gang members and getting into trouble.

When their investigation awakens the malevolent spirits of history, the girls must use their unique skills, and their bikes, to save the island. They deal with the threat with bike-jousting, Frisbee-throwing, puddle-stomping and whatever other kid-like schemes they can improvise. And with each islander they rescue they learn new abilities to enable them to do more and travel further.

This is a game for anyone that ever wore their coat like a superhero cape, wondered if there was any treasure buried in the back-garden, and faced danger by peddling their bike at top speed into it.

At long last, it’s time to strap on your helmet and get ready to ride!

Foam Sword and Double Fine Presents announced that Knights and Bikes will release on PC (Steam) and PS4 on Tuesday, August 27.

Key Features

• Best friends forever! Play single-player with an AI companion, couch co-op or online co-op.
• Solve puzzles and deal with enemies using your improvised abilities! These include: frisbees, water-balloons, puddle-stomping welly boots, and a powerful boom-box stereo.
• Work together! Both characters have different skills so you'll want to experiment with how they combine in order to succeed.
• Explore the island! Seek out its modern tourist-attractions and ancient ruins, both on foot and on your customised bikes.
• Discover treasure! Ranging from trinkets like broken action-figures and animal skulls, to the legendary riches rumoured to be hidden on the island.
• Upgrade your bikes! Barter with adults (offload your junk) so you can personalise your bikes, unlock extra abilities or at the very least: get those training-wheels removed!
• Tend to your pet goose! Captain Honkers has a keen nose-beak and can help you find what you need, if you keep him fed and happy.

Knights and Bikes will release on PC (Steam) and PS4 on August 27, 2019.