The Magnificent Trufflepigs

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: AMC Games
Developer: Thunkd
Release Date: Aug. 26, 2021

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'The Magnificent Trufflepigs' Comes To Nintendo Switch Later This Week

by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2021 @ 1:18 a.m. PDT

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a narrative game that challenges players to dig for the truth, both literally and figuratively.

Voioced by actors Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Luci Fish (Safe House, Another Eden), The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, romantic, metal-detecting game, combining laid-back detecting and exploration with a strong narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside.

It’s a game about trying to find something.

You play as Adam, a sharp-witted but compassionate man who returning to his childhood village of Stanning. There he'll help a woman named Beth on her mission to unearth a local treasure. As cracks begin to appear in Beth’s fairy tale plan for everything, you’ll delve into her history and discover all may not be as it seems. And you’ll have to choose how Adam responds to Beth as she faces her demons.

Gameplay combines laid-back metal detecting and exploration with a strong interpersonal narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside. The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a game about trying to find something, and the tone it sets is like a typical English summer: mostly pleasant, but with stormy moments that threaten to ruin everything.

“Thunkd’s goal is to create games that tell compelling, human-shaped stories while fitting into busy life styles.'' said Thunkd’s director Andrew Crawshaw. “The Nintendo Switch is the perfect device for that kind of play, and we’re excited to finally bring The Magnificent Trufflepigs to its players.”

Key Features:

  • Meditatively exploring a peaceful English farm
  • Finding “treasures” (mostly rubbish) with your detector
  • Digging them up with a large shovel and a small trowel
  • Sharing photos of your finds with Beth
  • Chatting with Beth via walkie-talkie and instant message
  • Unravelling a mystery through interesting narrative choices
  • Learning about Beth’s hopes and fears
  • Directing the conversation to root out the truth

Currently available for PC (Steam), The Magnificent Trufflepigs is coming to Nintendo Switch (eShop) on August 26, 2021.


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