DigiTales, the developer of Lacuna, is making the game, which Assemble Entertainment will publish.

According to Between Horizons’ Steam page, “The game is set aboard the Zephyr, humanity’s first generation ship en route to another star. You assume the role of Stella, born on the ship 24 years ago and recently inherited her father’s post as Chief of Security. Dive into the conspiracy behind the incident that threatens to disrupt the Zephyr’s social order and foil its mission. Between Horizons is a modern 2.5D pixel art adventure that brings a branching narrative into a semi-open world. The team at DigiTales has applied numerous lessons from their first game, Lacuna and proven solutions to detective game design problems to maximize player agency in the investigation process – all the while maintaining the tight pacing of a meaningful story that will ask you to reevaluate your moral compass and make increasingly tough decisions as the situation aboard the ship spirals out of control.

Between Horizons merges investigative-style gameplay with a branching sci-fi story in an ever-expanding Metroidvania-style environment. The flexible evidence system lets players assign clues to cases, confront ship residents about them, and submit any case with evidence players have connected to it. Everything found on the ship is associated, but figuring out how — that’s the challenge.

Underneath the game’s exciting and plausible sci-fi plot lies several thought-provoking problems inviting players to weigh intergenerational responsibility against personal freedom. Timeless pixel art mixed with 3D environments and compelling visual effects come together in Between Horizons, creating a unique, beautiful art style. There are no second chances—submitting wrong solutions means the story will go on, and players will live with the consequences. A new and improved auto-save system will ensure no going back, as the story branches and endings are based on player decisions, none of which can be taken back.”

Between Horizons 2023 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PC and Nintendo Switch in the last quarter of 2023, between October and December next year.

Source: Gematsu