If you can’t wait for Nintendo’s Endless Ocean: Luminous on May 2, 2024 but you don’t fancy waiting the best part of a month to play it, then you might want to check out What They Don’t Sea on the Switch eShop, which has just launched for $4.99 (although live on the US store, doesn’t seem to be available in the EU yet – watch this space).
The game sees you diving into the depths of the ocean to search for a new type of algae that is said to be a powerful alternative energy source. During your travels, you’ll encounter a host of creatures, both friendly and hostile, while keeping a close eye on air levels to ensure your survival. With its charming pixel art visuals and relaxing soundtrack, it really looks like the perfect backdrop for Nintendo’s flagship event next month.
What They Don’t Sea was created by Team Atlantic, a small group of high school girls who worked on the project during a three-week ‘Girls Make Games’ summer camp in Durham, North Carolina. After learning to design and code their own game, the team would win the grand prize at ‘GMG’s Demo Day’ 2019. This allowed them to work with professional developers and raise a total of $40k on Kickstarter to make their game a reality.
Games for girls originally started in 2014 by Laila Shabir and Ish Syed, it consists of summer camps (in person and virtual), workshops and gaming to help nurture and inspire the next generation of game developers. The organization’s flagship summer camps are available to girls and non-binary kids ages 8-18 with no prior coding or design experience. Several of the upcoming 2024 summer camps are even being hosted by none other than Crystal Dynamics, the studio best known for their work on Tomb Raider franchise.
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