Ustwo games, the studio behind it Monument Valley and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, announced his next game during the June 9th Summer Game Fest Day of the Devs livestream. It’s a fully voiced strategy game about dreams, relationships and regret Desta: The memories in betweenand it stars a non-binary protagonist named Desta.
Desta is in her 20s and they return home as adults, having left some of their relationships in a strange state. In dream sequences, Desta hears about people in her life who made a difference or taught her something. The game also explores Desta’s coping with her father’s death and themes of loss – but again, it’s a strategy game with plenty of mechanics alongside the narrative.
How deep is the strategy here? According to ustwo, the game is inspired by Hades, into the breach, and beginning, all games with roguelike mechanics – and all games that require serious strategic planning to advance and succeed. Perhaps most surprisingly, there is also an influence of sports games on the game. In its press release, the developer describes of this as “the deepest, most ambitious and most replayable title of our two games yet, but with all the heart and accessibility the London studio is known for.”
The game’s art has a hand-painted look, almost like a picture book. Gameplay screens look like a more colorful version of Monument Valley and represent a turn-based sports game in which characters match a ball and sometimes bounce it off various surfaces and obstacles to complete a tricky pass.
Desta: The memories in between hasn’t announced any platforms or a release date yet.
