Following its release date announcement for Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream at last month’s Future Games Show, River End Games has released an extended version of the presentation. The development team delves more into the game’s inspiration, the design of the city and how it resembles 1900s Scandinavia. Check it out below.
In Eriksholm, players control up to three characters, starting with Hanna. She’s on a mission to find her brother, who the police are desperately searching for, setting off a “chain of catastrophic events” in the process. However, you can’t brute-force encounters. Instead, Hanna must rely on stealth, distraction, and more to get by.
Though the gameplay starts simple, it grows in complexity with options like breaking lights. The attention to detail throughout is impressive, especially given the studio’s size. Animator Lukas Rubensson performed some of the motion capture, and the clothing was crafted in real life by custom designers and scanned into the game.
All of this has us excited to play Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream when it launches on July 15th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our feature for everything you should know.
