Put down your controllers and pay attention, because Don't Nod - the studio behind emotional gut-punches like Life is Strange and Vampyr - has announced a new PC game set in space, and they apparently called up the European Space Agency to help make it. This isn't some indie dev slapping NASA logos on a rocket sprite, this is a full-blown collaboration with actual space nerds who know what zero gravity smells like (probably bad, but still).
According to Rock Paper Shotgun, the game is this week's standout PC title and it's being described as an astronaut epic. Don't Nod has a serious pedigree when it comes to emotionally devastating narratives - if their track record is anything to go by, you WILL cry in space, and no one will hear you sob.
The ESA partnership is particularly wild because it suggests the game might actually care about getting the science right, which is either incredibly cool or a threat that we're about to get a realistic depiction of how boring orbital maintenance schedules are. Given Don't Nod's storytelling chops, we're betting on the former.
Think about it - the studio that made you rewind time to save your best friend is now pointing its narrative cannons at the cosmos. If there's a time mechanic in this one, we're going to need a moment. The crossover between narrative adventure fans and space exploration nerds is honestly massive, and Don't Nod is perfectly positioned to land right in that sweet spot.
No firm release date details were available in the source material, but the game is already being flagged as a must-watch for PC players. Keep your eyes on the sky, your Steam wishlist ready, and maybe brush up on your astronaut training - just in case Don't Nod decides the final boss is a physics exam.
