As promised, this year's installment of The Game Awards has delivered plenty of brand new game announcements, including the unveiling of several major titles. But amid the AAA reveals of games like Ark 2 and the new Perfect Dark game, there was an interesting-looking indie game announced, known as Season.
The game is the latest from Scavengers Studio, the developer behind the 2018 battle royale game The Darwin Project, and as far as tone goes, the reveal trailer makes it look like a complete departure from that title. Described as a "third-person atmospheric bicycle road trip adventure game," Season looks like it will appeal to fans of more artsy and contemplative gaming experiences.
Aside from revealing the first look at The Game Awards, Scavengers also provided the first details about the game's story. Season will place players in the role of a young woman leaving her secluded village and exploring the world for the first time. On her journey, players will be tasked with collecting artifacts and recording memories of different cultures before "a cataclysm washes everything away."
Creative director Kevin Sullivan stated that the game is meant to express the joy of living in this world, the "things we’ve seen, people we’ve loved and lost, all tied together into something, hopefully, beautiful and strange." As intriguing as that sounds, there is currently no release window for Season, so it may be a while before Scavengers is able to let players experience this strange beauty for themselves.
Season is in development for PC and PS5.