Opus: Echo of Starsong is available on Steam from September 1st. The game follows Eda and Jun, two star-crossed adventurers who team up to uncover the source of a mysterious outer space radiance known as the ‘Starsong’. Gameplay moves between visual novel style storytelling, puzzle-solving, galaxy charting, space navigating, and third person exploration, as Eda and Jun chart a course to the heart of the galaxy.
Opus: Echo of a Star song is the third instalment in the award-winning Opus anthology series, following previous titles Opus: The Day We Found Earth and Opus: Rocket of Whispers, and is due to be released on PC on September 1st.
The anthology is from indie studio. Sigono is a Taiwanese studio founded in 2013 by Brian Lee and Scott Chen.
They started the studio with a mission to create ‘unique, heartfelt experiences that bring people joy’. Their Opus series has garnered critical acclaim and over 10 million downloads, with the second installment (Rocket of Whispers) becoming one of the rare instances were an indie game lands in Famitsu’s coveted Platinum Hall of Fame.
Opus: Echo of Starsong is a really good looking game with a compelling story and some fantastic sound design. It's just shy of being a visual novel with a certain level of interaction as well as puzzles and dialogue choices. That said the game is very narrative heavy but with really well thought out lore and a plot that pushes forward at perfect cadence, creating intrigue, suspense and genuine sense of wanting to progress and learn more.
Featuring:
Seeing is believing - A distinct blend of hand-drawn illustrations and low-poly art lend an eerie beauty to a war-torn, lawless galaxy.
Starstruck heroes - Follow protagonists Jun and Eda as they explore forgotten corners of the galaxy and unravel the truth behind an ancient myth.
Space Opera - Thoughtful sound design and beautifully composed music weaves into the story of the mysterious ‘Starsong’.
Stronger Together - Use Eda’s voice to locate the elusive asteroid temples, and then disembark as Jun to explore and solve the puzzles within.
Motley crew - Meet a diverse cast of enemies and allies on the journey, each with a backstory tied to the troubled history of the solar system.
Don’t lose your way - Manage the ship’s resources and upgrade it as you chart a path through the stars, crossing into unknown and dangerous territory.
‘Science Fiction often covers themes of war and hostility, and the horrors that come with it,’ says Scott Chen, co-founder of Sigono. ‘Our stories explore the romantic, even spiritual side of the genre - that’s what Echo of Starsong is all about.’
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