Polish based Longterm Games have revealed their first ever title, Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home, a puzzle platformer with an incredibly cute doggo.. The game is inspired by real world events, in that before man went to space the human race fired a number of cats, dogs and other critters in to the atmosphere where they could be monitored before dying horribly from asphyxiation.
The good news is that one of the puppers that was shot in to space survived and has discovered some aliens friends. The dog, named Bea, is just that, a standard non-super powered dog, so rather than teleporting or flying around maps you must use your natural canine abilities.
Here’s more from the developers:
Gameplay in Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home is based on three mechanics: senses, relationships, and companions.
- Senses – Bea is not a superdog. She doesn’t have any superhuman – or to be precise: superdog – powers. Just like any other dog, she can only rely on her senses: smell, sight, and hearing. These are the basics of “detective mode”, which will help her reach destinations and protect her from danger. In the unknown environments she can only rely on her instinct.
- Relationships – During her journey Bea will meet many extra-terrestrials. Some of them will be friendly, others will treat Bea as a threat. Players can interact with the creatures and communicate through the dialog system. This is based on the behaviour of dogs – to create a bond, find a common language and help each other. However, you need to take care because every action will have consequences.
- Companions – While traveling across different worlds, Bea will befriend two entities: Comet Rose and the robot 8088Y. They will accompany her through most of the game, helping her solve puzzles and protect her – they will also influence the game’s ending. Each companion has unique abilities, which the player will have to use at the right moments throughout the game.
Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home will launch this Autumn on Steam and Nintendo Switch. It will also release on current and last-gen consoles will at a later date.
Source: Press release
