Gray Skies, Dark Waters est un indie adventure narratif qui suit Lina Garrett, une adolescente de 17 ans, dans la petite ville d'Avett's Landing, en Virginie, sur les bords de la Chesapeake Bay. Elle traque les indices sur la disparition soudaine de sa mère, tout en se penchant sur les légendes du folklore autour des vraies disparitions, entre indices surnaturels et mystères. Vos choix continus façonnent l'avenir de la famille Garrett au fil de ce voyage de 2-3 heures mêlant modèles 3D à des décors 2D.
Le doublage intégral s'accorde à une bande-son originale et à des peintures à la main inspirées des illustrations de livres pour enfants. Un mode commentaire riche propose des interviews des développeurs et des analyses d'experts. Les fans de jeux narratifs comme The Path, Life is Strange et To the Moon y trouveront leur bonheur dans cette exploration détendue des liens familiaux et du mystère.
Gray Skies, Dark Waters drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? In this modern interpretation of centuries-old folklore, that’s the question that seventeen-year-old Lina Garrett has to consider after her mother vanishes. Take Lina on a thought-provoking journey through her small Chesapeake Bay town of Avett's Landing to unravel the mystery of her mother’s disappearance and explore what it means to be part of a family - even a troubled one.
Fans of story-based games like
The Path,
Life is Strange, and
To the Moon will love this story-driven adventure game in which your continuous choices decide the future of the Garrett family. Gray Skies, Dark Waters comes alive with:
- an original score
- full voice-acting
- hand-drawn paintings inspired by children’s book illustrations
- a 2-3 hour playtime
- a series of short stories set in Avett’s Landing, Virginia
- Rich commentary mode that includes interviews with developers and experts in various fields
The game features 3D models interacting in 2D settings, similar to classics like
Grim Fandango,
The Longest Journey, and
Resident Evil 2.
Gray Skies, Dark Waters takes literary inspiration from the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O’Connor, Jorge Luis Borges, and Shirley Jackson.
