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There are a few particularly pretty gifs and screenshots making the rounds in the Twitter gaming community following the recent launch of Sea of Solitude's teaser site. Although the game isn't publicly available to play yet, its crumbling ruins and gently lapping canals are clearly already capturing folks' imaginations.
Based on the teasers, Sea of Solitude looks like a blend of exploration, puzzle-solving and platforming. That's a pretty popular mix among indie games, but its simple yet beautiful visuals make it stand out. Its premise (as outlined on their website) does as well.
The game centers around Kay, once a person and now a monster, as she journeys across a lonely and ruined world to understand and possibly undo what's happened to her. The game will be released episodically (in a fashion similar to Kentucky Route Zero and recent Telltale games) and based on the currently available screenshots the world will shift at turns from soft colors to haunting silhouettes.
There's no word on when the game will be released (beyond the developers preparing to flaunt it at GDC next week), but you can check out many more shots of Sea of Solitude here. Just be aware that the site is experiencing high traffic and a fair number of loading issues as a result.
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