A relatively short while back in the Fall of 2022, Australian Twitch streamerMacaw45made headlines when hereleased a fan gamebased on a joke about a Kevin Costner’s Waterworld arcade game from a classic Simpsons episode. Could it be possible that this game has created a demand for more Waterworld games to come? Realistically, no. But it’s hard not to get strong vibes about a new Waterworld game when looking at Tides of Tomorrow, the latest narrative adventure game from developer DigixArt, best known for the likes ofRoad 96.The game made its debut during tonight’s Day of the Devs showcase, and as seen in the trailer below, it also happens to involve a flooded, post-apocalyptic world with people living on floating platforms, just without any Kevin Costner (not right now, anyway).
Floods and Friends
Tides of Tomorrow takes place not on Earth, though, but on the world of Elynd, which has been hit pretty hard after a somewhat self-explanatory event known as The Great Flood. To make matters worse, the remaining living beings are under threat of being killed via a plague of plastification. What happens in the game is up to the players as they set out on a journey to follow in their friends' footsteps, with both their choices and yours affecting what happens, as seen in the gameplay where you have visions of your friends' choices. Players can help out communities, try to find a cure, solve various mysteries, or just explore what comes along. That said, much like Road 96, players will still have to manage resources in order to survive, as seen in the opening with what looks like a hit of oxygen.
Review: Road 96
Road 96 is an incredible adventure game that succeeds thanks to a strong narrative and its unique procedurally-generated approach.
And lest you think any mention of a Twitch streamer in the opening is irrelevant, here’s one notable twist concerning the gameplay: Tides of Tomorrow is actually a multiplayer narrative adventure game, with the list of features stating that you may follow friends or streamers, hinting at some form of Twitch integration. It isn’t known yet if there will be any full-on single-player options, or if it’s just shaped by your friends' previous games, or if this is more of a setup akin toIt Takes Two,but it sounds like it should at least make for something unique. The world here already has its charms, showing off a colorful style and an intriguing locale right off the bat, and we can’t wait to see more of it later on, with Tides of Tomorrow set for a future PC release, with Deep Silver handling publishing duties.
