07 Dec 2017
In a big departure for the studio responsible for Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and the recent Bubsy reboot, Black Forest Games will release Fade to Silence into Early Access next week. A survival game, it follows the adventure of Ash, who must "explore a post-apocalyptic, frozen wasteland to gather the resources necessary to establish a refuge for survival".Published by THQ Nordic, the Steam page is already live ahead of what was probably going to be a Game Awards reveal later today. The Early Access period kicks off on December 14, with a final launch planned for August 2018. Heavy focused on building and defending a refuge in a bleak, monster-strewn open world, the Early Access build will allow players to "construct, upgrade and defend" their refuges, as well as rescue and recruit followers, combat "a variety of eldritch monstrosities", and explore a 10km squared snowy hellscape. "Fade to Silence introduces the many dynamics of a harsh winter