[NEWS] The Realm – Upcoming Adventure Game

Video game developer Atomhawk Design (Mortal Kombat, Dead Island, 007: Blood Stone, Devil May Cry, Killzone 3, The Thing…) recently went on Kickstarter to try and raise money for its latest internal project titled “The Realm”. The developer describes The Realm as an “imaginative reinvention of the point & click adventure genre.”

The game draws its inspiration from Monkey Island, Machinarium and Ico. It is set in a far distant future where the nature has reclaimed the world. The human race has been reduced to but a few individuals and The Realm follows the story of one of them – a young girl Sabrina who’s on a quest to discover a cure for her sick mother. During her journey, she befriends a giant stone golem named Toru. The strange duo travels across various locations which reflect the real-life landscapes and architecture of the North East of England. Both main characters are playable, and the players have to utilize their special abilities to solve various puzzles and advance through the game areas.

Atomhawk Design’s initial goal for The Realm is £195,000 ($297,000), and the campaign is off to a good start, as it already raised almost 10% of the required funds. If you’re looking to support this artistic project and ensure at least one digital copy of the game for yourself, you’ll need to pledge minimally £10 / €12 / $15.

If funded, The Realm should be out for PC, Mac, and both Android and iOS tablets, i.e. iPads in approximately eight months. Also, the developers said that they’re looking into the Linux platform as well, and that more details regarding it and other potential systems on which The Realm could appear will soon follow. As this unique gaming project really caught our eye, we’ll keep you posted about all future developments regarding it.

Source: Kickstarter