Exnilo Studio has released a new trailer for its narrative sci-fi puzzle game Rivage just in time for its launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. It clocks in at just over a minute in length and showcases many of the areas and puzzles. Check it out below.
One of the core things that sets Rivage apart from many other puzzle-based adventure games is its time loop mechanic. As the protagonist, Miranda, explains in the trailer, players wake up in the same bunk at the same time, with all the puzzles reset, and must figure out what happened to the other crew members of the A.R.E.S. space station.
The story takes place in a space station orbiting an exoplanet dubbed Vesta. The planet is of immense scientific interest because of its potential to harbor life, and Miranda is just one of many crew members aboard A.R.E.S. The gameplay of Rivage features many logic-based puzzles that revolve around using the time-loop mechanic to find the ideal solution.
Environmental storytelling is a core feature of Rivage, with Miranda eventually discovering journal entries and other items that will further help her figure out why everyone has disappeared.
A release date for Rivage was announced back in June with a trailer that gave us one of our first hints of just how strange the story is going to be. Along with solving puzzles, Miranda will also have to learn how to fix some of the broken machinery scattered throughout the space station. However, while originally set for an August 13th launch, Rivage was eventually pushed back to its current release date.
A trailer from last month gave us a closer look at some of these puzzles. Many are complex enough to involve multiple smaller-scale puzzles that tie together.
Exnilo Studio has said one of the core themes of Rivage will be isolation. Various journal entries found throughout A.R.E.S. will also likely further compound the emotional toll faced by Miranda throughout the multiple loops she spends on the space station by herself.
To help make the complicated puzzles more manageable, players will have access to the K9 system, which allows Miranda to log her discoveries and puzzles in one easy-to-reach place. Through this, players will put together solutions to complex puzzles and even discern more of the story, since narrative threads will be easier to spot.
