The Chinese Room, known for developing Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, is apparently working on a new game called Little Orpheus. This was revealed by Creative Europe which has a list of applicants who have successfully received grants. Little Orpheus was provided €72,339 and it’s apparently the name for the isometric RPG title that The Chinese Room calls Total Dark on its website.

If that weren’t enough, the list also revealed that 11 bit Studios (This War of Mine) and Plastic (Bound) have received grants for €150,000. 11 bit Studios is apparently working on a game called Dreamtime, which is interesting because it’s also developing the upcoming Frostpunk.

As for Plastic, it’s next game is called Diama though creative director Michal Staniszewski later told Eurogamer that this would “most probably” change. He also noted that it could change just Bound, which was “A completely different project when we started. A lot of things didn’t work, even if they were brilliant ‘on paper’. We will have to wait and see what the future will bring.”

It also seems like ELEX will be receiving a sequel, having been granted €150,000 despite the first game having yet to release.

Plastic’s Bound received a new trailer at E3 2016 for the PlayStation 4, showcasing the world that players will explore. Check it out below along with some new screenshots.

Bound is a 3D platformer that will see you exploring the world within the mind of a woman reliving her childhood, using dance moves to navigate the environment and unlocking the metaphor that underlines your character’s journey. Plastic is focusing on the narrative and delivering a mature story. However, Bound will also indulge hardcore gamers as they work together to solve what’s essentially one large puzzle of a game. The world is procedurally generated and will run at 60 Hz at 1080p resolution with high quality anti-aliasing.

Bound releases on August 16th for PlayStation 4. What are your thoughts on the gameplay and the game’s overall look? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and stay tuned for more information as E3 2016 rolls on.

20151201093009

SCE Santa Monica had been teasing something rather odd for the past few days and ahead of the PlayStation Experience, it’s been revealed to be Bound. This PS4 title is developed in collaboration with developer Plastic and game director Michal Staniszewski explained some aspects of the game on the PS Blog while a trailer was shared.

Bound is essentially a 3D platformer but features a mature narrative. You play as a ballerina, who’s motion capture has been performed by dancer Maria Udod, and as Staniszewski explained, “On the other side of the spectrum, Bound is also being prepared for hardcore gamers looking for the challenge of one big puzzle that can be only solved by a community of players working together.

“We are going to deliver a ‘notgame’ to you, which is also a game. It’s up to you to decide how you would like to play.”

Bound will be in 60 FPS and 1080p resolution with the team having “spent more than a year on optimizations, just to deliver you a game that will squeeze the most of your PS4.” We’ll probably learn more at PlayStation Experience this weekend so stay tuned.