Neowiz announced on the 27th that it has signed a publishing contract for ‘Aka’, a casual healing adventure game being developed by Cosmo Gatto.
Cosmo Gato is a one-man indie game developer based in Canada. ‘AKA’ is the second work following ‘A Trip to the Moon’, the winner of the ‘GitHub Game Jam2020’ in 2020. to be.
‘Aka’ is a healing adventure game that takes place in an open world, and tells the story of a retired soldier ‘Red Panda’, looking back at himself and healing as he meets the souls affected by war. The island can be cultivated through collecting and crafting, and it is possible to experience healing through various activities such as mini-games, swimming, cloud observation, and island exploration.
In particular, the process of solving quests through interaction with NPCs provides another fun, and the cute character design and lively motion graphics of the developer from the lead animator of DreamWorks Animation, a movie production company, enhance the immersion of the game.
You can find more information about the game on the Aka Steam official page, and it will be released on Steam and Nintendo Switch in the fourth quarter of 2022.