Creaks launches in July

Amanita Design, the studio behind acclaimed indie adventures Machinarium, Samorost, and CHUCHEL, has announced that their next title Creaks will be released in July 2020.

Creaks takes you on a visit to a mysterious towering mansion, inhabited by eccentric avian folk and strange creatures, which may or may not be as dangerous as they seem. In their animated form, these monsters called creaks are deadly enemies you should always keep your distance from. However, as soon as you manage to trap them under a beam of light, they transform into harmless furniture that might be just as useful when you’re solving many of the game’s elaborate puzzles.

Inbetween individual levels and challenges, players will get to explore the house for a series of hand-crafted paintings, some of which were hidden in discoverable secret rooms. About a third of the 35 collectible pieces are playable mini-games, taking on the role of little arcade cabinets in the aesthetic of 18th and 19th-century wall art.

For the first time, Amanita Design departs from their usual style of point-and-click gameplay and uses a more streamlined control scheme. Players will guide the hero directly using a directional pad or a thumbstick to descend deeper down the eerie house and interact with its many levers, pressure plates, bridges, and light switches.

Creaks will be releasing on Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

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