Exploration game in first-person developed and created by the Canadian studio Hollow Tree Games. Become an unnamed discoverer and wanderer and relax while walking around the surreal world that materializes as you get closer.
Become a Wanderer
Shape of the Worldis first person experimental, adventure game allows the user to wander around the unknown area. You are an outsider that arrives to an alien, surreal world. All you have to do is walk ahead – wander around and discover what is hiding in this strange environment. There is no mission to accomplish, no clock ticking out, no perils for achieving any levels. Just you and this surreal area that fascinates with its colors, creations and strangeness.
You are prone to move forward as you can see hints of something distant waiting ahead. This organic world encourages you to get lost into it and get deeper to discover another landmarks: new forests, mountains, flora and fauna. You can walk at your own pace and go back whenever you want. This is an artistic escape from the real world that does not stick to any fabula or rules. Its sole aim is to bring you relaxation.
Explore the Unknown
The world is shaping as you move forward. Your presence itself is making changes in this bizarre environment. Forest materializes as you pass by and each time looks different – if you dare to come back trees would grow again but not in the same way. Explore the area and interact with it to see how you will influence it. Take a closer look at creatures, flora or monoliths – each looking different, each a bit strange and curious – and observe how your actions will alter their shape.
Choose the colors or decide how many plants you wish to have around you. You are an unnamed wanderer and explorer whose first steps in the unknown land make it come to life. Once in a while you will meet monoliths – if you follow spirits that lead to them – and activating those will drastically change the world around you. It is up to you to decide if you want to shift the environment surrounding you.
You can also gather five different elements when passing under triangle portals which will allow you to create something of your own in this world and give colors you desire to the area. It is worth to walk slowly in order not to miss any fantastic piece of this world.
Relinquish the Graphics
The world that grows around you is rich in colors, surreal, strange and stunning, but somehow minimalistic which makes it look like a strange land. It has calming and pleasant hues contrasted with vibrant colors, bizarre shapes and psychedelic music to accompany your steps. No pressure is put on your journey, no destination to reach – just get lost and forget about stress, anxiety and every-day problems. Graphics around you are randomly generated and continuously changing as you walk by.
More information
The game was founded by Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. It is no ordinary experience for gamers as it does not have fabula, various levels or tons of perils to gather. Its aim is to relax users by allowing them to wander around the surreal world. You can simply walk around and observe the environment or shape the things growing around you by getting into interactions with them. Shape of the World is an artistic experience for users looking for something fresh and different in games. The game lasts from 1 to 3 hours, depending on which paths you choose.
Key features:
- First-person experimental, exploration, adventure game
- Surrealistic, strange, organic world that is shaped as the user discovers it
- Relaxing music
- Stunning visuals full of psychedelic colors and bizarre shapes
- One to three hours walk
- Different forms and creations every time the user walks by
- No fabula or various levels
- An artistic experience whose aim is to calm nerves, give the user escape from the every-day life and its problems.
