Featuring Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill
The Magnificent Trufflepigsis a walking, talking, metal-detecting narrative adventure game from the lead designer ofEverybody’s Gone to the Rapture. Doesn’t that sound cozy? As someone who just yesterdaytossed on this background-noise videoof cows grazing in the mountainside, I’d say so!
The upcoming game – a collaboration between Andrew Crawshaw’s new studio Thunkd and publisher AMC Games – will set you loose on an English farm with a metal detector and a walkie-talkie.
You’re looking for a long-lost earring, a sort of “local treasure,” before the farm is taken over by an energy company. Playing as Adam (voiced by Arthur Darvill), you’ll chat with Beth (Luci Fish), who found the first half of the pair years back and hopes to feel a “childhood sense of adventure” again.
Beyond the easygoing premise, there are hints that this seemingly simple task might spiral out of control by the end. It’s tough not to point toFirewatcheven if the comparisons are probably surface-level, but either way, there’s plenty of room for more games in the conversing-in-nature space.
The Magnificent Trufflepigsis coming toSteamand Nintendo Switch in early summer 2021.
