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14 June 2021
Frontier Developments plc
Frontier Foundry unveils FAR: Changing Tides - a second adventure in Okomotive's post-apocalyptic world
Frontier Foundry, the games label of Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, 'Frontier', the 'Group' or the 'Company'), announces its publishing partnership with Swiss based development team, Okomotive, on their next title, FAR: Changing Tides. The game was unveiled at the PC Gaming Show on 13 June 2021 and is currently due for release in late calendar 2021 on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, Steam and Epic Store.
Swapping sand dunes for sea waves, FAR: Changing Tides expands on the inhospitable world created by developers, Okomotive, in their multi award-winning debut title, FAR: Lone Sails. Players control Toe, a hero trapped in a drowned landscape with little chance of survival. Finding an abandoned ship, the journey to safety will take players across the horizon in a desperate bid for freedom as Toe seeks answers about what happened to their home.
Okomotive Lead Designer and Co-Founder, Don Schmocker, said, "The reception to FAR: Lone Sails was humbling, to know that people felt the same passion as we do about that world inspired us to continue to build on it with Changing Tides. We knew we wanted to tell a different, but complimentary tale, one which would be familiar to fans but fresh and exciting."
With the same captivating art style, meditative side scrolling gameplay and haunting soundtrack from composer Joel Schoch as FAR: Lone Sails, the next entry into the world created by Okomotive will present fans with a fresh experience as they sail the high seas and scour the deepest ocean floors, later this year.
Frontier's Head of Publishing, Zac Antonaci, said, "Signing Okomotive to Foundry was a wonderful moment for the team here as there is a huge amount of love for FAR: Lone Sails in the studio. What Don and the rest of the developers have created with Changing Tides is a fantastic continuation of their brand and we're delighted to be involved in bringing this to fans, leveraging Frontier's legacy as a developer and publisher."
https://www.farchangingtides.com/
Frontier Foundry
Frontier Foundry is the dedicated games label of Frontier Developments. By forming partnerships with quality external developers and leveraging the company's proven publishing expertise, Frontier Foundry is best placed to bring players unique and memorable new games that break boundaries and create legacies.
For Frontier's financial year 2022, the 12 months to 31 May 2022, Frontier Foundry will release at least three new titles including FAR: Changing Tides, Warhammer: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters and Lemnis Gate.
https://www.frontier.co.uk/foundry
Lemnis Gate
Frontier Foundry's second announcement at the PC Gaming Show on 13 June 2021 was the release date for upcoming turn-based strategy shooter, Lemnis Gate, developed by Ratloop Games Canada. The exciting, cerebral title is set to bring pioneering 4D gameplay and thought-provoking tactical combat to PC and console on 3 August 2021. Lemnis Gate is available to pre-order now from Steam, Windows Store, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store.
https://www.lemnisgategame.com/
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
On 4 June 2021 Frontier Foundry announced Warhammer 40,000®: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, a new game in partnership with world-renowned Warhammer 40,000 creator Games Workshop®.
Developed by Complex Games, Canada, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters will pitch humanity's greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, against the corrupting forces of Chaos in this brutal and fast-paced, turn-based tactical RPG.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters will release on PC in 2022 on Steam and the Epic Games Store, published by Frontier Foundry.
https://www.chaosgate.com/
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About Frontier Developments plc
Frontier is a leading independent developer and publisher of videogames founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the iconic Elite game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary COBRA game development technology to create innovative genre-leading games, primarily for personal computers and videogame consoles. As well as self-publishing internally developed games, Frontier also publishes games developed by carefully selected partner studios under its Frontier Foundry games label.
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About Okomotive
Okomotive is an indie game studio based in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2017 by Don Schmocker and Goran Saric, Okomotive released its debut game FAR: Lone Sails for PC and Mac in May 2018, for PlayStation4 and Xbox One in April 2019 and for Nintendo Switch in August 2019.
https://www.okomotive.ch/