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As Chief of Security aboard a generation ship, Stella investigates a threat to its mission by gathering clues and deciding whom to accuse.
Released 25 Mar 2024
Investigate Shipboard Sabotage
Link Clues to Cases
Confront Crew with Evidence
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Developed by DigiTales Interactive · Published by Assemble Entertainment
Aboard the Zephyr, humanity’s generation ship, Stella takes over as Chief of Security after an incident threatens the voyage and the society onboard. She investigates a conspiracy that could disrupt the ship’s mission to reach a new home for humanity.
Explore the ship’s districts, scan for clues, and speak with crew members. Add evidence to cases, compare it with what people say, and present relevant clues to uncover information and form conclusions.
You decide when to submit a case, and the story proceeds even if your conclusion is wrong. Choices and case outcomes shape later events and the ending, with no manual saves to undo decisions.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its generation-ship setting, engaging mystery, and the satisfaction of assembling clues into case solutions. The pixel-art presentation and atmosphere also earn praise. Some reviews, however, describe repeated travel and evidence-menu navigation as tedious, and others find certain deductions unclear or the irreversible decisions stressful.
Between Horizons is set aboard the Zephyr, humanity's first generation ship en route to another star. You assume the role of Chief of Security Stella, who was born on the ship 24 years ago. Dive into the conspiracy behind the incident that threatens to disrupt the Zephyr's social order and foil its mission.
Between Horizons is a modern 2.5D pixel art adventure that brings a branching narrative into a semi-open world. The team at DigiTales has applied numerous lessons from their first game Lacuna and proven solutions to detective game design problems to maximize player agency in the investigation process – all the while maintaining the tight pacing of a meaningful story that will ask you to reevaluate your moral compass and make increasingly tough decisions as the situation aboard the ship spirals out of control.
An Unusual Adventure: Between Horizons merges investigation gameplay with a branching sci-fi story in an ever-expanding Metroidvania-style environment.
Think For Yourself: The flexible evidence system lets you assign clues to cases, confront people about them, and solve any case with at any point in time. Everything you find on the ship may or may not be connected to the mystery at hand.
Failure is Very Much an Option: There are no second chances — submitting an incorrect solution means that consequences may follow as the story branches and ends based on your decisions.
Set Your Course: Underneath the game's exciting and plausible sci-fi plot lies a number of thought-provoking problems inviting you to weigh intergenerational responsibility against personal freedom.
A New Dimension: Timeless pixel art merges with 3D environments and modern visual effects to create a unique art style. Prefer old-school 2D? No problem, you can switch any time!
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 25 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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