Eastshade, an Open-World Exploration Game

Become an artist, discover mysteries and uncover secrets in a world of beauty and mystery

Category: Upcoming Release
Written by: Karla Munger on February 16, 2016 (original publication date)
Genre: Open-World Adventure
Developed and Published by: Eastshade Studios
Release Date: TBD
Platform: Windows

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Discover mysteries and uncover secrets about the land. Surmount natural impasses to reach forgotten places. Experience how your actions impact the world around you.

Eastshade has no overarching story. Instead, it offers many small, interwoven stories for you to discover on the island of Eastshade.

You’ll interact with the island’s inhabitants, paint pictures of your surroundings to use as barter, unlock secrets and find ways to overcome obstacles. Your actions and decisions will influence the game’s progression.

Already in development two years, Eastshade is Eastshade Studio’s debut title. And BTW, the developer wants to make it clear that this is not a walking simulator. It’s a traveling painter simulator. (No it isn’t — I’m joking.) The game will offer features that typically aren’t present in walking simulators, such as mechanics, goals, and a clear sense of direction and progression.

Eastshade will be released on PC/Windows, with consoles to follow. A launch date is TBD.