Publisher Fellow Traveller and developer sunset visitor have delayed “hyper-cinematic narrative adventure” game 1000xRESIST from its previously planned 2023 release window to Q1 2024. It will be available for Switch and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and Humble Store.
A demo featuring the game’s opening chapter is currently available to download for PC via Steam as part of Game Devs of Color Expo 2023.
Here is an overview of the game, via Fellow Traveller:
1000xRESIST takes place in the far future, where humanity has been all but extinguished by a mysterious disease spread by aliens known only as “Occupants.” There was only one survivor, a teenage girl called Iris who is somehow immune. 1,000 years later, Iris is not only immune but immortal and has birthed a new society of “Sisters” consisting exclusively of her own clones. They worship her as the ALLMOTHER and dutifully fulfil their assigned purpose, ever fearful of the Occupant threat on the surface.
1000xRESIST is a story like no other, featuring perspective shifts both literal and metaphorical as the game blends between 3rd person adventure, visual novel and first-person walking simulator while throwing twists, turns and revelations at the player until they question everything they think they know.
1000xRESIST is the first game from sunset visitor, an independent studio of majority Asian-Canadian diaspora creators with a decade of experience in dance, theatre, music, film, visual arts, and new media arts. 1000xRESIST is born from an eclectic set of inspirations, including games, anime, cinema and theatre, and tells a story in ways only a game can while simultaneously bringing fresh ideas to interactive storytelling.
You play as Watcher, the Sister who has the great privilege of reliving and interpreting the memories of the ALLMOTHER through a process known as Communion. As you embark upon your first Communion, your commitment to your duty is resolute and steadfast… until your closest sister, Fixer, comes to you with a dangerous revelation. You have been lied to. The ALLMOTHER is not what she claims to be.
Players will experience more than 10 hours of playtime brought to life with over 15,000 lines of fully voiced dialogue from a brilliant cast of Asian-Canadian actors and an incredible soundtrack from two composers.
Watch a new trailer below.