Looking for Fael invites the player to explore ever-expanding, interconnected apartment that defies logic. Players may discover a mundane living room opening up into a laboratory, connected to a cinema screen, leading to many other varied environments.
Inspired by classics like Myst, puzzles involve deciphering the mysteries that have twisted the player character's home into an enigmatic maze, throwing into question the very nature of reality. In the process of exploring these spaces, an enigmatic Game Leaf retro console can be used to collect hidden items and unlock newly discovered spaces.
Environments feature the distinctive designs of comic book author Benoît “Beloup” Leloup. Music is by Yann van der Cruyssen of Seasons After Fall, with sound design by Clothilde Schulz. Looking for Fael will launch for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 consoles, along with Windows PC and MacOS through Steam.
From the Steam product page:
Activate mysterious mechanisms and impact your environment to solve puzzles and continue your exploration. From a simple living room to a room overgrown with vegetation, a cinema, a laboratory, and many other rooms, everything is connected, everything is one.Swing Swing Submarine - Looking For Fael
We're excited to introduce our new game, co-produced with @swingswingsub , Looking For Fael — A surreal adventure where you wander through the labyrinth that used to be your apartment, trying to find your roommate Faël. pic.twitter.com/IV3cnNlFJh
— ARTE_Interactif (@ARTE_Interactif) August 21, 2024