Tchia takes us on a surprising tropical open world journey the place you play as a younger, imaginative woman who can flip into animals and objects to discover.

Tchia, our protagonist, is seeking to discover a brand new island and rescue her father from the ruler of the realm. Regardless of this scary mission, the sport is stuffed with pleasant exploration. You may even take management of objects and animals that you just discover, turning into them. You may fly round as a chicken, seeing the island from excessive above or you’ll be able to roll round as a tire, rapidly getting across the sand. This energy is sort of distinctive and is enjoyable in the way in which that it’s carried out.

Part of the open world facet of Tchia has you exploring and interacting with no matter you need. There are quests that may assist you to progress your story, however there are a variety of little mini-games you can simply play. You may relax taking part in your ukulele everytime you need, hearth your sling shot at random issues, and glide over the tops of mountains.

The world in Tchia is beautiful and fantastic to discover. There’s a large connection to nature and it’s enjoyable to see what you are able to do in every space and what you’ll be able to work together with. The characters you meet alongside the way in which are impressed by New Caledonia cultures as effectively, offering a various solid of individuals, all with their very own tales.

I received the prospect to play a number of the sport at GDC this 12 months and fell in love with the world. I like coming-of-age tales, and this one is so removed from my very own that it felt refreshing and new to discover such a singular island. Tchia is a really charming sport, and one value maintaining a tally of, particularly if you’re a fan of slice of life type indie video games.



Tchia is out there now on the PlayStation Retailer and the Epic Video games Retailer. 

Jupiter Hadley

Jupiter is a prolific indie sport journalist, writing for Metro UK, Massive Boss Battle, AlphaBetaGamer, and plenty of extra, all with a give attention to smaller indie gems. She covers 1000’s of sport jams and indie video games on her YouTube channel, letting each sport have a second within the highlight. She runs indiegamejams.com, a calendar of all the sport jams occurring on the planet, judges many jams and occasions. Jupiter can also be the Adept Video games Wizard at Armor Video games.