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Press release:
Warsaw, Poland, March 24th, 2023.
The Montpellier-based (Frand) indie games publisher Dear Villagers and Liverpool-based (the UK) indie games developer Fallen Leaf, today announced with great thrill and happiness that their interactive third-person thriller /sci-fi adventure “Fort Solis“, is coming to PC via Steam and the PS5 via PSN this Summer (2023).

Explore an abandoned mining facility on Mars, solve the mystery of the missing crew, and make crucial decisions.

To commemorate this occasion, Fallen Leaf has revealed an all new gameplay trailer. Revealed during Future Games Show, this teases the setting and story as you assume the role of engineer Jack Leary responding to a maintenance request on an isolated mining base on Mars. Nothing is as it seems at Fort Solis, with its crew missing, ominous sounds just out of sight, and a crimson sandstorm engulfing the seemingly abandoned base.

“Fort Solis takes after the psychological sci-fi films like Moon, Sunshine, and Solaris,” said James Tinsdale, Game Director at Fallen Leaf.

“We wanted to capture a feeling of being alone, unsafe, and unsure of what’s going on. We hope this trailer offers a taste of the eerie tone we’re aiming for ahead of Fort Solis’ release this Summer.”

“When we first saw Fort Solis we knew Fallen Leaf was making something special,” said Guillaume Jamet, Head of Publishing for Dear Villagers.

“It really stood apart from other sci-fi horror games with its brilliant script, classy presentation, environmental storytelling, and narratively open-ended game design. We can’t wait to hear the discourse around it!”

In Fort Solis you’ll explore the station at your own pace, gathering clues from its bunkers, labs, crew quarters, and harsh, stormy surface to understand what enigmatic horrors befell its inhabitants. As the night grows longer events escalate, spiral out of control, and the mystery as to what’s really going on deepens. You must race against time to locate the Fort Solis crew members and escape to tell the tale!

Utilizing the power of Unreal Engine 5, Fort Solis offers an intricately immersive setting in the deepest reaches of space. Featuring a first class crew that includes Red Dead Redemption 2 lead Roger Clark, Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Death Stranding), and Julia Brown (The Last Kingdom, World on Fire), Fort Solis grounds you in its hard sci-fi drama with no camera cuts, load times, or HUD.

Make tough decisions in real time as you piece together the sinister forces that have befallen Fort Solis. Do you have what it takes to solve the mystery of Fort Solis and report back alive?

For more information on Fort Solis:
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931730/Fort_Solis/
Visit the official website: fortsolis.com
Check out the Fort Solis dear.link: https://dear.link/fort-solis/
Visit Fallen Leaf’s official site: https://www.fallenleafstudio.com/
Visit Dear Villagers’ official site: https://dear.link/dearvillagers/

About Fallen Leaf
Fallen Leaf is an exciting new independent Polish games developer based in Liverpool and Warsaw. With decades of experience from some of the world’s top studios, Fallen Leaf is breaking new ground with its innovative technology and narrative-based storytelling. They’re currently hard at work on their upcoming title Fort Solis.

About Dear Villagers
Based in the South of France, in sunny Montpellier, we are a boutique publishing label composed of a team of twenty people. Open-minded and versatile, Dear Villagers offers handcrafted marketing and production guidance. Our mission: We tell memorable stories through memorable games. We love pixels, but we believe in people. https://dear.link/dearvillagers/