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Press release:
Spain, April 11th, 2024.
The Madrid-based (Spain) indie games developer Out of the Blue Games (the studio behind the award-winning narrative and puzzle games “Call of the Sea” and “American Arcadia”) are today very proud and happy to announce that their narrative-driven adventure/RPG “The Vigilante Diaries“, is now currently in development for PC.

This narrative adventure with decision-making and RPG touches will take us to the United States of the mid-80s. The unhappiness is reflected on the streets. With the people frustrated and a part of society taking advantage of it, our protagonist will deliver justice… in his own way. The player will decide which moral limits they want to cross to survive and protect those around them.

The game will be available in Summer 2024 on Nintendo Switch and Steam, where it’s already available for wishlist.

The Vigilante Diaries will be part of the anthology An Out of the Blue Story, a set if narrative experiences that will put players in the shoes of characters throughout history in multiple situations, unusual in the world of videogames, and that will always look for an answer to the same question, “How far would you go to survive?”.

ABOUT THE VIGILANTE DIARIES

After two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, a working-class man returns to his hometown, to face a city now ravaged by crime, corruption, and social inequality. In this situation, there is only one way out for a lonely and desperate man…

…taking justice into his own hands.

In The Vigilante Diaries, players will recap the life of a masked vigilante and define not only his appearance, but his rules, methods, and red lines: Will you be a chivalrous crimefighter or a fearsome and ruthless avenger? Will you prioritize protecting the innocent or will your crusade for justice come before everything and everyone? It’s up to you to decide.

Throughout the vigilante’s Journal, you will be faced with choices in a raw account of the struggles, hardships, and pivotal moments of a working-class man that shaped their path until becoming a masked vigilante, and the events that took place after. You can customize your alter ego’s name, and your appearance, and even set your red lines as a crime fighter.

The Vigilante’s Hideout

As the Vigilante, you will be monitoring police radio calls, listening to TV news, and even solving complex riddles sent by a serial killer.

In specific moments, you’ll have to search for pieces of information displayed in the hideout, which will be essential to correctly deduct how to act in some situations in the Journal and to make the right choice.

You are not a role model. Not a hero. Maybe you can even become a villain. It all depends on you.

In The Vigilante Diaries, every action has a political meaning: you can fight for equality, rights, and justice. You can fight for order and law. You can be a non-lethal crime fighter or the exact opposite. In any case, there’s one thing certain…

…this city is afraid of you.

For more information, visit https://www.thevigilantediaries.com/, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram to keep up with the latest news and updates.

About An Out of the Blue Story
An Out of the Blue Story is an anthology of narrative games that presents a series of independent stories, each of them focused on a different character and set in a completely different world, that is not usually seen in the world of videogames. The only thing the main characters of these stories have in common is that they will always look for the answer to one question, “How far would you go to survive?”.

About Out of the Blue Games
Out of the Blue was founded in 2019 by Tatiana Delgado and Manuel Fernández-Truchaud. The studio is composed of veteran game developers based in Spain, Greece, and Brazil. They have individually worked on titles like Red Matter, Metroid Samus Returns, Metroid Dread, Deadlight, GYLT or RiME. Sharing a collective vision that brought them together, their mission is to create engaging stories with vivid environments, drawing the player in and enabling them to explore the world around them with a sense of wonder.

After the launch of their first title – the BAFTA nominee Call of the Sea-, and its virtual reality version Call of the Sea VR for Meta Quest, the studio launched American Arcadia in 2023. They’re currently developing The Vigilante Diaries, the first title of their narrative anthology An Out of the Blue Story.