Away: Journey To The Unexpected launches its charm offensive February

AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected

In a mood for a little journey to a colourful world full of unexpected events and crazy characters? Jump into a feel-good adventure with rogue-lite elements, where action meets cuteness and powers come with friendship. A love letter to anime and quirkiness from two indie developers.

Away: Journey To The Unexpected is a preposterously cute game. Launching on February 13th (or earlier from GOG), it’s a first-person action RPG by Aur lien Regard (The Next Penelope), and as much about making weird new friends as bopping monsters on the head. I’ve had the chance to play around with an early build, and it feels like an unusual blend of inspirations. Part PSX-era dungeon crawler, part Earthbound, a little bit of roguelike to spice things up and always cute as a button. Below, a trailer and ten minutes of friend-making, dungeon-crawling fun.

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