[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43535104/397276b76291a99421fd9761f12c13b705f9a3e8.jpg[/img] First of all, thank you to those of you who have already played our game, wishlisted it, or interacted with the New Heights community so far. We here at Wikkl Works can’t wait to see even more players trying out the game during Steam Next Fest starting June 19th. As we’re still a small community, we wanted to introduce ourselves and give a quick introduction to New Heights. We are an independent Utrecht-based Dutch studio founded by experienced game developers and climbers. Our team members are Guido (Creative Director), Finn (Producer), Geert (Senior Developer), Timon (Game and UI Developer) and Niels (Game Developer). After years of creating games for our partners we decided as a team that it was the right time to create something of our own and that is why we’ve created New Heights with the goal of making a realistic climbing and bouldering game. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43535104/5ba595e9a0f4f7cd96e04a1ec90df0533ac45b92.jpg[/img] [h3]So what makes New Heights different from other climbing games out there?[/h3] New Heights is all about creating a realistic and immersive experience. With physics-based climbing mechanics players will have to test their balance and grip in order to climb each of the in-game locations, that are all from out in the real world. We personally go out and scan locations using drones and implement them into the game using our photogrammetry pipeline. Every hand hold and every divot is exactly as it is in real life. We want players to be able to climb things that they may never have the chance to. That’s why we chose real-world locations for our game. If you’ve ever wanted to become a climber but haven’t had the chance to try or to travel, New Heights lets you give it a shot! We have loads of plans for future additions to the game, but when players pick up the demo during Next Fest they’ll be able to first learn the controls in our in-depth tutorial and then climb 2 beautiful locations. As we head into Early Access later this year, players are expected to be able to experience upwards of 12 hours of content! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43535104/3198e7e6b740b0ec83afe9807323433c5979fd53.jpg[/img] Thank you all again for your continued support and interest in New Heights. We can’t wait to see players climbing and mastering each of the locations available in the game. Let’s reach New Heights together!