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GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH ANNOUNCES DELAY INTO 2022 AND NARRATIVE REBOOT

MONTREAL, AUGUST 18th, 2021 - Indie studio KO_OP, developers of the award-winning GNOG and Winding Worlds, announced today that their upcoming dino drama/interactive anime Goodbye Volcano High will now be launching next year, in 2022. 


“In addition to Global Events™️, 2020 saw us rebooting the narrative of our game. Those two factors have delayed our release timeline. So we are making what we're sure is by now an expected announcement: Goodbye Volcano High will be a 2022 title, not a 2021 one”, the team writes.


Learn more about what has gone into the rebooting of Goodbye Volcano High's story in this in-depth interview with Sweet Baby Inc., the game’s new narrative team. You can find it here.

 
“It's been a really hard year for many reasons, and the mental and physical health of the team has to come first. We don't want to crunch, and we don't want to put ourselves in stressful situations to finish the game by 2021 when we can take a little more time. We love the community that we've fostered through developing Goodbye Volcano High, and we hope it isn't too much of a bummer to have to wait a little longer for the dino drama", the team adds. "Thank you to those who have been supporting us since day one and to those who have joined us along the way. We really appreciate you and your support. We love making this game and we're lucky we have a chance to make it!”


The emotional, high-stakes teenage narrative adventure will take players on a journey to self discovery, deciding how to live your life to the fullest when you know that your days are numbered.


Goodbye Volcano High will now be making its debut in 2022 on the PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and Steam.


About Goodbye Volcano High

 
Goodbye Volcano High is a story-driven, choice-based cinematic adventure game about personal growth, acceptance, and the power of community. What will you do at the end of an era?


Just Fang’s luck: they finally figure out what they want out of life, and now the world’s about to explode.


Ok. So the world’s ending—do you tell your crush your feelings? Fix your messed-up family dynamic? Write the best song ever ever ever?? Try to do it all?


Features: 

 
  • Fully voice-acted and starring Lachlan Watson (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
  • Branching narrative: navigate through difficult choices with far-reaching consequences
  • Stunning hand-drawn art and character animations—feels like a playable cartoon
  • Written using the storytelling engine that powers Heaven's Vault, 80 Days and Sorcery
 

For more information on Goodbye Volcano High, visit https://www.goodbyevolcanohigh.com/.
Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
Join their Discord here: discord.gg/ko-op

For special interview requests, get in touch with pr@popagenda.co


Find the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High
Find the game on PlayStation: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/goodbye-volcano-high/



About KO_OP
KO_OP is an award-winning Canadian game studio known for their distinctive visual style and musical talent. In 2017, they released musical puzzle game GNOG on PlayStation 4, PSVR, iOS, and Steam -- a title which earned them numerous awards, a nomination for Excellence in Visual Arts at the 2016 IGF Awards, and industry recognition. In 2020, they released Winding Worlds, a narrative puzzle game on Apple Arcade. 
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