New Lost Words: Beyond the Page Gameplay Trailer Details a Fantastical World Brought to Life Within a Young Heroine’s Journal
Witness a Moving Coming of Age Story Penned by Renowned Storyteller Rhianna Pratchett
Walnut Creek, Calif. (Jan 22, 2020) – Publisher Modus Games and developer Sketchbook Games have released a new gameplay trailer for Lost Words: Beyond the Page, revealed for the first time during last night’s New York Game Awards. Lost Words is an inventive and touching tale of a young girl’s personal growth and will be released this spring.
This new trailer, narrated by the game’s female protagonist, Izzy, provides a glimpse of the fantasy world of Estoria and the moving emotional journey of a young writer using creativity and her journal to deal with life’s adventures. Izzy’s recollections and imagination inspire breathtaking scenes of a vibrant, evocative world, unfolding new moments within an emotional story brimming with joyous, childlike zeal and mounting poignancy as that innocence adapts to life’s realities. View the trailer in full here:
Lost Words: Beyond the Page has garnered praise and more than a dozen accolades during its development, including recognition as ‘Best Indie Game’ at Game Connection Paris as well as earning the ‘Special Selection Indie Award’ at Reboot Develop. Featuring a stirring narrative from distinguished writer Rhianna Pratchett, Lost Words: Beyond the Page’s innovative linking of story to platforming and puzzles makes for an adventure as compelling as it is beautiful.
To read more about Lost Words: Beyond the Page, visit the official site (https://www.lostwordsgame.com) and wishlist the game on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/599610/Lost_Words_Beyond_the_Page/). For the latest on Modus Games, head over to https://modusgames.com/, join the Discord channel (modus.games/discord), and follow @Modus_Games on Twitter.
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Lost Words: Beyond the Page is also supported by Creative England and Microsoft’s Greenshoots Programme, The Wellcome Trust, Games Co London and The UK Games Fund.
About Modus Games
Modus Games is one of the fastest-growing video game publishers in the world. The label prides itself on providing AAA publishing services to talented independent developers across the globe. Modus Studios Brazil is a full-service development studio supporting creators of inspired interactive entertainment. For more information, visit www.modusgames.com.
About Sketchbook Games
Sketchbook Games is a multi-award-winning studio founded by game designer Mark Backler, who previously worked at companies such as EA, Lionhead, and Sony, on a variety of games including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the BAFTA award winning Fable 2. The company is based at the Colchester Games Hub and is developing Lost Words: Beyond the Page in collaboration with Fourth State.
