SAINT-MALO, France – 31 Oct 2022 – Broken Pieces, the psychological thriller set outside the flow of time from developer Elseware Experience and publisher Freedom Games, escapes supernatural terrors on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One today.
Explore the scenic French coastal village of Saint-Exil, where Elise and her fiance Pierre recently moved, never expecting the conundrums that await. Discover why everyone in town has vanished and how this once cozy settlement became so sinister. Search for Elise’s missing fiance and uncover the dark history of this once picturesque village.
Encounter obstacles only felled by Elise’s newfound ability to temporarily control the weather. Collect cassette tapes providing insight into the community’s sordid past, a cryptic cult lurking in its underbelly, as well as the only tracks of music filling the deafening silence of frozen time.
Experience a sense of isolation and solitude with an incredibly personal depiction. Along with the lack of background music, cinematics in and out of gameplay were created with hand-held cameras to drive home the sense of isolation. All aspects of game design highlight the fact that Elise is the only human within Saint-Exil.
“After the amazing response on PC earlier this year, we were so thankful console players were willing to wait a bit longer to ensure their versions were just as high-quality,” said Mael Vignaux, Project Lead of Elseware Experience. “Ironically enough, our game about solitude has connected people from all over the world into one large community, which in itself has us reanalyzing our design ethos for future projects. You have all inspired us, thank you, and Happy Halloween!”
Broken Pieces is available now on Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One as well as PC via Steam and Epic Game Store for $29.99 with English and French language support. To learn more, visit Broken Pieces’ official site, join the community on Twitter and Discord, and search #BrokenPieces on social media.
About Elseware Experience
Elseware Experience is a France-based development team, with team members who have previous experience working on games like Dishonored. Broken Pieces is the first title they created working together. At its core, Elseware just wants to make cool games that are narrative-heavy and make an impact on players.
About Freedom Games
Freedom Games is a publisher dedicated to offering best-in-class services to partners and providing players around the world with unique and memorable experiences. With over 50 years of combined industry experience at the executive level, Freedom Games seeks to leverage its expertise to facilitate great games and even better publishing experiences.
For more information, visit the official Freedom Games website.
