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Polyarc has announced Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a fantasy adventure game that combines the stories of the virtual reality-exclusive games Moss and Moss: Book II. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC via Steam this summer.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Journey through the pages of a living fable. Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection. Traverse a fallen kingdom, solve environmental puzzles woven into the landscape, and embark on a timeless adventure… Moss: The Forgotten Relic unites the beloved and critically-acclaimed Moss and Moss: Book II into a definitive singular adventure, beautifully enhanced and reimagined for its debut on consoles and PC.

Key Features

Explore a Fallen Kingdom – Venture through a mythic land marked by the ruins of a ancient realm slowly being reclaimed by an enduring and untamed nature.

Guide an Unlikely Hero – Form a powerful bond with Quill, a small and courageous mouse who looks to you for guidance, protection, and trust at every step of her journey.

Embark on a Timeless Tale – Uncover hidden secrets, navigate puzzling places, and confront arcane forces in an intimate and epic fable inspired by classic fantasy adventures.

Additional Features

Explore a fallen kingdom slowly reclaimed by nature.

Guide a tiny hero through mysterious places and towering dangers.

Solve handcrafted, diorama-like environmental puzzles.

Discover hidden secrets and surprises off the beaten path.

Face arcane threats with optional “skip combat” accessibility.

Uncover the epic and heartfelt tale of a hero who needs you.

Thoughtfully designed and lovingly crafted by a small team.

Critically acclaimed with over 160 awards and nominations.

Orchestral soundtrack by acclaimed composer Jason Graves.

Reimagined as the Definitive Adventure

Play two beloved and critically acclaimed experiences as one.

Enhanced visuals and performance.

New handcrafted cutscenes and “Smart Follow” camera.

All “Twilight Garden” downloadable content included.

New accessibility option “Skip Combat.”

Moss: The Forgotten Relic brings Moss and Moss: Book II together as one complete, enhanced experience debuting on consoles and PC for the first time. New features include:

Watch the announcement trailer below, via IGN. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

Moss: Book II Announcement Trailer

Something not done enough around the globe for those who are first language ‘speakers’ of our plethora of sign languages around the world is adaptation to sign language. Particularly in visual media, which all things considered would be the perfect medium to add sign language accessibility, but here we are. 

Unknown to a lot of verbal language speakers, sign languages have rich histories and cultures - and - are often distinct from their verbal counterparts in structure. This means that anything that is signed needs to be translated and adapted. 

MOSS [PSVR] (2018) is the first video game I have ever seen animate signing into their game to communicate with a specific audience. If you ‘speak’ American Sign Language or ASL, you are in luck because Quill can speak directly to you! The rest of us have to work with miming, squeaks and the voice-over lady (or the subtitles for those non-ASL speakers). But, hopefully this means that more game designers and animators will design accessibility into their games. 

Quill from Moss Ps4 VR has got some cute little moves ❤️