Arida: Backland's Awakening
An adventure game with survival elements in the Brazilian backlands. Explore through the arid regions to collect items, solve quests and find the fate of Cicera.
Arida: Backland's Awakening is an adventure developed by Aoca Game Lab, released 16 August 2019 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS.
What Arida: Backland's Awakening is
Arida: Backland's Awakening is an adventure game developed by Aoca Game Lab and released in 2019. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Face the effects of drought in this historical single player game that blends elements of survival and adventure. Join Cícera to live a journey of survival and adventure in the Brazilian backlands of the nineteenth century. Gather resources, build tools, learn to survive and interact with other characters. Be strong, have the faith and wisdom to explore the drought-stricken regions and find out more about her destiny.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are educational, historical, kids and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Arida: Backland's Awakening launched on 16 August 2019, within three weeks of Control, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain and Remnant: From the Ashes. It arrived 6 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Control, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Remnant: From the Ashes.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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