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Next of Kin

Next of Kin is an emotional story about Thomas's endeavors to find his lost wife, Martha. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover the truth of Martha's disappearance.

29 August 2024

Next of Kin is an adventure developed by Spelkväll Games, released 29 August 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Next of Kin is

Next of Kin is an adventure game developed by Spelkväll Games and released in 2024. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Next of Kin is an emotional story about Thomas's endeavors to find his lost wife, Martha. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover the truth of Martha's disappearance.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Next of Kin launched on 29 August 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.

Official trailer

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When did Next of Kin come out?
Next of Kin was released on 29 August 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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