Lost Words gets a new trailer during the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase

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This previous Stadia exclusive is about to give players the best of both worlds

Lost Words: Beyond the Page, an atmospheric narrative platformer developed by Sketchbook Games premiered a new trailer during the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase today.

The game is half set in the pages of a diary and half set in the fantasy world of Estoria where the real-world issues that affect Lizzie end up having repercussions in her fantasy world. According to the studio’s founder Mark Backler, Sketchbook Games “wanted to make a game that had a positive impact” and by designing their game around the idea of grief and understanding loss, this is sure to take players on an emotional journey. 

This coming of age story is penned by Tomb Raider and Mirror’s Edge writer Rhianna Pratchett who says that she’s “never been on a project where narrative and design have been quite so heavily linked as they have been on Lost Words.” The writer even noted how she managed to include some of her own personal experiences in this script, as well as relying on research from The Wellcome Trust who gave the developers an insight into child psychology and trauma. 

According to Rhianna, not only was the story inspired by the stages of grief, but the level design, music, art, puzzles, and overall tone of the game was too. She reassures us though that although it might seem sad and sombre, the game's actually quite hopeful and joyful, noting that “it's really about how our memories help keep people alive who we’ve lost” 

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Hope Bellingham
Hope Bellingham
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After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training.  My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.