Dontnod Entertainment, a studio that is well-known for their Life is Strange series, have announced their first game as a third-party publisher and it’s called Gerda: A Flame in Winter.
The story takes place during the German occupation of Denmark, in WWII. Dontnod unveiled the game during the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase and they describe it as “an intimate narrative RPG-lite experience.”
Here’s what the description says: “You are Gerda Larsen, a countryside nurse, with a German father and a Danish mother and live a quiet life with your husband Anders despite the war going on around you. One day, you return home from work, biking through a harsh snowstorm. You notice blood as you enter your house and soon discover Anders is being arrested by the Gestapo. He left behind important resistance documents and many Danish and German lives depend on your next actions. What will you do?” Quite an intriguing premise, that’s for sure.
The developer working on the game is the Danish studio named PortaPlay, so we expect a lot of passion thrown in as, after all, the game takes place on their home soil.
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is coming out on Nintendo Switch and PC in 2022. We are yet to get the exact release date, but at least we have this awesome trailer to gawk at: