Ukrainian developers are creating a game based on the collection "A Thousand and One Nights"
The Winter Apple development team from Ukraine is working on the visual novel Castle in the Sands with hand-drawn pixel graphics.
The Winter Apple development team from Ukraine is working on the visual novel Castle in the Sands with hand-drawn pixel graphics.
«The game is a visual novel for two to three hours of gameplay. The main source of inspiration was the collection „A Thousand and One Nights“. We tried to convey the depth of Eastern mysticism and create a tense atmosphere. And players will have to explore the secrets of a lonely castle in the middle of an endless desert,» Winter Apple representative Rostyslav told dev.ua.
Players will take on the role of a young hunter who lives with his family in a small village deep in the desert. One day, his younger brother falls ill, so he sets out in search of a doctor. This journey will take him to a mysterious castle located in the middle of the Sahara, the walls of which crumble at the touch of a finger.
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«To convey the mood of the desert, the author created all the pixel graphics by hand. As is typical for the genre, each choice changes the course of events and is guaranteed to lead to one of three different endings. I would say this is an adventure that will be nice to complete in one free evening,» notes Rostyslav.
Castle in the Sands is scheduled for release in May 2026. The game will be available on Steam and will have Ukrainian localization.
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