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Neva depicts an evolving parental bond, and ups the stakes for you and your loved ones' survival


Victoria's preview of Neva, a breathtakingly beautiful 2D puzzle-platformer from Gris developer Nomada Studio.

This parent/child relationship is something Nomada Studio sees as a natural evolution for its team, and creative director Conrad Roset told me games such as The Last Guardian and Ico served as references here. Image credit: Nomada Studio As well as making their way through a number of story chapters relating to the passing seasons, full of platforming and puzzles, players will also need to fight off the nightmarish entities in Neva, which are polluting the world with malice and violence. But, despite this chance for semi-regular rejuvenation, the developers admitted they worried about introducing combat in Neva, as they did not want to isolate players who appreciated Gris' lower stakes gameplay.

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