DON’T NOD, the publisher and developer behind the highly anticipated game Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, has announced release dates for multiple platforms. The game will debut on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on June 8, followed by a release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on June 22.
In the lead-up to the game’s release, A.J The free playable demo will be available to PC users via Steam For a limited time as part of LudoNarraCon, an event that runs from May 4th to May 8th. This demo, which will be available until May 21, covers the first chapter of the game, introducing players to its setting, story, and characters.
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is set in the near future and follows the heroine, Polly, as she returns home after several years abroad to search for her missing mother. Upon her arrival, she discovers that her hometown has undergone major changes under the influence of a huge corporation called MK, which now exercises control over the population. Polly soon realizes she has the gift of clairvoyance, and connects her to the Reverie, the realm of humanity’s aspirations: glory, bliss, power, chaos, bond, and truth. As Harmony, Polly is tasked with choosing the ambition that will ultimately rule over Reverie and restore balance between the gods’ world and our own.
Players will navigate the game as Polly or Harmony, with each action affecting both worlds and triggering branching narrative paths. Polly’s gift of foresight allows players to see into the future and explore the consequences of potential choices in the Augural game, board game, and visual representation of her power. Players will also connect to aspirations and obtain crystals from them, unlocking different paths at crucial crossroads that will affect the progression of the story and the ultimate fate of humanity.
Whoever rises to power in the Reverie, with the help of Harmony, will also become the heart of humanity, affecting both the Reverie and the real world. Each aspiration has a distinct personality, purpose and opinion on how to make things better. Players will get to know them as Harmony visits Reverie in her dreams, but the final decision will fall to Polly to decide what the world really needs.
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie features a bright, vibrant, and futuristic art direction, immersing players in a Mediterranean city and its inhabitants. The game’s cast of characters are fully voiced and animated, and the enchanting soundtrack is composed by award-winning artist Lena Raine.