''Seasons After Fall'' is a

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developed by Swing Swing Submarine and published by

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Gameplay

The gameplay is a mixture of platforming and puzzle solving. Gradually the player unlocks the ability to change seasons at their will, manipulating the environment to allow the player to progress. For example, switching to winter will cause lakes to freeze, so they can be walked over, and then switching to fall will cause strong winds in certain areas, which lift up some platforms. Flying jellyfish can be used as a mode of transportation. Certain plants will allow the fox to jump higher. The game will not contain a steep difficulty curve in an attempt to feel generous to players. The player cannot actually die or lose – there are no "enemies" to speak of, but rather the game's main obstacles come in the form of figuring out what to do and where to go next.

Plot

The game follows a Red fox as it traverses a mysterious forest in an effort to rescue the lost spirits of the four seasons.

Development

''Seasons After Fall'' was showcased at the 2015

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. It was released on Windows and consoles in 2016. A trailer was shown at

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2014.

Music

The soundtrack to ''Seasons After Fall'' was composed by Yann van der Cruyssen ("Morusque") and released by G4F Records on September 2, 2016.

Reception

On PC, it has a score of 75 on both

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and GameRankings."Seasons After Fall Metacritic listing" (https://www.metacritic.com/game/seasons-after-fall/critic-reviews/?platform=pc).

. Accessed 3rd October 2017. It has somewhat lower scores on PlayStation 4.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.swingswingsubmarine.com/games/seasons/ 2016 video games Indie games Puzzle-platformers Single-player video games Windows games Xbox One games PlayStation 4 games Focus Entertainment games Video games about foxes Video games developed in France