Gareth Damian Martin, the solo developer behind In Other Waters, has announced their new game Project Sidereal (a working title so it may change).
It’s a game about… Well, it’s not entirely clear, but therein lies the point I think. Like In Other Waters, it appears to be a game about uncovering a mystery, this time one revolving around a lonely station, or craft, apparently abandoned in space.
There are a few more clues on the game’s Steam page. “This first thing you become aware of upon waking is the disconnect,” reads the game’s enigmatic blurb. “The delay between thinking and feeling. Between wanting to act and acting. Minor, almost imperceptible, but always present.”
Project Sidereal – Teaser Watch on YouTube
There are a couple of lore excerpts from the game, too – or extracted pieces of data as they’re called. One talks poetically about a mysterious Eye, while the other appears to be a log entry suggesting an exploratory space voyage. There are also some hexagonal shapes, that are probably letters, to decipher. Intriguing!