Varney Lake: second entry in the “Pixel Pulps Anthology” coming to Nintendo Switch next month

The Pixel Pulps Anthology is a series a Visual Novels that combine mid-20th century pulp fiction and ‘80s home computer graphics developed by LCB Game Studio. The first game in the series, Mothmen 1966, was released on Nintendo Switch, and its follow-up, Varney Lake, will launch next month!

This second Pixel Pulps Anthology will launch on April 28th in Europe and North America, and will cost 7.99€ / £8.49 / $9.99. It will be playable in the following languages: English, Spanish, German, French, and Japanese.

To celebrate the announcement, Chorus Worldwide (publisher) shared a teaser trailer for the game:

And here’s some details and screenshots:

Paranormal investigator Lou Hill can’t stop thinking about a mind-blowing case dating from the Summer of 1954. Help Lou retrace the steps of three kids’ summer vacation from decades ago, and collectively come to the truth behind their supposed encounter with a vampire. But Jimmy, and Christine, now in their 40s, may have murky memories of the time…and what really happened to Doug?

Recall the trio’s story via choice-based gameplay and explore the multiple roads of a branching interactive fiction without friction. Solve accessible, brain-tickling puzzles while learning more about the paranormal investigator himself in a dual-timeline story inspired by books with choices and branching narratives from the past. Decipher details between generations to finally close the book on a case left open for nearly 30 years.

Varney Lake (Switch – eShop) comes out on April 28th in Europe and North America.

Source: Chorus Worldwide PR (14/03/2023)