Coming at the tail-end of Nintendo’s recentIndie World Showcase, Night School Studio has announced it’s developing a follow-up to its acclaimed indie hitOxenfree,withOxenfree 2: Lost Signalscurrently in the works. The title was revealed with a brief trailer, confirming that it will be releasing later this year on PC and Nintendo Switch.
Lost Signals’teaser confirms itwill play similarly to its predecessor, once again utilizing a2D perspectiveand tasking players with solving puzzles through the use of a radio. In a tweet following the game’s official reveal, Night School Studio added a few extra details about the game’s story, revealing that it will take place five years after the events ofOxenfreeand will follow a new character named Riley, who returns to her hometown of Camena.
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Fans ofOxenfreewill remember that Camena is just off the coast of Edwards Island, the main setting of the original game.If the trailer is anything to go by, it seems Riley will make her way to thesupernatural hotspot, with the footage showcasing an ominous lighthouse and a clip of three intimidating masked figures surrounding a campfire on the beach. The teaser is capped off with a clip of Riley on a suspension bridge, using radio signals to open up an eerie portal in the sky.
For those who never played the cult hit, the firstOxenfreefollowed a separate group of friends who venture to Edwards Island and stumble across the same phenomenon as Riley, opening a ghostly rift. The experience was as much a supernatural thriller as a coming of age tale, becoming lorded for its emotional storytelling, humor, and sci-fi thriller focus.Oxenfreewrapped up its storyline through multiple endings, so it’ll be interesting to see whereOxenfree 2: Lost Signalspicks up and how connected it is to the events of its predecessor.
It’s definitely a welcome surprise to seeOxenfreereturn, especially with developer Night School Studio having spent the last few years developing new projects. Back in 2019, it releasedAfter Party,which cast players as two college students who, after mysteriously dying, must out-party the devil to escape hell. They went on to releaseNext Stop Nowherelast year, which was a sci-fi road trip adventure. Fans will surely be excited to seeOxenfreereturn, with the game’s excellent story and characters managing to cultivate a passionate fanbase in the years since its release.
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signalsis set to release later this year for PC and Switch.
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