Description

In Other Waters tells the story of Ellery Vas, a xenobiologist who discovers extraterrestrial life while searching for her missing partner.

When Ellery is called to planet Gliese 677Cc by Minae Nomura, only to arrive at an abandoned base, she finds herself adrift in an ocean of secrets, with little more than a malfunctioning diving suit and a strange AI to guide her. You are this AI.

Guide Ellery—and keep her safe—as you dive deeper and explore an underwater alien landscape. The planet’s unique life, and its dark history, are yours to uncover and the bond between you and Ellery will be tested by the secrets you learn. Through this shifting narrative, In Other Waters asks questions about the nature of “natural” and “artificial” life, and investigates what it means to be a human in an epoch of extreme environmental destruction. For life to continue, it must change.

Features

• Explore an Alien Ocean: Move freely in each location, discovering new areas off the beaten path. These discoveries will lead to upgrades and samples that in turn unlock new areas in previously visited locations, additional side quests, and unique conversations with Ellery.

• See the World Through an AI Lens: Navigate an elegant, intuitive UI via touch or mouse controls. Interpret signals, set headings, and map the ocean through experimentation and intuition.

• Become a Xenobiologist: Discover and catalogue species through observation, scanning, taking samples, and interacting with alien life. Read Ellery’s notes, look at her sketches, and help her classify an entirely new ecosystem.

• Plan Your Dives: Choose whether to study creatures, investigate secrets or dive new areas, then come back to your base to study samples in the lab, chat to Ellery or read her journals to understand more about this world.

• Build a Lasting Relationship: Through limited communication learn more about the person whose suit you inhabit, and help her make difficult decisions. What you experience together will bring you closer.

About the Developer

Jump Over the Age is a one-person game development studio founded by Gareth Damian Martin (they/he)

“An accomplished world-builder” - Edge Magazine

“An immense talent” - Chris Plante, Editor-in-Chief, Polygon

Gareth is an award-winning writer, designer and artist. Their first game, In Other Waters won the Jury Prix at IndieCade Europe, and was widely praised by critics for its “hypnotic art, otherworldly audio and captivating writing” (Eurogamer). Gareth holds a PhD in literature from Royal Holloway, University of London, and has a long history of writing about games in a wide variety of forms, from Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun to Edge Magazine and Frieze Magazine. They are also the editor and creator of Heterotopias, an independent zine about games and architecture, and have lectured on the history and theory of games and architecture at the world-renowned Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

• "In Other Waters gets weirder and more interesting the closer you look."
  - Austin Wood, PC Gamer

• "It looks simple (and ever so stylish) yet underneath there's oodles of narrative depth."
  - Robert Purchese, Eurogamer

• "Its Metroid-likeness doesn’t come from finding coloured keys or whatnot, but from studying the world and its ecosystems."
  - Matt Cox, Rock Paper Shotgun

• "It’s smart, and capable, and, yes, that instrument-twiddling captures a bit of the spirit of playing with toy instrument panels and fake science tools as a child. "
  - Garret Martin, Paste Games

Jump Over the Age - Developer

Gareth Damian Martin
Design, Art, Writing, Programming

Zion Siton
Programming

Amos Roddy
Sound Designer and Composer

Chris Payne
Additonal Programming

Greg Buchanan
Guest Writer

Danny Salfield Wadeson
Guest Writer

Cash DeCuir
Guest Writer