Application Systems Heidelberg

Factsheet

Developer:
like Charlie
Based in Bruges, Belgium

Release date:
2/24/2022

Website:
likecharlie.com/ghost-on-the-shore

Regular Price:

USD	19.99
EUR	19,99
GBP	17.49

Ghost On The Shore - Description

Ghost on the Shore is a story driven exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. You play as Riley, a young woman looking for a fresh start, who arrives on the Rogue Islands after being forced to ground in a storm. Joining with you on your adventure is Josh, a headstrong ghost, whose voice becomes known to Riley as soon as she sets foot on land.
As you explore the crumbling homes of these now abandoned islands, you get to know the ghost, Josh. Choices in dialogue share your bond with him and ultimately influence Riley's fate.

Exploration and Environmental Storytelling
While you walk the beautiful landscape of the Rogue Islands, you learn their history through the items left behind. Josh remembers more from his time on the islands, and Riley is encouraged to reveal her dreams, goals and why she is running from her old life.

Immersive Dialogue
A unique feature that allows the player to make choices in a subtle immersive way. You don't always know how your words will affect the other. Words are powerful tools. Just like in real life, things can become fun, exciting or plain awkward.

Irrevocable Choices
Every dialogue option is shown only once, which makes your choices definite.

Branching Narrative
The relationship you choose to build with the ghost defines the narrative branch you get to explore. There are four branches with a different ending for each.

Created by like Charlie, the team behind the award-winning story exploration game Marie's Room.

Platforms

Windows
macOS, including native M1 support
Linux not yet. We need get a third party shader issue fixed. Hopefully done for release.
Steam Deck: Works well on our dev kit using Proton. Will be running native too as soon as Linux is fixed.

Languages
Voice Over: English
Text: English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese and Dutch

Will ship with English and probably German
Will be updated about four weeks after the initial release with (German), Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese and Dutch

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have played other games we have published, you will know that we take time and care with our translations. A wide branching story such as this requires multiple playtests, leading us to make the tough decision to add full localization later, for the best possible quality.

Features

Discover the branching narrative and multiple endings
Make emotional choices and experience the consequences
Immerse yourself into a rich story and atmospheric setting
Gather clues and investigate what happened

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Ghost in the Shore Trailer YouTube

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Selected Articles

"I really want to hone in on how nice the dynamic is between Riley and Josh. Sure, they’ve only just met and Josh is inhabiting her body, but they still have time for banter. The environments are simple but coloured in such a gorgeous way that it feels like you’re wandering around an oil painting."
- , Checkpoint
"It’s well put together and managed to elicit an emotional response from me – even thinking back to that moment with the child laughing sends chills down my spine."
- , This Week in Videogames

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