[PS5 Showcase] Narrative Adventure Goodbye Volcano High Chronicles the End of an Era in 2021

While many games on display during Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation 5 Showcase earlier today focused on games with lots of graphical fidelity, the newly announced Goodbye Volcano High was a refreshing change from approach by featuring (still impressive) anime-style visuals and an approach to gameplay clearly different from the others on show.

In development by indie studio KO_OP, Goodbye Volcano High is an upcoming narrative-driven game which they boast as featuring “a queer narrative created by a diverse team”, “fully voice-acted cast featuring Lachlan Watson” and “cinematic and musical minigames that blend seamlessly into the narrative”.

Goodbye Volcano High focuses on 18-year-old dinosaur Fang, who is more concerned about their band going viral than they are about what happens after graduation. But when graduation is upstaged by terrible news, everything changes. Will they find time to figure themselves out? Can they balance navigating a changing world with a budding romance? During hard times, what do we owe each other?

I am really excited to see more from this game, especially since it venues that line between video game and visual novel which very few western development studios tend to focus on. Expect to see it available to purchase in 2021 on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC platforms.

Want to know more about what we know so far? Keep reading below!

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Goodbye Volcano High’s Promoted Features

Simple and intuitive, accessible interactions
Fully voice-acted cast featuring Lachlan Watson (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
A queer narrative created by a diverse team with multiple storylines and unique endings
DUALSENSE Wireless Controller haptic technology creates a new kind of storytelling experience
Cinematic and musical minigames that blend seamlessly into the narrative
Make difficult choices in Fang’s life to shape their identity and their future
Gorgeously detailed, hand-painted backgrounds at the scale of an animated film
Original soundtrack composed by Dabu (Winding Worlds, Dwarf Fortress) featuring Montreal musician Brigitte Naggar of Common Holly on vocals