Nintendo’s Indie World ShowcaseNintendo’s Indie World Showcase from yesterday showed off a lot of new indie games that are coming to the Switch includingShe Dreams Elsewhere— a stylish throwback RPG reminiscent of games such asEarthboundandUndertaledeveloped bysolo indie developer Studio Zevere.According to Davionne Gooden, the game’s creator, the port to Switch was a thing that “everyone kept asking for.”
She Dreams Elsewhereis a game set inside the comatose mind of Thalia while she journeys to “defeat the nightmares preventing her from awakening.” Featuring a soundtrack composed byMimi Page, the game is made to feel like it’s transporting the player into a dream and has been an official selection for events such asthe 2019 GDC Showcase,the 2019 Big Festival,the 2019 Game Devs of Color Expo, andthe 2020 Pax East Indie Megabooth.
DualShockers' very ownCameron Hawkinsinterviewed Davionne Gooden about the game. When asked about its influences, Gooden said:
“Other gaming inspirations includePsychonauts, Kingdom Hearts, OFF, Yume Nikki, Life is Strange, Blank Dream, Space Funeral, Maniac Mansion,the list goes on…but honestly, I take more from other mediums and personal experiences than I do games. Stuff likeAtlanta, Bojack Horseman, Seinfeld, Waking Life, Paprika,anything and everything Studio Ghibli, hip-hop (shoutout the homie Tyler, the Creator!), vaporwave, Japanese citypop… again, I could go on fordays.”
Check out the full interviewfor more behind the scenes details onShe Dreams Elsewhere.
While set for a 2021 release date for Steam, Xbox, and Switch,She Dreams Elsewherehas been playable at events and conventions all across the country and you can play the demo right nowthrough Studio Zevere’s website.
For more updates from the Indie World Showcase, make sure to check out this article on theUntitled Goose Gamemultiplayer updateandour review ofSpiritfarer,which is out now.
