As part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming 2023 show, indie game developers Foreign Gnomes revealed that its sensational, psychedelic rhythm-based RPG sequel Everhood 2 will launch for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game is expected to launch sometime in 2025 and will launch with English, French, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Japanese language support.
Inspired by titles such as Undertale and Guitar Hero, the original Everhood was released in 2021 to critical acclaim, being praised for its bizarre neon visual, simple yet unique combat flow, and banger soundtrack with an Electronic Psychedelic Power Rock soundscape that changes up on every enemy encounter.
▍Everhood 2 Announcement Trailer
▍About Everhood 2
After awakening in the space between reality, players take on the role of a lost Soul that finds themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict. Recruited by a Raven who promises to return their voice, the Soul must enter interdimensional doors in hopes of gaining enough power to slay the fearsome Mind Dragon. Travel to strange worlds, meet peculiar characters and engage in a refined, expanded battle system on an unforgettable journey of existential proportions challenging gaming conventions.
Hang out with a humorous cast of colorful characters in a mysterious neon-dark world and explore different dimensions to confront the inevitable end of time. Follow the advice of Raven, the Soul’s veritable spiritual spotter, to worlds like the wartorn Vegetable Kingdom and an omniscient being’s pocket dimension.
▍Everhood 2 Gameplay
Everhood 2 seems to keep things similar in the gameplay department. Players are placed on a rhythm game-like screen with the player avatar dodging attacks on a 5-lane highway, absorbing elemental attacks, and striking back by releasing stored energy to hit each enemy’s weakness.
Players will earn experience from defeating foes, scouring environments for weapon upgrade tokens, and seeking out powerful new weapons while preparing for the trials awaiting the Soul. The Mind Dragon threatens to overtake time and space, potentially erasing entire realities from existence. Master a dynamic battle system that requires timing and careful movement before facing off against the Mind Dragon and other strange beings lurking just beyond perception.
