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Escape from Tethys

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons…

12 July 2018

Escape from Tethys is an adventure developed by Whimsical, released 12 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac.

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What Escape from Tethys is

Escape from Tethys is an adventure game developed by Whimsical and released in 2018. It was published by Sometimes You. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Escape from Tethys launched on 12 July 2018, within three weeks of Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Sonic Mania Plus. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Sonic Mania Plus.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Escape from Tethys come out?
Escape from Tethys was released on 12 July 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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