It's safe to say the cozy games contingent here at GamesRadar+ is thoroughly excited for Europa, the upcoming action-adventure indie game that looks like the love child of The Legend of Zelda and Studio Ghibli. We've been gushing about its devastating portrayal of loneliness and lost civilizations, heart-stirring presentation, and relaxing gameplay from its June debut through to its gorgeous Steam demo, which is still live.
Now, at long last, publisher Future Friends Games has announced an April 16, 2024 release date alongside an accompanying trailer that gives a little more context to the story through wistful narration. It also showcases plenty of gameplay that, indeed, marries the environmental puzzle-solving and varied exploration methods of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom with a decidedly Ghibli-esque art style and partial weightlessness of physics and movement. Its sound design is also an impeccable mishmash of both, featuring prominent sounds of nature, swells of strings, and sparse, emotive piano flourishes.
