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This romantic adventure game looks like Firewatch in northern EnglandUncover mysteries with your walkie-talkie and a metal detector

Uncover mysteries with your walkie-talkie and a metal detector

The Magnificent Trufflepigs - From first-person, your character looks across an old farm fence at some construction equipment and wind turbines.

“Romantic metal detecting adventure” isn’t a group of words I’d have expected to write today, but it turns out romance is always possible with a bit of history and mystery.The Magnificent Trufflepigsis an upcoming adventure in northern England in which main character Adam digs up some buried mysteries on an old farm while talking to his pal Beth. If you recognise the voice, that sure is Arthur Darvill who you may remember as Rory of Doctor Who fame.

‘The Magnificent Trufflepigs’ Video Game | Official Trailer | AMC GamesWatch on YouTube

‘The Magnificent Trufflepigs’ Video Game | Official Trailer | AMC Games

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In classic romantic dramedy fashion, Beth is just about to become a high-powered CEO who’s nearly ready to check off all those popular life milestones of kids and career. She’s made a return visit to the countryside, as one does, where she’ll dig up some local mysteries with her old pal Adam. That’s you, the one with the metal detector.

Thunkd say that you’ll spend time exploring the old farm as Adam, digging up old junk while you send photos of your finds over to Beth. Chatting with her over walkie-talkie and text message is how you’ll get to know her and uncover what old secrets are afoot.

The teaser trailer up above lets on that things get a bit more mysterious when the police get involved in whatever Adam and Beth have wound up getting into.

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is planned to launch early this summer. You can find it overon Steamto wishlist until then. It will also be available on the Nintendo Switch.