Crossing Souls: A Matter of Life, Death, and a Stone

Crossing Souls is an old school action-adventure with RPG elements and unusual puzzles.

is an old school action-adventure with RPG elements and unusual puzzles. It tells the story of a group of friends from California, and their fateful discovery of a mysterious artifact known as the DUAT stone. Unbeknownst to the gang, the stone not only acts a catalyst for a series of unexpected events that tie them up in a government conspiracy, but is a portal to the world of the dead.

The DUAT stone connects the realm of the living to the realm of the dead

Crossing Souls is currently on Kickstarterand at the time of this article has managed to raise around $25,000 of its $45,000 goal. Developers Fourratic say that the main motivation for making the game came from wanting to revive the magic of childhood memories, drawing from like films E.T , Weird Science, and Teen Wolf. The game itself will play in an orthogonal 2D style, much like The Legend of Zelda. The core mechanics of Crossing Souls revolve around exploration of the town, the woods and much more unbelievable places, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies that range from soldiers to dinosaurs. Players will be in charge of five different characters in the game, each with their own personality, weapons, attacks and abilities.

Crossing Souls is coming to Mac, PC and Linux in 2015. You can follow the Fourratic team on Twitterand visit their Facebookpage for the latest updates on the game. What are your thoughts on the game? Are they just a bunch of meddling kids? What exactly is the DUAT stone? Let us know in the comments below.