Vanished: The Island’ for iOS

‘Vanished: The Island’ for iOS
Vanished: The Island is the indie studios first release.

has releasedan adventure game for iOS, today.

is the indie studios first release. In the game, players begin by being summoned to an exotic tropical island after receiving a mysterious message from Aunt Emma. Aunt Emma has a history of exciting adventures (and sometimes going missing in unusual locations) and she seems to have been excavating a Mayan archeological site when she encountered some trouble.

Players will need to explore tropical environments, find and use objects, and solve puzzles as the story unfolds. Puzzles are based on Mayan history. and the overall setting is a bright, tropical island (Probably my favorite game setting ever). Players will have to think creatively to figure out puzzles, and of course, remember to take everything that’s not nailed down. There’s also a game journal that allows players to read a recap of important information, so it’s easy to pick the game back up without wandering around in confusion.

I had the chance to participate in the beta, and really enjoyed the blend of puzzles with the the old-fashioned point-and-click adventure game. It’s not hard to see the influence of classic favorites like Myst and Monkey Island on the development of Vanished.

Indie studio Sky Horse Interactive is composed of four game-obsessed indie developers, with a focus on storytelling, that wanted to make games the way they felt games should be made. Sky Horse are currently at work on the second game in the Vanished series.