A Gorgeous Game About Two Deer Finding Their Way Home In A Post-Human World With A Cat God

Australian game developer Anthony Tan has released the first trailer for his new game Way To The Woods--and it looks beautiful. The story is about two deer--a doe and her fawn--trying to find their way home in a post-human world. To survive and get home, they'll need to find food and shelter, and get answers about some kind of cat god. You'll also bash things with your antlers, of course.

What's perhaps most striking about Way To The Woods is its gorgeous art, which was drawn by hand. If you're getting Studio Ghibli vibes, that's no accident. Tan said on the game's website that Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke were major inspirations, along with Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic game The Last of Us. The music is stirring as well.

Way to the Woods, which has been in development for more than two years, is being made using Unreal Engine 4. The art was produced using Photoshop, Maya, and Zbrush. And the music in the trailer, which is haunting and beautiful at the same time, was composed by Tan.

All the more impressive is that Tan is just 18 years old. More impressive still is that Tan worked own Owlchemy Labs' VR games Job Simulator and the developer's Rick & Morty game.

Way to the Woods is due out in early 2019 for PC and potentially consoles. Needless to say, this is one we'll be watching.