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Unpetrified Comes to Consoles, Flowers and All

A year after its Steam debut, Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature has a console launch. Mindscape set November 10 for the digital release on PS5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S.

Official Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature key art
Image: Dreamhunt Studio / Mindscape, via the official press kit.

The first thing I noticed about the golem was the stone. The flowers came a second later. They’re growing right on its back, and Dreamhunt says they change as you make progress. I like that detail. If I set the game down for a few days, I’d be able to see a little of where I’d been just by looking at the golem when I came back.

A fox goes with you through the ruins. There are animals to help and old sources of energy to reconnect. Dreamhunt says the golem’s feelings can affect the weather as well as the plants and animals nearby. I wonder whether it’ll be easy to tell that’s happening the first time you walk through an area. Going back after a puzzle might make it easier to spot.

Switch and PS5 Get Boxed Copies in Europe

The console release announcement also lists boxed copies for Switch and PS5 in the UK and Europe. The Xbox version is listed for Series X and Series S. On Nintendo’s store page, Switch players can check the usual three ways to play: on a TV, in tabletop mode or in handheld.

If you already have it on Steam, you’ve had a year to get acquainted with the fox. For the rest of us, the trailer below is a quick look at the trip those two are setting out on.

Trailer via the official Unpetrified press kit. Watch on YouTube