Project Introduction

Set on Numen, the game explores the aftermath of a great calamity that fractured the planet, floated the oceans into the sky and split its population onto nine separate planetoids.

As Rin, you’ll set off to find your father, who mysteriously disappeared after uncovering a conspiracy to starve the people of Numen. Along your journey, you’ll meet and interact with a diverse cast of characters, each presenting you with choices that will shape Rin’s place within Numen’s future.

Sky of Tides’ ‘RPG-lite’ approach centers around a simple game loop that rewards both exploration and player choice, while keeping storytelling at the heart of the experience.

Players explore the world of Numen and find clues that help piece together the evolving mystery. Players can then interact with other characters with meaningful dialogue options, which in turn impact Rin’s personality and characters’ reactions to her.

With experience points based on their choices, players earn customizations for their Rin avatar, unlock new dialogue options, and generate distinct outcomes. The goal for the player is to maintain a balance of the five personality stats they can gain through interacting with the world and characters. Not enough compassion, intelligence, courage, luck, or humour will result in consequences for the world and Rin. Players can feel their impact on the unfolding story.

Kotaku described Sky of Tides as “That all-too-rarely explored sweet spot between point-and-click adventure and RPG”, while PC Gamer noted it “looks a bit like a visual novel got real high on Disco Elysium. Which is pretty welcome.”

With its expansive and immersive world, the game offers a thrilling experience for fans of narrative-driven point-and-click adventures, as well as RPG enthusiasts seeking a more streamlined gameplay experience.

Complementing the game is a five-episode TV series titled “Atla”, which expands the world of Numen and presents the conflict from the perspective of another protagonist.

About Developer

Lofty Sky is an innovative film, television, and digital media production company focused on telling incredible stories and creating engaging experiences that reach a global audience. We produce documentaries, series, games, virtual reality, children’s entertainment, and animation that entertain, educate, and inspire.

Our company includes creators from diverse backgrounds—those who have immigrated from China, Korea, India, and more. The studio is majority owned by a female and pivotal roles on “Sky of Tides” such as Creative Director are held by women that are visibility minorities.

Lofty Sky has won awards for storytelling across different mediums—our latest feature film “Eternal Spring” was chosen as Canada's Official Entry for the 2023 Oscars and won the Grand Jury Award at Rockie Awards 2023 Banff World Media Festival. While “Sky of Tides” was the 2023 winner at GDC Pitch and has garnered high praise from press since it’s Alpha launch. Our previous narrative title “Shuyan Saga” (voice by actress Kristen Kreuk) was nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award and will be releasing on Nintento Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox this month.

Recently, our studio participated in Gamescom, where we showcased both "Sky of Tides" and "Shuyan Saga" as part of an exclusive group of 20 studios chosen to represent Canada at the event. This participation was organized by CIAIC and Interactive Ontario as part of Canada's Trade Mission. We have a history of being involved in other Canadian trade delegations, including those at GDC, and we are proud contributors to Canada's thriving indie games scene.