

It’s a straightforward coming-of-age story, but one that’s elevated by an earnest tone and real stakes. Along the way, she grows up as she explores the world around her, meets new people, falls in love, and gains supernatural powers. Tchia follows a young girl (the titular Tchia) as she tries to save her father from the humanoid woodworm god Meavora and his militant accomplice Pwi Dua. If you only have time to play one more open-world game before The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comes out, make it Tchia it’s a new video gaming coming-of-age classic. Even with its under-baked animal and object possession gameplay system, it’s the best open-world game I’ve played since Sable.

On top of that, it’s an open-world game that takes all the proper lessons from Breath of the Wild and isn’t afraid to let the training wheels off and let players explore. A poetic coming-of-age story inspired by New Caledonia".Inspired by the real world New Caledonia, Tchia is a beautiful game that allows me to explore and experience a moving coming-of-age story in an archipelago I wouldn’t have learned about otherwise.

Control any animal or object you come across, make new friends and play your fully functional ukulele. Battle Meavora's fabric soldiers in open-ended battles that let your creativity take center stage. Climb, glide, swim, and sail across beautiful islands as you explore a physics-powered sandbox. " Set out on a grand tropical open-world adventure to wrest Tchia's father from the clutches of Meavora, the archipelago's infamous tyrant. Tchia trailer during the State of Play in February 2023 :
