The Magnificent Trufflepigs Announced for the Switch

AMC Games and Thunkd have officially announced The Magnificent Trufflepigs, a first-person, romantic metal-detecting game that “combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a strong narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside.” This is from the same lead designer from Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and it is due out this summer on Nintendo Switch.

With all of the high-octane titles coming out over the next couple months, this will surely be a welcomed change of pace and one that will challenge the mind in a different way.

Metal detecting!
Meditatively exploring a peaceful English farm
Finding “treasures” (mostly rubbish) with your detector
Digging them up with a large shovel and a small trowel
Sharing photos of your finds with Beth

Relationship building!
Chatting with Beth via walkie-talkie and instant message
Unravelling a mystery through interesting narrative choices
Learning about Beth’s hopes and fears
Directing the conversation to root out the truth

Starring:
Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as Adam
Luci Fish (Safe House, Another Eden) as Beth

From the lead designer of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, AMC Games, and SundanceTV: The Magnificent Trufflepigs.

Story:
It’s summer in the idyllic northern English village of Stanning. Beth is a successful twenty-something who’s poised to become the CEO of the biggest company in the valley, on the cusp of settling down, maybe having a couple kids. Life seems so straight-forward, but something’s missing…

Many years ago, Beth found an earring while metal detecting on a local farm. It brought her brief fame (and a modest sum of cash for a pre-teen), but—most importantly—it made her feel special. But she never found the earring’s match.

Now, the old farm is only a week away from being demolished so an energy company can turn it into a solar farm. Beth decides this is her last chance to rekindle that childhood sense of adventure. There’s too much ground to cover by herself, so (despite warnings from her friends) she’s hatched a plan to invite Adam back into her life. Beth’s search for the long-lost earring will unearth much more than she’s bargained for.

Look forward to playing this excellent-looking title when it comes to the Nintendo Switch this summer.

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