The Last Night was first revealed during Microsoft's E3 2017 media briefing, set to hit stores in 2018. As you might have noticed, Odd Tales' ambitious cyberpunk side-scroller has missed that goal and is now listed as "TBA" on Steam. At its core,
The Last Night is a 2.5D cinematic platform game, where the player controls Charlie, a person living a lower-class existence among the rest of society that is living in an "era of leisure" and where computers and machinery have otherwise taken over all menial work.
According to Odd Tales Founder Tim Soret,
The Last Night has run into some "
massive business, legal and funding issues" and the small London-based studio is looking to raise more money now. These recent troubles have stopped
The Last Night from appearing at last year's The Game Awards as Odd Tales was forced to cancel their presence at the Geoff Keighley-produced video gaming celebration.
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Thank you so much being so patient, and for staying there also during the hard times,” Soret said and added he "
can't talk about" the issues that his game and Odd Tales ran into, and asked potential investors to get in touch. Since the official announcement,
The Last Night has been wishlisted 186,000 times on Steam alone with over six million total views of its promising reveal trailer back in 2017.
The Last Night lets you explore a two-dimensional cyberpunk open world, built with four unique districts each with distinct architecture, cultures and industries. Experience action and infiltration gameplay in the great tradition of cinematic platformers and travel between districts using taxis, ferries, or monorail while trying to keep a low profile and remain undetected. Meet a diverse, inclusive cast of complex characters to interact with through meaningful, branching dialogue and enjoy varied gameplay such as driving down epic highways, flying drones, and hacking droids to do your dirty work.
The Last Night is an Xbox One console launch exclusive alongside the Microsoft Windows version.