Developer Merk Games’ upcoming 3D narrative adventure ‘VORON’ premiered at The MIX Fall Online Showcase 2024 this week, showing players an adventure to guide lost souls they didn’t know they needed (but definitely want)!
🕊️🌳🗻You are a raven with an important task: guiding lost souls to their new home. In this story-driven adventure game, you will learn how to fly, explore a Norse-inspired, tiny open world, and don’t forget to croak from time to time — that’s what a raven does, right?
Have a gander below for more details on VORON. A demo is currently being offered on Steam, with the game aiming for a Q2-Q3 2025 release.
ABOUT THE GAME
VORON is a story-driven adventure game about a raven with an important task: guiding lost souls to their new home. Learn how to fly and live as a raven, starting as a young chick and growing into a mythical bird from legends. Explore a tiny open world inspired by Norse myths. Help your family and lost souls. Solve puzzles from the unique view of a raven. Don’t forget to croak sometimes — that’s what ravens do, right?
Gameplay Features:
- You play as a raven, and yes, there’s a button to croak!
- Experience the freedom of flight with unique controls that evolve and change as you play, keeping each moment exciting and fresh, for example – only you decide when to flap or fold your wings!
- An emotional story about living as a raven who is constantly connected to death — sometimes it’s strangers, and sometimes it’s someone very close. But don’t be misled; the world of VORON, inspired by Norse mythology, offers an unusual perspective on life and death.
- At the beginning, you won’t fully understand some characters, as they speak in “Souls Language.” You’ll gradually learn this language by interacting with NPCs and exploring the world.
- Hidden Story: For players who enjoy finding secrets, a deeper meaning awaits discovery by exploring the world.
About the Developer:
I’m Alexander Merkulov, 28 years old, solo developing my debut game, VORON.
Before going solo, I spent a solid four years as a game designer, working on a massive free-to-play tactical shooter for a big company. A few years back, I decided to ditch the corporate scene and pursue my dream of creating indie games, and that’s how VORON came to be.
I’m all about narrative games, but those super-long, 50+ hour AAA stories are a bit too much for me. I also love animals, so with VORON, my goal is to give you an emotional story experience without taking up all your time — just a few hours of great gameplay.
