Trails is a new line-based puzzle game that’ll be available to enjoy on May 29th! It’ll be up to you to guide your sandship across a crumbling desert to reach outposts. To navigate your ship, you’ll need to draw a line around obstacles across hazardous sands. You’ll have to plan carefully because you can’t cross the same block you’ve charted through.
It’s not just structures you’ll have to avoid, you may have to work around other ships that are traveling through the same strips of land as you. Keeping your ship from crashing isn’t your only goal. Across the wasteland are little villages dotted around that rely on the cargo that you supply.
It’s imperative that you keep them in mind while you’re traversing the sands. Not only will you have to bring them goods, but you’ll need to pick them up from outposts on the way. It will take careful coordination in order to do things in the right order while staying safe.
As you progress, the puzzles will get harder and will require more from you. Your ship can only hold one item at a time and there may be times when you need to figure out the order of operations for a successful mission. Plus, not every item in the desert is one that you need, so while you’re managing pickups and handoffs, you need to avoid picking up unwanted items as well.
Watch the trailer for Trails!
For those of you who want more of a challenge, you’ll be able to play optional and hidden levels that up the ante. They offer more complex maps, tighter constraints, and employ more puzzle mechanics.
Navigating the dunes is treacherous work and it’s your job to guide your ship around collapsing terrain, ancient traps, narrow passages, gaping chasms, and errant drones hellbent on impeding your progress.
Trails will be available on Steam, itch.io, Google Play, and the App Store. I’m unsure what the price will be, but you’ll be able to play over 70 unique levels when it releases on May 29th.
