Publisher Wired Productions and developer Luminawsome Games will release Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside a cooperative “Lumote Companion Mode” update this summer, the companies announced.
“Dive back into the Great Depths and get lost in a fantastical landscape—but this time, you can bring a friend,” reads the press release. “Squish, bounce and bop your way through visually stunning levels updated for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.”
Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles is currently available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and Humble Store.
Here is an overview of the game, via its store pages:
About
Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.
Squish, bop and bounce through the Great Depths, an underwater world filled with Motes; bioluminescent creatures who spend their lives deep in the Bioverse, living on the rhythms of an electronica soundscape. Lumote is a Mote different from others; inquisitive, and with an “eye” on power. When the shift causes the Great Depths to turn red, Lumote sets out on an epic quest to return the world to blue. To do so, Lumote must learn to take control of the Great Depths inhabitants and gain mastery of it’s puzzles in order to defeat the greatest Mote of them all… the Mastermote!
Key Features
- Cute Character – Squish, bop and bounce through the world around you. Lumote is extremely curious, highly inquisitive and adorable! You might start the game for the puzzles, but you’ll stay for the beyond cute Lumote, who manages to deliver an emotional connection to players through non-verbal expressions!
- Great Depths – The world Lumote lives in is a single, massive environment with numerous puzzles separated into towers. Each tower marks your mastery of a specific Mote and unlocks a new set of puzzles to explore as you descend, heading deeper into the Great Depths. After mastering all the motes from the first world, players will be put to the test in a masterclass, taking control of the Mastermote in a different world!
- Complex and Evolving Puzzles – Set in a 3D world full of puzzles and adventure, clever and logical level design eases players in the role of Lumote, and its connection with the world, whilst increasing the complexity with each Mote you meet. The entire world and every puzzle are visible at all times.
- Electronica Sounds – A stunning score accompanies you on a majestical electronica journey, as The Great Depths communicates through music to inform you of key moments and the emotional states of Lumote.
- World – Using the original rEngine, Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles‘ puzzles are all interconnected and you can seamlessly go from one puzzle to the next as you progress with zero loading times. As you journey through The Great Depths, you can look down and see what’s left to do and look up and see all the progress you’ve made soundscape, on one epic journey!
- Photo Mode – See the world of Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles through the Photo Mode. Find the perfect angle and share online as Lumote poses for the camera!
Watch a new trailer below.