Acclaim will publish Elden Pixels-developed Metrioidvania game The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest when it launches for unspecified consoles and PC via Steam in 2026, the company announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Step into the mind of Fletcher Howie Jr, a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. After a visit to the psychologist that goes horribly wrong, you must escape your perilous mental prison in a Metroidvania drenched in anxiety based on a very true story developed by the Metroidvania masters behind Alwa’s Awakening, Alwa’s Legacy, and A Void Hope.
Features
- Explore procedurally generated Metroidvania that incorporates player feedback to shape the world you explore and the creatures you encounter.
- Find and defeat the five prison gang leaders, or become their friend!
- A uniquely mature adventure that deals with themes of anxiety and psychoanalysis.
- Navigate the hazardous recesses of Fletcher’s mind while rocking out to a pumping chiptune soundtrack
- Fast-paced precision platforming through a wealth of unique worlds created by Fletcher’s deepest fears and anxieties.
- Full-frontal pixel nudity!
Watch a new trailer below.