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So the trees are haunted then!

Ooooh

We started with British landscapes. It’s very helpful of them to be as varied as they are, whether it's the Yorkshire Dales, Scottish Highlands or the east coast of Scotland (the entire art team lives in or around Edinburgh, so we've got loads of natural beauty on the doorstep).

We really wanted to capture a gradient as you move from civilization to wilderness, which has benefited a lot from a painterly, organic style. The Deepwoods are a space where people rarely tread. We visited the Puzzlewood, a temperate rainforest in the UK, and found useful reference there.

One of the cultures that left its mark on the landscape is the enigmatic Sophoi empire. They built these monolithic structures that ordinary people wouldn't have understood, even at the time. One of the things you'll do in Mandrake is poke your nose into what the Sophoi structures might mean.

Just found this by accident, I loved the 2 sunless games so much and this one is far beyond any expectations. Instant Wishlist. It's gorgeous in every possible way, can't wait. thank you for your work it's really precious.

So glad it found you. Can't wait to share more!

How did your team adapt to this scary and unknown landscape? Did you have to ease them into it or did you just rip off the band-aid and open the windows to the artist basement?