It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything substantial from the narrative-driven, prehistoric action-adventure horror game Instinction, but Hashbane Interactive has finally given a major update on it. With two years of hard work behind the team, they’ll soon be ready to show off more Instinction gameplay in a new extended demo trailer, but before then, here are some fresh story details around the game’s protagonist.
In a press statement this morning, Hashbane revealed that an extended gameplay trailer for Instinction will drop soon. There are no details as to when outside of “soon,” though we speculate this will either be before or during this year’s The Game Awards. With how much the studio has been teasing on their X account over the years with impressive lifelike dinosaur models and some of the best animations we’ve seen in a dinosaur game, we can’t wait to see how far they’ve progressed in the actual game.
We received tons of questions about our Deinonychus model, so we wanted to show a bit more of what will be showcased in the demo. We've been working on a few AI systems for this bunch, importantly combat and natural living behaviors when not engaged with the player. We love this… pic.twitter.com/wvIkPYBBJx
— Instinction, Prehistoric Action-Adventure (@InstinctionGame) September 29, 2023
But in the meantime, the studio has also revealed some new story details. Those being around the game’s protagonist, who’s name is “Isabel “Izzy” Sierra.”
“Isabel “Izzy” Sierra is a young, Mexican-American college student who is finishing up her degree when her grandmother falls ill. Her grandmother’s dying request is for Izzy to journey to her birthplace located deep within the Yucatan Peninsula and return an heirloom that belonged to her people. It doesn’t take long for Izzy to realize that she is in over her head.
Even more concerning, a mysterious organization seems to be closing in on her grandmother’s village, claiming to be trying to stop a natural disaster…”
It’s not much to go on, but at least we know who our main star is. We suspect this heirloom, as with all adventure games, will end up playing a pivotal role in the story. Regardless, you’ll be living out this story in a prehistoric world, that’ll feature 28 different beasts. Some friendly, and some deadly.
Instinction has no release date, though it is slated to come to PC and consoles. If you want to learn a bit more about Instinction, be sure to check out our interview with Hashbane from a few years back.