‘Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock’ First-Person Point-and-Click Sci-Fi Adventure-Action Game Announced for PC and Mac Desktop Platforms
Phoenix Online Publishing in partnership with developer Red Herring Labs has just announced the forthcoming release of Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock, a first-person point-and-click sci-fi action-adventure game set in a chillingly alien and atmospheric world.
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock will be released on February 17 for both the PC and Mac desktop platforms. The game will launch on the Phoenix Online Store, Steam, the Humble Bundle Store, and other third-party retailers, and it will be available for purchase for only $9.99.
A re-mastered edition of the highly acclaimed Morningstar flash-based web game launched back in May 2009, game developer Red Herring Labs has also added new puzzles into the mix, as well as new scenes and a more streamlined interface. According to the publisher, "inviting players to explore an isolated, alien landscape that appears deceptively empty and benign, this adventure by Red Herring Labs brings new life to their hit game Morningstar, offering all-new puzzles, scenes and encounters to discover."
Red Herring Labs, a loose alliance of freelance game developers based in Hungary, is known for their classical point-and-click adventure games with engaging stories and high production quality. They've developed and released three free-to-play point-and-click adventure games on the flash platform: the original Morningstar (2009), Hetherdale (2010), and Nick Toldy (2011). With the release of the upgraded Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock on PC and Mac, they hope to establish themselves in the desktop market and help pave the way for future adventure games.
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock revolves around a central game character named Powell. The storyline as described in the game's introduction reads: "Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, what should have been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew. With one man dead and the captain gravely injured, Powell is on his own to repair the ship and find a way to escape the strange gravity well of the empty planet they've landed on. If the situation weren't dire enough, the only signs of life on the planet are the remains of a much larger and better equipped ship and her crew, all dead, and not by natural means. What-or who-brought down these ships and is killing their crews? Why? And can Powell find a way off-planet before he shares the same fate?"