Hilda (video game)

Hilda is an episodic graphic adventure video game developed by Giant Sparrow and co-published by Annapurna Interactive and 505 Games for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Valve Steam Deck, Microsoft Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Based on the graphic novel, the game will be released in five episodes periodically from January to September. Physical copies have been released on October 8, distributed by 505 Games.

Hilda was formed with an episodic format in mind, for reasons both financial and creative. Player feedback influenced the adjustments made to the episodes. Story and character arc serve as the central point in the game. Unlike the graphic novel and the TV series, the game has recieved a "Teen" rating from the ESRB due to blood, mild fantasy violence, mild language, and suggestive themes. The decision of having a T rated Hilda game was made so that developers can get out of their comfort zones and think about deeper topics but at the same time keeping it kid friendly for ages 13 and older.

A prequel, Hilda: Before Trolberg, will be released three years later, and a sequel, Hilda 2 will be released two years after that. An additional installment to the series, Hilda and The Watercolors, will be released three years after that.

Gameplay
Hilda is a graphic adventure, played as protagonist Hilda from a first-person perspective. The player can examine and interact with objects, which enables puzzle solving in the form of fetch quests and making changes to the environment. Items that are collected will be kept in the inventory.

The player can explore various locations of Trolberg and communicate with non-playable characters. Dialoge exchanges can be rewound while branching options are used for conversation. Once an event is reset, the details provided earlier are permitted to avail themselves in the future. In some instances, choices in dialogue will alter and affect the story through short or long-term consequences. For each one of the choices, something good in the short term could turn out worse later.

Some sequences will have quick-time-events where if the player fails to press the buttion at certain time, the player will start from the previous checkpoint prior to the QTE.

Synopsis
Hilda is an 11-year-old girl who grew up with her mother in a cabin in the wilderness. Hilda and her mother decided to move to Trolberg. Over the course of the game, she and her deerfox Twig, later accompanied by an elf named Alfur and friends David and Frida, exploring the city to befriend mysterious animals, people, and spirits.

Trivia

 * 1) Retail versions will be available on October 8.
 * 2) The video game universe of Hilda will be targeted to an older audience due to certain content only suitable for 13 and older.
 * 3) The PC, iOS and Android versions will have controller support.
 * 4) The game will have some simularities to the Life is Strange franchise.
 * 5) The video game universe will be a separate canon from the graphic novel and the Netflix series.
 * 6) Physical copies will contain bonus items.