Release Date: 2026
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Developer and coproducer: Motvind Studios
Coproducer and publisher: ARTE France
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In Beyond the Plastic Wall, you play as Hal, a young scavenger who finds a sealed box of mysterious letters written by a woman he doesn’t know. This woman lives deep within the walls of the last city at the end of the world, so he decides to set off on a journey looking for her.
His search will take him through the many varied horizons of this strange world, from its lonely, abandoned outskirts to the narrow alleys and bustling skyscrapers of a city filled with grim secrets. And like any good scavenger, Hal can't resist trying to fix the wrecked machines he encounters along the way.
Embark on a gorgeous 2.5D view pixel art adventure across rocky shores, vast, forgotten structures and lush, windy plains lovingly created by blending hand-crafted art with innovative and cutting edge rendering techniques.
Throughout your journey, you will come across many characters that this crumbling world have pulled apart: from a voyage with a proud but lonely boat captain to a confrontation with an angry fishmonger and unsettling brushes with the strange outcasts that hide in the shadows of the walled city. Each of their tales brings you a little closer to the letters’ mysterious author and nearer to understanding the true reasons for your own voyage.
To a scavenger like Hal, machines have as much to tell him as humans do.
On your way towards The City you’ll encounter many broken devices, corrupted consoles and malfunctioning vehicles impeding your progress that need repairing. Manipulate a varied range of mechanical puzzles to move forward and uncover the secrets of this continent.
A rusty boat engine, a coded telephone machine, a mysterious archive computer: every puzzle is a unique challenge that works on a shared logic that you get to know as you unlock their satisfying and complex machinery.
Immerse yourself in a stunning world that blends pixel art with modern special effects. Each environment has been designed with remarkable attention to detail to offer you a truly unique visual experience.
Interact with a variety of machines and solve intuitive and satisfying puzzles, designed to stimulate both your powers of observation and logic. Every mechanic will challenge you to understand, experiment with and manipulate its components in order to continue your adventure.
Lose yourself in a layered, thoughtful story about the inevitability of change, the tragedy of decay and the things that can and can’t be fixed. About failure, guilt and fear of the future - and the necessity of learning to pick up the pieces of yourself after being broken.
MOTVIND STUDIOS is an independent art collective duo consisting of Leo Köhler and August Håkansson. With a varied background in VFX, 3D animation, illustration and graphic design they aim to create a wide range of interactive experiences in collaboration with other artists and creators.
Beyond The Plastic Wall was created by August Håkansson and Leo Köhler and written by Imogen West-Knights. The original soundtrack was composed by Ivan Starenius.
As a European public service cultural media outlet, ARTE brings Europeans together through culture and innovation. Its diverse programming—including films, series, documentaries, video games, and podcasts—fosters a shared imagination and a democratic space. For over a decade, ARTE has been co-producing and publishing independent and auteur video games, including Type:Rider, Homo Machina, Vectronom, To Hell with the Ugly, Enterre-moi mon amour, 30 Birds, and Looking for Fael.
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