The Magnificent Trufflepigs
Release date: Jun 2, 2021
Developers: Thunkd
Publishers: AMC Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game designed to be played in a single evening. You play as Adam, a sharp-witted but compassionate man returning to his childhood village of Stanning. There he'll help a woman named Beth on her mission to unearth a local treasure. As cracks begin to appear in Beth’s fairy tale plan for everything, you’ll delve into her history and discover all may not be as it seems. And you’ll have to choose how Adam responds to Beth as she faces her demons. Gameplay combines laid-back metal detecting and exploration with a strong interpersonal narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside. The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a game about trying to find something, and the tone it sets is like a typical English summer: mostly pleasant, but with stormy moments that threaten to ruin everything . Features: Metal detecting! Meditatively exploring a peaceful English farm Finding “treasures” (mostly rubbish) with your detector Digging them up with a large shovel and a small trowel Sharing photos of your finds with Beth Relationship building! Chatting with Beth via walkie-talkie and instant message Unravelling a mystery through interesting narrative choices Learning about Beth’s hopes and fears Directing the conversation to root out the truth Starring: Arthur Darvill ( Doctor Who , DC’s Legends of Tomorrow ) as Adam Luci Fish ( Safe House , Another Eden ) as Beth From the lead designer of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture , AMC Games, and SundanceTV: The Magnificent Trufflepigs . Story: It’s summer in the idyllic northern English village of Stanning. Beth is a successful twenty-something who’s poised to become the CEO of the biggest company in the valley, on the cusp of settling down, maybe having a couple kids. Life seems so straight-forward, but something’s missing… Many years ago, Beth found an earring while metal detecting on a local farm. It brought her brief fame (and a modest sum of cash for a pre-teen), but—most importantly—it made her feel special. But she never found the earring’s match. Now, the old farm is only a week away from being demolished so an energy company can turn it into a solar farm. Beth decides this is her last chance to rekindle that childhood sense of adventure. There’s too much ground to cover by herself, so (despite warnings from her friends) she’s hatched a plan to invite Adam back into her life. Beth’s search for the long-lost earring will unearth much more than she's bargained for.

Press reviews: “I was really impressed with how beautiful the game is.” Shacknews “...the story is the genuine highlight here.” GameSpew “It’s a meditative, peaceful experience that I’m sure will resonate with many others as much as it did with me. If you’re a fan of Firewatch and other narrative-driven titles, The Magnificent Trufflepigs is absolutely worth your time and money.” Twinfinite 

Notes: Most of the story is told in voiceover and no violence is ever directly depicted on-screen. One of the stories in the game is about a serial killer. At one point you can dig up a spoon, and one character wonders if it has been used for injectable drugs. Characters at times curse or mention getting a drink together.