After more than two years, Jujubee Studio, developer of the documentary game "Kursk," issued a statement last Jan. 19, announcing the release of the game this year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac, as well as revealing a teaser trailer, screenshots and other assets for the game.
Watch the latest trailer below.
Jujubee attempts to tell the tragic story of "Kursk," a Russian Navy nuclear submarine, that sank on April 20, 2000 in the Barents Sea, in a game bearing the same name as the sunken submarine. The entire crew on board, consisting of 118 sailors, all died. The story became all the more tragic when it was investigated that at least 23 sailors had survived the preliminary explosion that incapacitated the submarine. Moreover, the Russian navy failed in their attempt to rescue the submarine's crew over the course of four days after it had sunk.
Michał Stępień, chief executive officer at Jujubee, issued a statement where he emphasized the importance of the responsibility of video game developers to come up with games that not only entertain, but most importantly, educate. He talked about how far the video game industry has come, creating games that mirror reality and that these developments should be used as a tool, just like books and movies, to expand one's understanding and consequently, "provoke discussions that go far beyond the world of video games."
He further remarked:
"We believe that KURSK will be precisely that kind of creation. It's a game that brings the Russian submarine crew's tragic story to the fore while maintaining all the advantages of sandbox gameplay. We'd like players not only to feel an integral part of the world we're creating, but also to be inspired by the facts of this fascinating, if not dramatic story."
"Kursk" will be a realistic first-person perspective played game. According to PC Gamer, players will be given the role of a spy attempting to gain information about "Shkval supercavitating torpedoes." The game will mostly take place inside Kursk, but players will also have the chance to visit Moscow and Vidyayevo. Since the game is played in first-person perspective, a players will have to make difficult "moral choices" which will give weight to the possible endings of the story.
