PROJECT HAVEN WIKI SERIES
The music from Franco-Japanese animation series including Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold were his major inspirations when he was working on the game's original soundtrack. Electronic musician Danger composed the game's music. The design of the two protagonists was inspired by Image Comics' Saga. The works of Shakespere also inspired the team, with Thoa calling the initial pitch " Romeo and Juliet but instead of dying they escaped in space".
Other inspirations for the game include Prince of Persia (2008), Catherine, ToeJam & Earl, and Phantasy Star. The cooperative multiplayer mode was introduced at the game's late stage of development. Thoa compared the combat to that of a rhythm game, since it was designed to be accessible and relaxing without being "intellectually exhausting". The game's name "Haven" reflected its high-concept, referring to the place where players can "be safe and in love".
PROJECT HAVEN WIKI FULL
Originally, the concept of Haven featured eight couples with a diverse range of relationships but it became clear during production that the team wouldn't be able to reach their initial vision for the full cast, so they focused on only two characters. The team wanted to create a game which focuses on the romantic relationship between the two protagonists because they felt that most games in the modern market do not handle the subject matter with maturity, and believed that there is room for a game based entirely on that idea. Emeric Thoa, the game's creative director, described the game as " Journey meets Persona". Haven was developed and published by The Game Bakers, which was known for developing Furi (2016).
If the pair decide to close the flow bridge, one of them is blasted with Rust, but they succeed in closing off Source from the Apiary and can begin their lives on Source without fear of the Apiary's interference. The pair are shown being brainwashed and memory wiped, but eventually content in their separated assigned lives on Apiary. If the pair have misgivings about severing the flow bridge, they decide to make a last stand against Ozias' drones, which eventually capture them. They must repair their ship and fly into the source of both Flow and Rust. The couple decide they have only one option: sever the connecting bridge from Source that allows the Apiary to travel there. Ozias announces his intention to come to Source and bring Yu back - and wipe their memory if they refuse him. After Kay's pendant opens a door on Source, they realizes their parents probably died on Source during that incident.Įventually the pair are contacted by Lord Ozias, Yu's assigned spouse before they fled with Kay. After the Apiary sends drones after them, the pair decide to video call Yu's mother, who reveals Source's strange floating island state is the result of Apiary's disastrous experiments to harvest Flow and study Rust only 20 years ago. There is also a mysterious spreading contagion called Rust. They begin to explore Source to work on repairing it, and realize that the Apiary had colonized Source at some point. Yu and Kay successfully flee through the flow bridge that connects the planets and begin a new life on Source together, but as their floating island crumbles, their ship is damaged. Running away to a mysterious planet called Source, they navigate through the strange world in search for resources while fighting hostile inhabitants along the way. Haven focuses on Yu and Kay, two fugitives in love that have escaped from an oppressive authoritarian society called "Apiary", one which forces couples into forced marriages.
At the Nest, players can craft new items, rest and heal, and cook food using the resources and ingredients collected in the world. The game features real time combat, which requires the players to coordinate and utilize the skills of both Yu and Kay. Occasionally, players will face hostile rusted creatures. The two protagonists are equipped with a pair of anti-gravity boots, which are used to navigate the world and glide on "flow threads". The player can control either character, or play in co-op multiplayer with another person, as they search for materials and resources for the Nest, their spaceship. The game is about two lovers, Yu and Kay, who escape to an uninhabited lost planet called Source. Haven is a third-person role-playing game with survival game elements.