Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany's meditative adventure about flight, friendship and returning light to the world.

Released iOS Android Nintendo PS5 Adventure

18 Jul 2019 · Free to play

About Sky: Children of the Light

Restore light to a world overcome by darkness, uncovering memories that shine light on a fallen kingdom. Free trapped spirits across seven realms, return them to the constellations, and bring life back to Sky. Take flight across beautiful, mystical landscapes, discovering hidden secrets, trapped spirits, and Winged Light to strengthen your flight. Dive and glide for an enchanting flight experience with easy maneuverability that brings a sense of engagement, wonder, and curiosity. Explore on your own or journey with friends who guide the way. Sky invites creativity and interactivity with other players. Create your own personal Nest, a cozy space to call home and decorate with an assortment of collectible furniture and placeables that reflect your style. Visit friends’ Nests for inspiration, or craft shared spaces out in the open world where other players can gather and enjoy your creation. Along your journey, discover messages left behind by fellow travelers to guide and encourage you. We invite you to write and place your own messages for others to discover. Sky is an online multiplayer experience, where friendships can form naturally, if you choose. Offer your light to fellow travelers, and interact through emotes, chat, hand-holding, and more.

• Flight and candle-sharing gameplay
• Wordless environmental storytelling
• Social friendship progression
• Seasonal content and spirits
• Cross-platform play
• Full controller support
• HDR available
• Family Sharing

Gameplay

In Sky, players explore a once-prosperous kingdom using a cape that allows them to fly. The in-game world consists of seven unique realms, each with a variety of areas to explore, and a theme representing different stages of life. There is also Home and Aviary Village, with Home being a small island which serves as the world hub and the starting point and Aviary Village as a village with shops and a place that the player can customize as their house. Throughout the world, players encounter "spirits" that allow them to unlock items in return for in-game currency, and "children of light" which give players "winged light". When a player has collected enough winged light, their cape level goes up, allowing them to fly further. The game places heavy focus on social mechanics. Players are able to meet and befriend one another, and can unlock new abilities like chat and sending gifts as their friendship grows. There are also many cosmetic items to collect including capes, masks, hairstyles, hats, pants, shoes, musical instruments, expressions, and more. These items can be obtained using in-game currency or, in some cases, bought with real money. Some cosmetics are only available to certain players, such as the original beta cape, exclusive to those who played the beta version prior to the full release. Sky has multiple in-game currencies. "Candles" are the main currency of Sky, and are exchanged with spirits and friends in return for items and abilities. Candles are obtained by collecting pieces of light (called wax in-game) and forging them, or by purchasing them for real money. "Hearts" are the social currency of Sky, and are obtained when players receive gifts from others, or can be bought directly from spirits with candles. Hearts are mainly used to purchase cosmetic items from spirits. "Ascended candles" are the rarest currency in Sky, which are rewarded to players for giving their winged light to "the fallen" at the end of the game. Ascended candles are exchanged with spirits for "wing buffs", which give players extra Winged Light, or can be used to upgrade friendship and purchase various spells such as height alteration and cape recharge. Another form of…