Life is Strange developer's next game will see players climbing to new heights

Jusant
(Image credit: Dontnod)

The developer of Life is Strange has revealed one of its next games, and it looks super relaxing. 

As revealed on June 11 at the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, Don'tnod is currently working on an "action-puzzle climbing game with meditative vibes" called Jusant, which is set to release in Fall 2023, and we'll be able to play on day one with Xbox Game Pass. 

The upcoming game's trailer was a little vague in the fact that we saw some gameplay but didn't find out much about the story of its characters. We do know though, that our protagonist will be joined by an adorable little blob friend (think Morph from Disney's Treasure Planet) and will be scaling a lot of mountains. 

There's clearly more to this game than just climbing cliffs, as during one moment in Jusant's trailer we see what looks like a ship that's crash-landed. There's also a small collection of houses hidden in the side of one of the mountains that our protagonist explores, which is giving real Tattooine from Star Wars vibes. 

Take a look at this chill-looking game for yourself below. 

 Jusant is just one of the games we saw during the Xbox Games Showcase today, other exciting reveals include a brand-new trailer for Fable, our first look at Ubisoft's upcoming Star Wars game, a surprising trailer for Like A Dragon 8, an update on Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, and much more. 

Find out what else we've got to look forward to with our upcoming Xbox Series X games list.  

Hope Bellingham
News Writer

After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at 12DOVE before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training.  My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.  

Read more
Big in 2025 Cairn montage of images, showing key art dangling off a cliff, an NPC in a tent, and an ascent up the side of a rocky surface
"Climbing is in itself a game, with rules everybody knows": Cairn's tense, strategic ascents are making our palms sweat
Fumito Ueda's untitled next game
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus director Fumito Ueda's next game is about a boy and a mech, and it's predictably gorgeous
Everwild
Everwild: Everything we know about the new game from Rare
Screenshot of Herdling, showing the weird yaks heading toward a sunset horizon.
With 18,000 glowing Steam reviews on their lovely debut game, this indie team's game about leading cute fantasy yaks up a mountain is instantly one to watch
A close-up of the Doom Slayer in the upcoming PC game, Doom: The Dark Ages.
Xbox Developer Direct kicks off 2025 with Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur, and a "surprise" fourth game
A character t-posing in to a T
Katamari Damacy creator's next game is all about being normal while stuck t-posing at the same time
Latest in Action
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dark Souls 2 fans remind Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima that he won’t be taking the DS2 acronym that easily
Death Stranding 2
Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding's themes of connection came about because "I thought I lost everything when I became alone nine years ago"
Beyond the Ice Palace 2
After 37 years, this Commodore 64 classic returns with a new Metroidvania sequel that gives serious old-school Castlevania vibes
Fortnite's Lara croft skin in front of a building
Fortnite has had Tomb Raider's Lara Croft locked away in battle pass exclusivity jail for almost 4 years, but she's reportedly getting a new skin very soon
The Last of Us 2
The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann sounds like he's contemplating the end of his career: "When is it time to stop?"
Screenshot of Neil in Death Stranding 2
Hideo Kojima says he chose Death Stranding 2's Solid Snake lookalike because he needed an actor who "would surpass" Mads Mikkelsen
Latest in News
inZOI Character Studio screenshot showing a young woman with short black/pink hair, black cat-like ears, and a black blouse with a bowtie
The creator of upcoming life sim Inzoi says he was "recklessly brave to even think about creating a game of this scale"
Rise of the Ronin
A year after its PS5 launch, Rise of the Ronin debuts on PC to "Mixed" reviews and performance complaints: "Stuttering on a 4090 is just... no"
Rise of the Ronin's photo mode offers some wonderful shots
On the heels of Rise of the Ronin's PC launch, its director says there's a "significant" amount of Japanese Switch gamers: "I am closely watching how this will change with the release of Switch 2"
Stardew Valley Castle Village mod
Stardew Valley Expanded creator is building an "even more ambitious" mod with a whole new city and "dungeons inspired by The Legend of Zelda"
Dino Crisis 2 art showing a young woman and man back-to-back amid tall green grass, both with their weapons drawn
Dino Crisis gets a fresh trademark filing by Capcom, but it might not mean the 26-year-old survival horror franchise will get a new installment like fans expect
Cujo
Netflix is making a brand new adaptation of Cujo, the infamous Stephen King book about a killer dog