Never Alone devs tackle Ukrainian folklore with The Forest Song

it succeeded with aplomb. Creative director Sean Vesce and art director Dima Veryovka have reunited for a new project under the banner of Colabee Studios: The Forest Song.

The Forest Song is a first-person adventure adaptation of Lisova Pisnya, a Ukrainian drama in which a peasant has a close encounter with a powerful forest spirit. It's the starting point for a journey deep into the strange and tangled mythology of Ukraine, the influence of which can be felt in The Witcher series.

For the developers, it's a chance to bridge the gap between youth and the elderly in a country whose own culture has been hard to cling on to.