The bizarre world of Unknown 9 is an ambitious multimedia project that can be experienced fully from each standalone story. Part of its project aims to captivate more audiences across multiple platforms through other mediums more than just video games. These include podcasts, comics, and novels. This eventually forms part of an interconnected narrative that invites fans to unravel this mysterious world.
Unknown 9: Awakening is at the heart of their big project.
It is a narrative-driven action adventure game developed by the Montreal-based studio, Reflector Entertainment. It is set to launch on October 18, 2024 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam.
Unknown 9: Awakening follows the journey of Haroona, a Quaestor with powerful abilities sourced from the mysterious dimension that overlaps our own known as the Fold. Haroona must protect humanity from the Ascendants, who seek to harness the power of the Fold to reshape human destiny.
The gameplay offers a familiar blend of third-person action with stealth elements. Fans of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series will find some of its mechanics familiar.
Haroona is played by actress Anya Chalotra, known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg from Netflix’s live-action Witcher series.
While fans await the game’s release, there are plenty of ways to dive into the Unknown 9 universe, further expanding the game’s rich lore.
This includes The Unknown 9: Torment comic series which introduces a character named Jaden Crowe, a young man drawn into a mind-bending adventure. Issue #1 is currently available to read while Issue #2 is set to come out soon.
Podcast listeners can also uncover the paranormal side to the universe with ‘Unknown 9: Out of Sight,’ a scripted podcast containing 9 episodes following a group of paranormal investigators.
For book lovers, the first two novels of Layton Green’s ‘Genesis Trilogy’ will tell the story of a young astrophysicist uncovering the truth behind her mentor’s murder. Additionally, the upcoming web series ‘Unknown 9: Passage’ and ‘The Taylor Files’ will further deepen the lore of this massive universe.
All these various mediums culminate into the release of Unknown 9: Awakening, completely bringing in a full picture to this gripping science fiction universe.