First-person romantic metal-detecting game The Magnificent Trufflepigs announced for Switch

AMC and Thunkd have announced The Magnificent Trufflepigs, a first-person romantic metal-detecting game that “combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a strong narrative, all set in a beautiful English countryside.” It’s due out this summer on Switch.

Here’s some information about The Magnificent Trufflepigs as well as a trailer:

Metal detecting!
Meditatively exploring a peaceful English farm
Finding “treasures” (mostly rubbish) with your detector
Digging them up with a large shovel and a small trowel
Sharing photos of your finds with Beth

Relationship building!
Chatting with Beth via walkie-talkie and instant message
Unravelling a mystery through interesting narrative choices
Learning about Beth’s hopes and fears
Directing the conversation to root out the truth

Starring:
Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as Adam
Luci Fish (Safe House, Another Eden) as Beth

From the lead designer of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, AMC Games, and SundanceTV: The Magnificent Trufflepigs.

Story:
It’s summer in the idyllic northern English village of Stanning. Beth is a successful twenty-something who’s poised to become the CEO of the biggest company in the valley, on the cusp of settling down, maybe having a couple kids. Life seems so straight-forward, but something’s missing…

Many years ago, Beth found an earring while metal detecting on a local farm. It brought her brief fame (and a modest sum of cash for a pre-teen), but—most importantly—it made her feel special. But she never found the earring’s match.

Now, the old farm is only a week away from being demolished so an energy company can turn it into a solar farm. Beth decides this is her last chance to rekindle that childhood sense of adventure. There’s too much ground to cover by herself, so (despite warnings from her friends) she’s hatched a plan to invite Adam back into her life. Beth’s search for the long-lost earring will unearth much more than she’s bargained for.

The Magnificent Trufflepigs will be sold digitally for Switch via the eShop.