Steep
The final reveal of the conference was a new project from Ubisoft Annecy. Steep is a new sport based multi-player game inspired by the mountain ranges that surround the French studio. Creative director Igor Manceau described the game as an “open world action sports game designed with sharing in mind.”
Set in the alpine point at the intersection between Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland, players will be able to tackle the mountain by skiing, snowboarding, paragliding or by using a wing suit. Along the way, they can track their progress as they travel through the range, with the option of adding other players to intersect with and challenge across the various sports. The game-play demo and trailer showcased how players can use their own descents and journeys through the landscape to learn how to progress as they choose.
Steep will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC from December 2016. Watch the game presentation below.
Words by Megan Roxburgh