We Are OFK has announced a launch window during Nintendo's Indie World Showcase today, with the stylish music narrative game set to release on Nintendo Switch this summer.
The indie title is a biopic focusing on the story of four friends coming together to record and release their debut EP in an interactive making-of-the-band episodic series about "dreaming, dating, and paying rent in Los Angeles". Episodes one and two will launch together this summer.
We Are OFK blends game and music as players will hear new singles for the first time while also exploring dialogue options, arguing over lyrics, and sending emotional texts. The title will include interactive music videos such as OFK's debut single "Follow/Unfollow", which the band performed at the 2020 Game Awards and is available on music streaming platforms.
"In a lot of game stories, the villain is a dragon, a sword man, an evil corporation. That’s not our kind of story. In We Are OFK, the villain is… the struggles you face trying to create something: imposter syndrome, heartbreak, miscommunication, people with different dreams and priorities", the band's keyboardist and manager Itsumi Saito said in an interview last year.
"It’s really hard to make music, games, art, videos, novels, whatever! That’s the story we want to tell. Our story, of how our band got together in Los Angeles and how, so far, we haven’t screwed it up".
Featuring a stacked cast of talent, We Are OFK looks to be a stylish and well-written narrative adventure set in the worlds of music and Hollywood. It will be a five-episode series with gameplay features such as "emotional texting, thirst texting, emoji spamming" and five interactive music videos that will premiere new OFK songs. TheGamer will be sure to have a review up of We Are OFK when it debuts.
The game is due to launch on Nintendo Switch this summer, but is also heading to PS4, PS5, and on PC via Steam. Meanwhile, you can watch We Are OFK's title sequence on YouTube here.