Made-in-India PS5 game Mukti from Sony India Hero Project shows first gameplay
Mumbai-based
underDOGS Studio
has released the first gameplay trailer for Mukti, a
first-person narrative adventure game
coming to PlayStation 5 that addresses the serious issue of human trafficking through the lens of mid-2000s India.
The game, part of Sony's India Hero Project, puts players in the role of Arya, a young woman searching for her missing grandfather in his sprawling museum while uncovering dark truths about trafficking networks.
https://youtu.be/Qj0_lyRo-vo?si=8pA2UdWkjsl7M6MT
The studio is now accepting wishlists on both PlayStation Store and Steam, with founder and CEO Vaibhav Chavan emphasizing the critical importance of early support for indie developers breaking into the global market.
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Mukti is designed to leverage the full power of PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro hardware, offering 4K visuals and utilizing the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers for enhanced immersion.
Mukti also releasing on PC
The game will also be releasing on the PC, and the PC version requires modest specifications including. The minimum specific requires an Intel i5-9400F processor, 8GB RAM, and GTX 1650 graphics card, though recommended specs call for more powerful hardware including RTX 4060 Ti graphics. The Steam version for PC will include achievements, family sharing, and full controller support.
"Being a part of
Sony India Hero Project
didn't just give us fuel to bring our vision to life, it also reaffirmed our belief that Indian stories belong on the world stage," Chavan said, highlighting the significance of international platform support for regional developers.
No release date has been announced, but the studio continues working closely with Sony to optimize the PlayStation experience.
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