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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoOpMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to Platform/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the Platform/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the Platform/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A Platform/{{Steam}} port is set to release in early 2024.

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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoOpMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to Platform/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the Platform/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the Platform/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A Platform/{{Steam}} port is set to release was released in early 2024.
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*AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: The final quest of the collab with ''A Deer of Nine Colors'' has the titular character captured by the kingdom, causing Darkness to rain down upon the Crescent Oasis. The remorseful merchant then works together with the PlayerCharacter to save the Deer.]]
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** Summer 2021 added a season themed around ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', featuring spirits based on the book's characters and a questline where you accompany the Prince throughout the world of Sky.
** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA|Singer}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. From December to early January, a virtual concert was freely available for everyone to experience in-game. The concert returned in late August 2023 to early September, for an official attempt to break the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords record for "Most Users in a Concert-Themed Virtual World"]].
** A third crossover season came in Winter 2024 themed around ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deer_of_Nine_Colors A Deer of Nine Colors]]'', a 1981 Chinese animated film based on a Buddhist tale of the same name.

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** Summer 2021 added a season an update themed around ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', featuring spirits based on the book's characters and a questline where you accompany the Prince throughout the world of Sky.
** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA|Singer}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. From December to early January, a virtual concert was freely available for everyone to experience in-game. The concert returned in late August 2023 to early September, for an official attempt to break the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords record for "Most Users in a Concert-Themed Virtual World"]].
** A third crossover season came in Winter 2024 themed around ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deer_of_Nine_Colors A Deer of Nine Colors]]'', a 1981 Chinese animated film based on a Buddhist tale of the same name.



** The Season of Prophecy's elemental Trials. The first three trials are challenging, but the only danger is the environment -- Trial of Water's tides, Trial of Earth's chasms, Trial of Air's winds. Trial of Fire, on the other hand, throws you head-first into [[spoiler:a pitch-black maze where DarknessEqualsDeath and you need to light a path through the maze while avoiding unseen creatures that will kill you on contact.]]

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** The Season Cave of Prophecy's Prophecies' elemental Trials. The first three trials are challenging, but the only danger is the environment -- Trial of Water's tides, Trial of Earth's chasms, Trial of Air's winds. Trial of Fire, on the other hand, throws you head-first into [[spoiler:a pitch-black maze where DarknessEqualsDeath and you need to light a path through the maze while avoiding unseen creatures that will kill you on contact.]]



* TreehouseOfFun: The Season of Assembly centers around helping a group of forest Scouts build one, and multiple smaller treehouses are found scattered throughout the Hidden Forest.
* TropicalIslandAdventure: The Season of Sanctuary introduced Sanctuary Island, a tropical haven full of waterfalls and secret caves, and is themed around a group of tourists on a summer retreat. The season's questline revolves around restoring the island's wildlife.
* UnderwaterRuins: The Season of Abyss is set in the Treasure Reef, an underwater ruin. The season's questline centers around a treasure-hunting expedition that plunders the Reef for gemstones [[spoiler:and eventually [[DugTooDeep delves too deep]] and discovers a ''massive'' Dark Dragon sleeping in the deepest part of ruins.]]

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* TreehouseOfFun: The Season of Assembly centers quests center around helping a group of forest Scouts build one, and multiple smaller treehouses are found scattered throughout the Hidden Forest.
* TropicalIslandAdventure: The Season of Sanctuary update introduced Sanctuary Island, Islands, a tropical haven full of waterfalls and secret caves, and is themed around a group of tourists on a summer retreat. The season's questline revolves around restoring the island's wildlife.
* UnderwaterRuins: The Season of Abyss is set in Update introduces the Treasure Reef, an underwater ruin. The season's questline centers around a treasure-hunting expedition that plunders the Reef for gemstones [[spoiler:and eventually [[DugTooDeep delves too deep]] and discovers a ''massive'' Dark Dragon sleeping in the deepest part of ruins.]]



* WhamShot: The Season of Shattering takes players to a sequence of tableaus, memories depicting the native creatures of Sky -- birds, mantas, whales, etc. The final memory, however, depicts [[spoiler:the entity at the center of Eden striking down each of the Elders.]]

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* WhamShot: The Season of Shattering takes Ancient Memories take players to a sequence of tableaus, memories depicting the native creatures of Sky -- birds, mantas, whales, etc. The final memory, however, depicts [[spoiler:the entity at the center of Eden striking down each of the Elders.]]

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* ATasteOfPower: Introduced in the Revival update. The Descendant starts with more Light than they can ever have in-game, but it's swiftly taken away from them. Used as a basic flying tutorial.



* HighlyVisibleLandmark: Logical Extreme.
Basically every area has this. The "main path" will either have a Temple or the Eye of Eden displayed clearly in the background. Even seasonal areas have this, such as the Colosseum in the Village of Dreams or the main island in the Sanctuary Islands.

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* GrimyWater: Found extensively in the Golden Wasteland, as well as other areas. It slows the player down and slowly drains their light.
* HighlyVisibleLandmark: Logical Extreme. \n Basically every area has this. The "main path" will either have a Temple or the Eye of Eden displayed clearly in the background. Even seasonal areas have this, such as the Colosseum in the Village of Dreams or the main island in the Sanctuary Islands.



*LevelUpFillUp: Collecting a Winged Light fully restores all your light.



* PhotoMode: Introduced in Season of Moments, which is accessed through a camera item similar to Breath of the Wild's camera.

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* PhotoMode: Introduced in Season of Moments, the Prairie Peaks, which is accessed through a camera item similar to Breath of the Wild's camera.



* PortalNetwork: The Wind Paths, an area above the Hidden Forest that connects to sub-areas of each of the realms. The Season of Flight centers around opening up the Paths and restoring the temple sanctuary at its center.

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*PointofNoReturn: Once you enter the final part of the Eye of Eden, you have to complete it. Even quitting the game will just force you back into the point of no return. Weakly justified in-game, with the Descendents needing to give their light at all costs. However, there's no way to "lose", barring some unfortunate glitches. Sometimes, veteran players hilariously enter it by accident.
* PortalNetwork: The Wind Paths, an area above the Hidden Forest that connects to sub-areas of each of the realms. The Season of Flight centers quests center around opening up the Paths and restoring the temple sanctuary at its center.center.
* RacingMinigame: Introduced in Days of Feast 2023. You can set up races and customize them, as well as race with other people.


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*RenovatingThePlayerHeadquarters: A main feature of the Aviary Village quests. As you free more spirits and help them out, the village grows, with more shops being added.
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*AdvancedMovementTechnique: Flips, rolls, and wind walls are just one way to abuse your power of flight.


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* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: 8 in the vast majority of Sky's servers.


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*HighlyVisibleLandmark: Logical Extreme.
Basically every area has this. The "main path" will either have a Temple or the Eye of Eden displayed clearly in the background. Even seasonal areas have this, such as the Colosseum in the Village of Dreams or the main island in the Sanctuary Islands.


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* ItsUpToYou: Played somewhat straight in the beginning; you have to save all the spirits and do all the quests yourself. However, it's averted in the Eye of Eden, where you're just one of many Descendants trying to get through.


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* OneSizeFitsAll: The cosmetics are given to you by the Ancestor Spirits, who wear them themselves. They're usually shrunken-down for your convenience.


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*PhotoMode: Introduced in Season of Moments, which is accessed through a camera item similar to Breath of the Wild's camera.


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* StoryBreadcrumbs: Used extensively in the lore.
*SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: In the later parr of Eden, you are given TEN winged light in just a small corridor. You'll need it, however, since the final area is the hardest part of the game. Funnily enough, it could be considered downplayed, since ten winged light just allows you to survive for a tiny bit longer.
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* Multi-Platform: First released on iOS, it is now playable on Android, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Steam.

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* Multi-Platform: MultiPlatform: First released on iOS, it is now playable on Android, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Steam.

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* Antepiece: The first Dark Dragon area in Golden Wasteland. It has plenty of spots that allow for cover, which prepares you for the
dragon-infested Graveyard.



* Event Flag: Mostly completing the Elder cutscenes. However, many events are unlocked by a seemingly specific task: starting the 4th quest of Hopeful Steward. Although this may seem random for old players, it happens very early in the game for new players.

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* Event Flag: EventFlag: Mostly completing the Elder cutscenes. However, many events are unlocked by a seemingly specific task: starting the 4th quest of Hopeful Steward. Although this may seem random for old players, it happens very early in the game for new players.

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* AlwaysNight: The Starlight Desert.

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* AlwaysNight: The Starlight Desert.Desert and Passage Stone.
*Antepiece: The first Dark Dragon area in Golden Wasteland. It has plenty of spots that allow for cover, which prepares you for the
dragon-infested Graveyard.


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*CallAHitPointASmeerp: Your Light is both the health and stamina meter.


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*CollisionDamage: Zig-zagged. Originally in the earlier versions of the game, but now removed.


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* DiegeticCharacterCreation: Introduced in the Aviary Village. Ancestor spirits have shops that help you with your outfit: a barber changes your hairstyle, a mask-maker puts on your mask, etc.


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*Multi-Platform: First released on iOS, it is now playable on Android, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Steam.


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*RepeatableQuest: Present in the quests of Enchantment, Prophecy, Dreams, Assembly, Flight, Performance, Aurora, Remembrance, Passage, Moments, and Nine-Colored Deer.


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*WarpWhistle: A button allows you to go to Home or Aviary Village at a moment's notice.
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*Event Flag: Mostly completing the Elder cutscenes. However, many events are unlocked by a seemingly specific task: starting the 4th quest of Hopeful Steward. Although this may seem random for old players, it happens very early in the game for new players.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dark Dragons look nothing like traditional dragons: They are large, completely black beings. Its anatomy is very similar to shrimps, with its body segmented into multiple sections, with six pairs of segmented legs whose size decreases as they approach the tail. In addition,[[SpikesOfDoom its entire body is covered in spikes]]. While their heads have a pair of large horns, as well as a single large eye that projects a light that determines their cylindrical field of vision, appearing more mechanical than inorganic. Added to everything else, they are surrounded by particles of darkness, making them harmful to touch. Due to all their insectoid characteristics, the community has nicknamed them "krill".

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dark Dragons look nothing like traditional dragons: They are large, completely black beings. Its anatomy is very similar to shrimps, with its body segmented into multiple sections, with six pairs of segmented legs whose size decreases as they approach the tail. In addition,[[SpikesOfDoom addition, [[SpikesOfDoom its entire body is covered in spikes]]. While their Their heads have a pair of large horns, as well as a single large eye that projects a light that determines their cylindrical field of vision, appearing more mechanical than inorganic. Added to everything else, they are surrounded by particles of darkness, making them harmful to touch. Due to all of their insectoid characteristics, the community has nicknamed them "krill".
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dark Dragons look nothing like traditional dragons, and the community has nicknamed them "krill".

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dark Dragons look nothing like traditional dragons, and dragons: They are large, completely black beings. Its anatomy is very similar to shrimps, with its body segmented into multiple sections, with six pairs of segmented legs whose size decreases as they approach the tail. In addition,[[SpikesOfDoom its entire body is covered in spikes]]. While their heads have a pair of large horns, as well as a single large eye that projects a light that determines their cylindrical field of vision, appearing more mechanical than inorganic. Added to everything else, they are surrounded by particles of darkness, making them harmful to touch. Due to all their insectoid characteristics, the community has nicknamed them "krill".

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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoOpMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} port was announced on May 2023 and is set to release sometime near the end of the year.

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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoOpMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} Platform/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Platform/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 Platform/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Platform/{{Steam}} port was announced on May 2023 and is set to release sometime near the end of the year.
in early 2024.



** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA|Singer}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. From December 2022 to January 2, 2023, a virtual concert was freely available for everyone to experience in-game and returned in late August 2023 to early September, for an official attempt to break the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords record for "Most Users in a Concert-Themed Virtual World"]].

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** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA|Singer}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. From December 2022 to January 2, 2023, early January, a virtual concert was freely available for everyone to experience in-game and in-game. The concert returned in late August 2023 to early September, for an official attempt to break the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords record for "Most Users in a Concert-Themed Virtual World"]].World"]].
** A third crossover season came in Winter 2024 themed around ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deer_of_Nine_Colors A Deer of Nine Colors]]'', a 1981 Chinese animated film based on a Buddhist tale of the same name.
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An animated series, titled "''Sky: The Two Embers''", was first teased on March and September 2022, before being officially revealed on August 2023 at Gamescom, and is set to release around March 2024.

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An animated series, titled "''Sky: series (''Sky: The Two Embers''", Embers'') was first teased on March and September in 2022, before being officially revealed on August 2023 at Gamescom, and is set to release around March 2024.



** Other properties have featured as [[DownloadableContent purchasable cosmetics]]: a Nintendo-exclusive bundle including [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a playable Ocarina]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Link's]] hairstyle, a Playstation-exclusive bundle including the mask and outfit from ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'', and a limited-time WebAnimation/KizunaAI hair ornament and cape.

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** Other properties have featured as [[DownloadableContent purchasable cosmetics]]: a Nintendo-exclusive bundle including [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a playable Ocarina]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Link's]] hairstyle, a Playstation-exclusive bundle including the mask and outfit from ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'', a Steam-exclusive [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Companion Cube]], and a limited-time WebAnimation/KizunaAI hair ornament and cape.

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* CosyCatastrophe: It's clear something happened that wiped out the ancestors' civilization, but the ruins left behind are beautiful and largely peaceful. The current living inhabitants, the [[PlayerCharacter sky kids]], are implied to be tasked with healing the world but are free to spend their time in between befriending each other, exploring, and relaxing.



* CosyCatastrophe: It's clear something happened that wiped out the ancestors' civilization, but the ruins left behind are beautiful and largely peaceful. The current living inhabitants, the [[PlayerCharacter sky kids]], are implied to be tasked with healing the world but are free to spend their time in between befriending each other, exploring, and relaxing.
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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoopMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} port was announced on May 2023 and is set to release sometime near the end of the year.

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''Sky: Children of the Light'' (a.k.a. ''thatnextgame'', a.k.a. "the game about giving", a.k.a thatskygame, a.k.a ''Sky'') is a 2019 game from Creator/ThatGameCompany. It is a FreeToPlay CoopMultiplayer CoOpMultiplayer exploration game where you assume the role of a Descendant, a flying cloaked humanoid who travels across a fantasy world set [[LevelInTheClouds on top of the clouds]]. Originally released on UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV in 2019, it was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} devices in 2020, to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in June 2021, and to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in December 2022. A UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} port was announced on May 2023 and is set to release sometime near the end of the year.



* CoopMultiplayer: Friends can hold your hand and lead you around the level. Some sections require multiple people to open doors.

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* CoopMultiplayer: CoOpMultiplayer: Friends can hold your hand and lead you around the level. Some sections require multiple people to open doors.
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An animated series, titled "''Sky: The Two Embers''" was first teased on March and September 2022, before being officially revealed on August 2023 at Gamescom, and is set to release around March 2024.

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An animated series, titled "''Sky: The Two Embers''" Embers''", was first teased on March and September 2022, before being officially revealed on August 2023 at Gamescom, and is set to release around March 2024.

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