History VideoGame / SkyChildrenOfTheLight

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.

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.

''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.

''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 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 is set to return in late August 2023 to early September.

** 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 is set to return in late August 2023 to early September.

* RuleOfSymbolism: There is a lot of Buddhist and east-Asian religious iconography and motifs, including Stupas, prayer wheels, meditation being a gameplay ability, etc. Much like ''Journey'', it ties into the ideas of rebirth and cycles that are central to the narrative.

** 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.

** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA}}, 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.

** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. From December 2022 to January 2, 2023, a virtual concert would be freely available to experience in-game.

** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music. A virtual concert is currently being held from December 2022 to January 2, 2023.

** See that flame icon next to the wall in the Vault? Try tapping on it. [[spoiler:Suprise! You found the entrance to The Office!]]

''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 UsefulNotes/PlayStation platforms in December 2022.

** A second crossover season came in Fall 2022 featuring Music/{{AURORA}}, with quests where you play through setpieces accompanied by her music.

''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 and to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on June 29, 2021. A port for unspecified UsefulNotes/PlayStation platforms is set to release in December 2022.

** Other properties have featured as [[DownloadableContent purchasable cosmetics]]: a Nintendo Switch bundle including [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a playable Ocarina]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Link's]] hairstyle, and a limited-time WebAnimation/KizunaAI hair ornament and cape.

''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 and to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on June 29, 2021.

!!The game contains examples of following tropes:

* 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.

* GlowingFlora: Wax-giving plants have a slight blue glow around the edges. Tree-bound mushroom caps in the Hidden Forest also glow brightly, and will restore your light if you stand close enough to them.

* TheSkyIsAnOcean: Creatures of light and dark resemble marine life (jellyfish, whales, mantas, krill, etc.) and the descendants used airships that look like self paddling boats.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The Dark Dragons/Krill, Darkness Worms, and Many Eyed Thing would absolutely not be out of place in a straight up horror game. ''Especially'' the Dark Dragons.

* {{Crossover}}: July 2021 introduced an event crossing over with ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', featuring spirits based on the book's characters. A second crossover event was introduced in October 2022, this time it featured Music/{{AURORA}} and her songs, which appear in the event's quests.
* 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 skykids]], are implied to be tasked with healing the world, but are free to spend their time in between befriending each other, exploring, and relaxing.

* FissionMailed: [[spoiler:How the game basically ends. Once you enter the final area of the Eye of Eden, you must use your winged light to free fallen Descendants, while flying rocks inevitably reduce your total even further. There's no way to actually reach any sort of physical goal, and no way to return to anywhere else in the game (besides Home)- all there is to do is save as many Descendants as possible before dying. Of course, you're then reincarnated.]]
* FromBadToWorse: The Season of Prophecy introduced 4 trials, each difficult in their own way but ''very much'' worse than the one before them, in order:
** Trial of Water, set in an arctic area where you have to time your jumps, run to elevated areas and light check points before the icy cold water catches you.
** Trial of Earth, set on a floating island in a void where your patience and quick reflexes are tested against floating, spinning rocks, ''especially'' the last area before the meditation shrine.
** Trial of Air, same as before, except the ''wind'' is now your enemy, and the platforms now move routinely.
** ''Trial of Fire'', set in a pitch black void where you have to avoid Darkness Worms that blend in with your surroundings and [[{{Jumpscare}} scare the living daylights out of you]] as they extinguish your character's fire and reset you back to your last save point.

** At first, Sky appears to be a heartwarming game about befriending other descendants and collecting spirits with cute expressions and outfits, and leveling up using the Children of Light you find in random places. after finishing the Valley of Triumph elder cutscene, the player descends a snow mountain before flying towards an opening in the orange clouds, [[spoiler:before they fade into a sickly green and the player enters a level full of crab-like creatures that become agitated when spotting you before dealing damage, and dragon-like creatures appropriately called the Dark Dragons (or Krill) who cause you to lose your winged light if you happen to enter their spotlight and don’t find a place to hide in five seconds. The first one you encounter even kills the flying manta that’s been guiding you. There are also hints about a war and a ruthless king, with about 3 looming statues of him in the final stage before you encounter the Elder. Welcome to Golden Wasteland.]]
** The Whiplash happens ''again'' in the [[spoiler:''Vault of Knowledge'', which is very calm compared to ''Golden Wasteland''.]] And then [[spoiler:''Eye of Eden'', which does this ''twice'' (from the dangerous rock-filled landscape where you'll eventually die to the GainaxEnding that is Orbit).]]
** [[RuleofThree The Mood Whiplash appears for a third time]] in the Elemental Trials. Think the previous trials were easy? The Trial of Fire subverts your expectations. After meditating, you arrive at what looks like a ''black hole'', and now, you have to constantly light up candles on the floor to stay alive, [[spoiler:not to mention the Darkness Worms that float around in a set path, who don't notice you but will ''immediately'' cause a OneHitKill if contact is made.]]
* OneWordTitle: It's about a kingdom that is set on top of clouds - also called Sky.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dark Dragons look NOTHING like traditional dragons - the closest thing to one of them is the Chinese Dragon. In fact, they look more like krill.

* PortalNetwork: The Wind Paths, an area above the Hidden Forest that connects to sub-areas of each of the realms.
* RandomizedTransformation: Downplayed with the Resize spells, which permanently change the height of your in-game avatar to a random value between "child-sized" and "a head taller than the default". The only way to change your height if you don't like the result is to use another Resize spell and to hope for a better roll.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Like Journey, there is a lot of Buddhist and east-Asian religious iconography and motifs, including Stupas, prayer wheels, meditation being a gameplay ability, etc. Much like Journey, it ties into the ideas of rebirth and cycles that are central to the narrative.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/Journey2012'', from similar character designs and co-op mechanics, to the familiar visual elements like the light bubbles that accompany chirping.

* TreehouseOfFun: The entire Season of Assembly is dedicated to helping the Scouts build one.
* TropicalIslandAdventure: You can travel to Sanctuary Island, a tropical haven full of waterfalls, floating jellyfish and a quest giver with a mission for you.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The Dark Dragons/Krill , Darkness Worms, and Many Eyed Thing would absolutely not be out of place in a straight up horror game. ''Especially'' the Dark Dragons.

* {{Crossover}}: July 2021 introduced an event crossing over with ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', featuring spirits based on the book's characters.

''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 and to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on June 29, 2021.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'', from similar character designs and co-op mechanics, to the familiar visual elements like the light bubbles that accompany chirping.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'', from similar character designs and co-op mechanics, to the familiar visual elements like the light bubbles that accompany chirping.

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: Flying manta rays share the skies of the game with birds.