On the 21st, Netmarble Neo’s new title, 'Project Bloomwalker', was unveiled for the first time at the Xbox booth during Gamescom. It has garnered significant attention for its Studio Ghibli-esque art style, reminiscent of Netmarble Neo's previous title 'Ni no Kuni', and for being a healing-focused PC and console game where players ride a moving house to collect resources and purify the world.

The project name 'Bloomwalker' carries the meaning of 'one who walks, making flowers bloom.' It is a title focused on the experience of purifying a polluted world and creating a new life. Unlike existing crafting games, it moves away from survival pressure to emphasize the process of building relationships and nurturing, leading the developers to describe it as 'emotional crafting.'

In reality, 'Project Bloomwalker' is not a game about fighting to win, but rather one that advocates for 'nurturing and reviving.' By focusing on the importance of the 'world and us' through emotional crafting, it differentiates itself from existing survival crafting games. Netmarble Neo Planning Team Leader Park Gi-bin stated, "We have infused the joy of purifying nature ravaged by pollution and the process of building a family within that solitude into the core experience." Through this, players will experience the emotional resonance that comes from warm interaction and bonding.

The game's story begins when a meteor strikes a world where humans and mysterious spirits once lived in harmony. The land hit by the meteor becomes severely polluted, making it uninhabitable, and from this, the 'Bloomwalker', a figure with the unique ability to purify the land, emerges. Players become the Bloomwalker at the center of hope and set off on a journey with their 'moving house of purification'.

Gameplay revolves around four activities: exploration, purification, crafting, and interaction. Players ride their moving house to explore unknown regions, purify the polluted nature, and use the resources obtained in the process to decorate their home and craft new items. The process of communicating with 'Porongs' to prepare for the next adventure is also included. The development team explained that the game also contains adventure elements, such as facing off against intruders like the 'Waguari' or other massive threats.

The game's main system is the 'moving house'. It helps players explore freely and settle down wherever they wish, a system designed to reduce the stress of choosing the wrong base location often found in existing crafting games. In the demo version showcased at Gamescom, the house moves automatically, but in the official version, players will be able to control it directly. Furthermore, instead of growing the house indefinitely, the game adopts a method of expanding the interior space through 'magic doors'. This allows the house to maintain its charming exterior while providing the fun of decorating a personal space inside.

The 'Porongs', the player's companions, are fairy-like beings encountered in the polluted world who live with the player, evoking the warmth of a 'big family'. Through daily routines such as waking up to cook together and tucking each other in at night, players can experience deep interaction and bonding. The black cat living in the moving house is an important partner that helps the protagonist purify the world, and its true identity remains a secret.

'Project Bloomwalker' is being prepared for release on PC and console platforms. A specific release date has not yet been announced. While the demo version only supported English, more languages will be provided upon the official release.