Wheels of Aurelia's '70s Italian roadtrip looks enchanting

Leigh Alexander 2:21 am Fri Aug 21, 2015

According to developer Santa Ragione, Wheels of Aurelia is a "narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s. Half racing game, half interactive fiction, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous Via Aurelia."

The game is still in development, but the art that's been released—the WIP screenshot above and the poster below—is captivating, so I'm temporarily breaking my rule of 'only posting games you can play right now' on Offworld. Actually, I hate rules. I make them and then I break them and I'm the type of girl who would get in a car alone and drive for days and never miss any of you.

Anyway. Lucky attendees of Fantastic Arcade next month will get to see Wheels of Aurelia's debut.

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