Tchia

Tchia is an adventure where you play a young girl who can climb, glide, swim, and sail around a beautiful archipelago. Along with the usual sandbox quests and exploration, the game offers an unusual ability to become any animal or object you find. It stands out for the quirky storybook adventure set in the New Caledonia world and culture.

CONTENT RATING

Bad Language,

Violence

PLATFORMS

PlayStation 5

PC

PlayStation 4

Nintendo Switch

Xbox Series X|S

POSITIVE GAMEPLAY

Ambitious

Calming

Educational

Empathy

Exploration

Geography

Imaginative

Musicality

PLAY STYLE

Team Up With Game World

Player vs Game World

Player vs Enemies

Play involves exploring the world, meeting people and helping them with missions. You get around by becoming (and controlling) all sorts of different animals and objects you find in the world. As you do you take on their unique abilities to travel, solve puzzles and uncover secrets. You might become a bird to fly high over the island, or a fish to discover what's in the rivers and sea, or perhaps a dog to sniff out treasure.

As you progress you discover more of the world and learn tricks to pull off stunts and dives. It's physics-driven, with weather and day-night cycles, so many of the things you do emerge as you play in the world. Climbing, for instance, lets you ascend anything - whether that's a mountain, house or tree. Likewise, sailing your customizable boat requires you to work with the physics of the water and wind.

The result is a heartfelt adventure with a world, story and characters deeply embedded in New Caledonia culture. Although this is extended by fantastical elements, it remains rooted in the flora, fauna and folklore of the territory.

GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Good to know

Insights to ensure your child's gaming experience remains safe and enjoyable

Consider time investment

Adventure games often take a long time to finish. Encourage regular breaks to get moving, rest their eyes and balance their time with other activities.

Nurture key skills

Many adventure games incorporate problem solving and critical thinking, important skills for school, work and more offline. Talk to them about their game to see how it supports them and their goals.

Build resilience

Encourage children to take risks with their characters in-game to safely learn potential consequences. Talk about what might happen outside of the game and why it's important to keep those risks in-game only. While playing, encourage them to think about innovative risks their character can take.

Skill level

Suggested by Family Gaming Database

Younger players need to be able to navigate the large island location. Some lateral thinking and creativity are also needed to make use of being able to take control of different objects in the game to solve the environmental puzzles. There's also a strong story that needs some maturity to understand.

Content rating

Rated PEGI 12 for Language and Violence. This game features sequences of moderate violence, including a man slashing at a baby with a knife and then throwing it. While some blood is seen on the baby's blankets, no injury detail or actual harm is shown. There are also scenes showing people apparently being swallowed by a monster. There is a sequence in which a character makes an offensive 'middle finger' gesture. At one point a man loses a hand and a chicken loses its head. While the severing of the hand and the head are not shown, there is some sight of wounds afterwards. Additionally, the chicken's headless body is seen running around and the severed hand is seen 'walking' across the ground. Younger children may find these scenes unsettling.

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