Lushfoil Photography Sim takes Photo Modes/Walking Simulators to their logical conclusion

We’ve grown accustomed to the idea of a Photo Mode to play around with in gaming. They’re standard in many titles nowadays. But it’s always a bonus feature. With the upcoming Lushfoil Photography Sim, photo mode is the game.

At a recent showcase, publisher , such as Sayonara Wild Hearts coming to PS5 and a new game from Katamari Damacy creator, Keita Takahashi, called To a T. But the one that stuck out𓄧 for me was the aforementioned photography simulator.

For a chance to tap into your inner David Bailey, Lushfoil Photography Sim will offer the chance to “explore diverse landscapes, play with camera settings, and capture the perfect shot.” Having just recently played Firewatch fo💦r the first time – which does give your player a camera to take a few pictures here and there – it feels like this is taking things to the nಞext level.

Coming this April

Developed by keen shutterbug , Lushfoil Photography Sim is described on thus:

Experience detailed, true-to-life recreations of beautiful and diverse locations around the world. Trek through and explore environments to capture stunning vistas and landscapes with your fully-featured in-game camera. Each environment is filled with objectives to reward players that have a good eye for angles and perspectives, and hidden secrets for💞 those who are patient and observant.

It is, as you can glean from this, a walking simulator, but with an emphasis on capturing the surrounding beauty. Walking sims have been around for several years now and although not always popular due to their stripping away of typical gameplay elements, they’re often noteworthy for their storytelling capabilities.

It’s hard to know how to define LPS (as I’ve taken to call it, just now) outside it being an opportunity to take digital photos of digital – albeit beautifully crafted – worlds. Personally, I think it will offer something of a much-needed break from some of the more fast-paced and stress-inducing games out there.

If you want to check it out, Lushfoil Photography Sim is sche⛦duled to release on April 15 (according to the PlayStation blog post above) and will be available o🃏n PC, , and .