KO_OP’s Goodbye Volcano High was first revealed during Sony’s 2020 PlayStation Showcase. Featuring colorful dinosaurs in their last year of high school, the game has been subject to numerous delays. The first came in 2021, when countless other games were subject to the same fate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, it was pushed to this year and then delayed again after missing its June 15 release date.
#GoodbyeVolcanoHigh has gone GOLD!!
So proud of this incredible, dedicated team for this huge achievement 😭 Goodbye Volcano High launches August 29th!! ☄️
Wishlist it on Steam and the PlayStation store now! pic.twitter.com/qFyjP3ajdN
— KO_OP 🦕 GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH ☄️ ➡️ OUT NOW (@KOOPMode) August 21, 2023
Its August 29 launch date appears to be the one to stick, as KO_OP has announced that the game has gone gold. The announcement congratulates the team for their “huge achievement”, which is understandable, as it appears development was a trying process. Finally, almost four years after the first reveal, we’ll finally get a taste of what the studio has been cooking up.
What to expect from Goodbye Volcano High
Fang, Reed, and Trish, members of the band VVORM DRAMA, are three dinosaurs in their final year of high school. With only a limited time left, they’ll have to make some tough decisions. In a PlayStation blog post, KO_OP described it as a cinematic game that’s meant to feel like binging on a series, though “unlike with TV, you’ll have the power and the emotion in your hands as you guide our characters through a branching narrative.”
The game has rhythm elements to complement its musical themes and features an original soundtrack by Montreal-based artist Dabu. A demo of Goodbye Volcano High is available on Steam for players to discover more about what the game has in store.
