{"id":1762183,"date":"2026-02-12T22:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762183"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:53:46","slug":"gris-developers-beautiful-neva-gets-new-prologue-and-its-coming-sooner-than-youd-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762183","title":{"rendered":"Gris developer&#8217;s beautiful Neva gets new prologue, and it&#8217;s coming sooner than you&#8217;d think"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/neva\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Neva<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Gris developer&#8217;s beautiful Neva gets new prologue, and it&#8217;s coming sooner than you&#8217;d think<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Pup your game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-(10)_b1oBNTH.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Alba and Neva hug in Neva Prologue\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"image-(10)_b1oBNTH.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nomada Studios<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-12T22:53:46+00:00\">Feb. 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"73316754-564f-45be-86b0-c20dc41c390a\" data-name=\"Neva\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Neva\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Neva\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Neva\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Neva\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Neva\" title=\"Follow Neva\"><br \/>\n  Follow Neva<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Rather out of the blue, Nomada Studio has announced a prequel to its beautiful puzzle-platformer Neva.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called, quite simply, Neva Prologue, and was announced at this evening&#8217;s PlayStation State of Play. The upcoming prequel takes place before the events of Neva (of course), and tells the story of how Alba met her adorable wolf companion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Neva Prologue, players follow Alba as she chases a trail of white butterflies deep into the corrupted swamps &#8211; only to discover a frightened wolf cub, lost and alone,&#8221; Nomada Studio writes. &#8220;To survive, Alba must earn the cub&#8217;s trust and guide them both through the blighted wetlands and the dark forces that stalk them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The developer said this prequel has been designed for players to experience after completing Neva, as it offers a &#8220;deeper challenge and rich narrative&#8221; for those coming back to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Neva Prologue &#8220;introduces three new locations, each featuring unique gameplay mechanics, alongside new enemies and intense boss encounters. Completionists will also discover five hidden challenge flowers to test their mastery&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Neva Prologue will be released as a standalone DLC on 19th February. You can check out its new release date trailer below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SELjelhDqDc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SELjelhDqDc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SELjelhDqDc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Nomada Studio follows up on the striking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gris\">Gris<\/a> with an effort that&#8217;s poignant and precise, if maybe just a tad melodramatic,&#8221; reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neva-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s four star Neva review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere this evening, we got a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/game-freaks-beast-of-reincarnation-gets-release-date-with-new-gameplay-trailer\">Game Freak&#8217;s Beast of Reincarnation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-washes-up-on-pc-in-march-less-than-a-year-since-it-arrived-on-ps5\">Death Stranding 2 on PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Rather out of the blue, Nomada Studio has announced a prequel to its beautiful puzzle-platformer Neva.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called, quite simply, Neva Prologue, and was announced at this evening&#8217;s PlayStation State of Play. The upcoming prequel takes place before the events of Neva (of course), and tells the story of how Alba met her adorable wolf companion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Neva Prologue, players follow Alba as she chases a trail of white butterflies deep into the corrupted swamps &#8211; only to discover a frightened wolf cub, lost and alone,&#8221; Nomada Studio writes. &#8220;To survive, Alba must earn the cub&#8217;s trust and guide them both through the blighted wetlands and the dark forces that stalk them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The developer said this prequel has been designed for players to experience after completing Neva, as it offers a &#8220;deeper challenge and rich narrative&#8221; for those coming back to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Neva Prologue &#8220;introduces three new locations, each featuring unique gameplay mechanics, alongside new enemies and intense boss encounters. Completionists will also discover five hidden challenge flowers to test their mastery&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Neva Prologue will be released as a standalone DLC on 19th February. You can check out its new release date trailer below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SELjelhDqDc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SELjelhDqDc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Neva: Prologue | Coming February 19. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SELjelhDqDc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Nomada Studio follows up on the striking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gris\">Gris<\/a> with an effort that&#8217;s poignant and precise, if maybe just a tad melodramatic,&#8221; reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neva-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s four star Neva review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere this evening, we got a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/game-freaks-beast-of-reincarnation-gets-release-date-with-new-gameplay-trailer\">Game Freak&#8217;s Beast of Reincarnation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-washes-up-on-pc-in-march-less-than-a-year-since-it-arrived-on-ps5\">Death Stranding 2 on PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Neva Gris developer&#8217;s beautiful Neva gets new prologue, and it&#8217;s coming sooner than you&#8217;d think Pup your game. 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