GRiZ has created his personal online game, main followers on a “sidequest” to unlock new tracks from his upcoming Sidequest Vol.1 mixtape.
Unveiled at present as the most recent of a number of cryptic teasers for the upcoming launch, the pixelated, fantasy-inspired sport pits gamers in opposition to a dragon foe. After they select an motion (run, struggle, or conceal), a digital die roll determines their destiny. If the ensuing quantity is excessive sufficient, the participant will get to listen to a snippet from considered one of 12 tracks on GRiZ’s newest undertaking. The sport can be repeatable, so followers can hear all of them.
The interactive promo marks the end result of an immersive rollout for Sidequest Vol. 1, after followers uncovered the hyperlink to the sport and a countdown clock for the EP launch, hidden inside puzzles and easter eggs from a GRiZ-themed newspaper that the artist dropped round Chicago final month.
Sidequest Vol. 1 is due out this Friday, June 1. The discharge follows GRiZ’s four-track GEMiNI EP, and his high-octane collaboration with Wooli, “Chaos Concept,” as anticipation builds for the saxophone-toting bass artist’s return to the stage after a two-year efficiency hiatus, happening at his curated Valley of the Seven Stars pageant in Virginia this October. He’s additionally slated for respective double-header reveals in San Francisco and Chicago in November.
Strive your luck at GRiZ’s “Sidequest Vol. 1” online game right here.
Featured picture courtesy: GRiZ. Credit score: Jason Siegel.
