Toronto-based indie studio Capybara has announced their indie hit Below will be making its way to PlayStation 4 sometime this Spring. Also announced was a new “Explore” mode that will be launching alongside the port, and looks to make the game a bit more approachable (and it will be available for PC and Xbox One versions of the game). You can check out the trailer and details on the update below.

• EXPLORE changes to survival

  • No Hunger or Thirst

  • Can’t drink puddles or bottles

  • Bottles still need to be filled with water for cooking soup

  • Soups restore health

  • Death’s door teleport to island

    • Avoids the issue of jumping down without enough lamp juice to open the door

• EXPLORE World Entity changes

  • Fire Pillars

    • Chance to drop embers

    • Fires don’t burn out until you die

    • Invincible, can’t be broken with bombs

  • No one-hit deaths

  • No iron maiden

• EXPLORE Damage Changes

  • All damage is bleed damage, giving the player time to stop the bleeding

• EXPLORE Checkpoints/Campfires

  • Don’t clear after use

  • Still only one active at a time

• Mode-specific Saves

  • New Save slot for EXPLORE

  • New SURVIVE mode on main menu (original mode)

    • Existing progress saved as SURVIVE mode slot