Smurfs are missing and the village is in a panic as a corruption threatens the forest the Smurfs call home.

Papa Smurf enlists the help of his most trusty Smurfs to brave the lands and find the missing Smurfs.

It soon becomes apparent that Gargamel is up to his old tricks. He has gotten his sorcery hands on a formula extracted from an evil plant, known as the Vileaf.

Vileaf is also deadly to the Smurf’s sarsaparilla fields that is the Smurfs food source.

It turns ordinary, usually safe fauna in to traps – thus imprisoning Smurfs which he aims to collect up for his nefarious intentions.

Luckily the Smurfs have developed the Smurfizer, a backpack wearing spray gun that reverses the effects of Vileaf.

As one of four playable Smurfs (depending on the current narrative) you’ll venture out and rescue the missing Smurfs all the while healing the forest and killing off Viletraps.

The game is simple enough, yet has some serious difficulty spikes as you explore the wider Smurf lands, ‘build’ plant bridges, reach great heights and go underground.

There’s enough action, adventure and gameplay to be had for gamers of any age.

Developers, OSome Studios have done a fantastic job of recreating The Smurf’s as we know and love them and older fans, like me, will recognise the iconic Smurfs as they make cameo appearances or are playable.

An abundance of in-game collectables, The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf is a game for the kids this holiday season. Lengthy play coupled with a unique Smurf story that’s going to be a winner for kids and kids at heart.

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French publisher Microids and IMPS, the Smurfs world license holder, are pleased to announce a major publishing deal regarding the development of four new Smurfs video game adaptations.

These games will explore different genres and will gradually launch over the next five years.

“We’re thrilled over this ambitious deal with IMPS, as it extends even more our lasting and very promising partnership.” says Stéphane Longeard, Microids’ CEO. “Working on such a rich franchise that speaks to all generations allows us to create a wide variety of different games: there will be something to suit all tastes! Besides, thanks to this partnership and the Smurf’s incredible international notoriety, Microids continues to significantly reinforce and diversify its catalog of renowned IPs.”

“It’s a great pleasure to collaborate with Microids, we fully trust them in coming up with iconic, creative, gorgeous games with our little Smurfs.” adds Véronique Culliford, Peyo’s daughter and IMPS’ founding president. “I’m sure both kids and adults alike will be delighted.  Additionally, with the new Smurfs TV series that will be broadcast worldwide in 2021, the notoriety of the Smurfs will grow even more! I am really proud to consolidate our bond with another company from the Media Participations group.”

In addition to these four upcoming games, the Smurfs will also be a part of Microids’ 2021 line-up, as the new Smurfs game that was announced last May will launch at the end of the year.

Entitled The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf and developed by Osome Studio, the game will launch simultaneously on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One consoles, and Nintendo Switch.

In this new 3D adventure-platformer, the Smurfs will once again have to thwart evil Gargamel’s schemes to save their village… and the whole forest!

STG will have more info for Smurf fans real soon.

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The French publisher Microids and the company IMPS are announcing today the signing of a publishing deal for a video game based on The Smurfs.

This new 3D action-adventure game inspired by Peyo’s comic books and developed by OSome Studio will feature a brand-new story. Alone or with friends, gamers will be able to dive in this exclusive adventure alongside the most iconic characters of this IP. To be as faithful as possible to the original material, players can expect tons of humor, thrills, friendship, suspense and of course, a lot of action.

Created 60 years ago, The Smurfs has marked multiple generations thanks to its fascinating universe combining diverse personalities thrown in amazing situations. Adapted in comics, animated series and even movies, the Smurfs IP is renown way past the European borders reaching an outstanding 95% awareness level worldwide.

“We are delighted for concluding this new partnership with IMPS! Thanks to this trans-generational license and the talent of OSome Studio, a long time Microids partner studio which worked on several family games, we are confident in bringing together all gamers in the wonderful world of the Smurfs. The worldwide success met by the Smurfs will also allow us to increase our brand awareness overseas and position Microids as a major player internationally” says Elliot Grassiano, Vice-president of Microids.

“I am very happy about this beautiful partnership, video games have always been my passion, because they combine playfulness and often learning” shares Véronique Culliford, president and founder of IMPS and daughter of Peyo.

More details on The Smurfs game are expected soon.

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