Neva is a 2024 action-adventure game from Nomada Studio, the team behind GRIS, published by Devolver Digital. Players guide Alba, a warrior bonded to a wolf cub named Neva, across a world consumed by a spreading darkness. Their journey unfolds over four distinct seasons, during which Neva grows from a helpless cub into a powerful adult wolf, and the story explores themes of parenthood, loss, and protection.
The game is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer built around Alba's swordplay and Neva's evolving abilities. Alba fights with horizontal and vertical strikes, double jumps, and air dashes, while Neva assists in combat and traversal, unlocking new ways to move through and cleanse the corrupted landscape as the story progresses. Hand-painted visuals, inspired by Studio Ghibli and Princess Mononoke, carry the same emotional art style that defined GRIS.
