The Plucky Squire gets a brand new Streamlined Mode with less ‘hand-holding’

The Plucky Squire has received a new streamlined mode that reduces the tutorials in the game for a “less hand-holdy” experience.

The Plucky Squire’s free Streamlined Mode update is available now on PC, and will be coming to consoles soon.

“You can still play the game as it was before, but a new abridged Streamlined Mode has been added for anyone who’d prefer a less hand-holdy experience,” reads a press release for the game.

“This trims less necessary dialogue, removes or reduces camera hints, cuts out some tutorial content, and control of the game is taken away from you less often.

“It’s the same grand Plucky Squire adventure, just tweaked to remove some of the friction for seasoned gamers. This free update also adds classy new dialogue portraits for the major characters, as well as some general bug fixes and other small improvements.”

The Plucky Squire was released earlier this year on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch to positive reviews. The game was developed by All Possible Futures, a developer founded by James Turner and Jonathan Biddle.

Prior to working on The Plucky Squire, Turner was a designer at Game Freak working on the Pokemon franchise. Turner is known as the designer of several Pokemon including Vanilish, Obstagoon, and more.