Category: Game Preview

The Holy Gosh Darn: The End of the World is Nigh

Take up the golden stopwatch and save Heaven, Hell and Earth from the last day of, well, everything. Yogscast Games and Perfectly Paranormal are excited to announce that this epic new time-travel adventure will be launching on September 05, 2024.

That’s right, with just over a month to wait, players will soon be able to get their hands on this satirical take on time travel, angels, demons, death, and even dialogue. The only game where skipping through cutscenes might actually be a good thing, players can use their time travel powers to manipulate the conversation to their advantage, solve puzzles and bypass any obstacle. After all, there’s only six hours to save Heaven!

A truly laugh-out-loud adventure, The Holy Gosh Darn is set on the same Tuesday as previous titles Manual Samuel and Helheim Hassle – bending the idea of a trilogy into a same day attempt at preventing the apocalypse. Players will meet a host of unique characters, step through the fabric of reality, and meet more than 4,000 dogs. Whether they’re pettable or not, well, players will just have to wait and see. 

Head over to Steam to wishlist this hilarious, time-bending adventure today, tomorrow or yesterday!

Roguelike TRPG “Deadlock Station” Revealed, Demo Available Now (PC)

CRITICAL REFLEX and Luxorix Games are thrilled to debut Deadlock Station with an action-packed trailer showcasing the all-new roguelike autobattler tactical RPG. Command your squad, build your base, explore the world and fight aliens in this fully-featured demo experience available on Steam today!

Turn the battlefield to your advantage in this pixelated tactical roguelike with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad of heroes to destroy the alien invaders with precise strategic planning. Use resources to upgrade your base between each tactical expedition as you seek to uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.

Key Features:

  • Strategic Auto Battles: Carefully plan out the attack by positioning your units and queuing unique abilities before each fight.
  • Use the Environment to Your Advantage: Lead your heroes into a damage-boosting anomaly, lure enemies into traps, and erect barricades to halt your opposition’s advance!
  • Build Your Base: Between expeditions, develop your base to unlock new items, characters, and factions to interact with, from the ruthless Order to the all-knowing Past and Future Society.
  • Upgrade Your Squad: Combine weapons, armor, items and mutations to create truly unique fighters, and use resources collected in battle to unlock all-new abilities!
  • Mysterious Artifacts: Utilize strange alien artifacts in the heat of combat to gain an advantage and help you win even the most difficult battles.

Download the demo and wishlist Deadlock Station on Steam today. Follow Luxorix on Twitter/X for the latest news and updates from the game.

About Luxorix Games

Luxorix Games is an indie game team who came together by happenstance, and so they continue to work together. They’re currently working on Deadlock Station, a game made in GameMakerStudio2. Learn more at luxorixgames.com or by following Luxorix on Twitter/X. Gamedev unites!

Uncover the Dark Secrets of a Post-War Divided City as 663 Games Announces Kill the Shadow

Publisher 663 Games and developer Shadowlight Sanctuary have today revealed Kill the Shadow, a suspenseful narrative-driven detective role playing game coming to PC via Steam later in 2024. Brought to life using a combination of highly detailed 3D environments and 2D-pixel art characters, Kill the Shadow transports you to an alternative post-war divided city as you take on the role of Detective Ah’Guang as you investigate a series of murders. Use your eloquence, intelligence and the ability to rewind time (or even violence) to piece together the evidence of the bizarre cases and unravel the shocking secrets lurking behind them. Justice or love? The decision is in your hands. 

Kill the Shadow is a suspenseful narrative-driven detective role playing game. Investigate a series of bizarre murders in different areas of the dark water city: the missing Master Ruan at the temple fair, the sudden death of Wangcai, the grudges at the Shipwreck, and the dismembered limbs in the sewers.

Find the lost memories of the city and piece together the truth of its division from ten years ago. Unravel the truth – kill, judge, or even kiss (?) the mastermind behind it all.

Features: 

  • Hints and Evidence – Freely choose how you enhance your abilities—strength, spirit, charm—and select your own methods to investigate cases—psychological warfare? Bribery? Or simply beating your suspects? Deduction System: Collect, analyze, and connect related clues to create your own unique investigation path
  • Seeing the Past – “The Shadow”, a strange creature attached to you that reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the deceased “Don’t worry, Ah’Guang, we’re just using each other. You use me to find the culprit, and I, well, I love tasting those bizarre stories, hahaha!”, says the Shadow.
  • The Ways of the World – Meet various characters in the city: the energetic girl with a camera, the elegant Mrs. Ruan, the rumoured goddess who can cast spells, and the elderly fish-selling lady. Discover the stories behind them. Encounter characters like the self-righteous Captain Wang, Lao Citou’s son Xiao Citou, the foul-mouthed Little Rascal, and the deceased Master Ruan. Earn the hearts of your favourite characters by completing certain events!
  • Retro and Neon – The combination of 3D environments and 2D pixel art characters creates a unique artistic style with a striking contrast between modern and retro aesthetics. Explore a variety of diverse and freely explorable scenes: the dilapidated steel forest factory, the muddy shipwreck dock built on water, the Zhulong Walled City blending the fictional traditional Ma Island and Imperial culture, and the bustling old city district.

Kill the Shadow will be released for PC via Steam in late 2024. Fans can add the game to their Wishlist now. Join the Kill the Shadow Discord channel for all the latest news. 

Cozy Mining Adventure ‘Core Keeper’ Launches Day One on Xbox Game Pass

Pugstorm and Fireshine Games are delighted to announce that Core Keeper, the award-winning mining sandbox adventure game, will be available day one with Xbox Game Pass for console, PC, and cloud when the game launches on Xbox Series X|S and Microsoft Store for Windows PC on August 27th.

With over 2 million units already sold during PC Early Access, Core Keeper is an award-winning mining sandbox adventure where your choices shape an epic journey.

Harvest relics and resources to build your base, craft advanced tools, and discover a dynamically evolving world as a single-player explorer or online with friends. Explore mysterious biomes, level up your skills, encounter the Cavelings and defeat legendary Titans to unveil the power of the Core. Play at your own pace in an enchanting underground sandbox, growing gardens, fishing in mysterious waters, mastering recipes, hatching pets, driving vehicles, and exploring alone or with friends to carve out your own unique adventure.

“We’re so excited to bring Core Keeper to Xbox Game Pass players on day one, and let them jump into the game’s enchanting subterranean world as a solo explorer or online with friends,” said Sarah Hoeksma, Chief Marketing Officer at Fireshine Games. “Core Keeper is a compelling mining adventure that blends base building, fishing and farming with crafting, boss battling and much, much more, and we can’t wait for so many more players to discover the game at launch with Xbox Game Pass.”

Core Keeper is available now on Steam Early Access, and will be available on consoles and PC 1.0 on August 27th. To keep up with the latest info & updates, follow @CoreKeeperGame and join the community on Discord.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Announces Developer Deep Dive and Delay

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now be launching on November 20, 2024,moving from the previously planned date of September 5, 2024.

“We know you might be tired of waiting, and we truly appreciate your patience. These two additional months will give us the chance to fix more “unexpected anomalies” (or simply “bugs”, as you call them). We are always grateful for your ongoing support and understanding – it means the world to us. We’re just as eager as you are to finally release the game and for you to experience it for yourself.” said Yevhen Grygorovych, Game Director at GSC Game World.

At least they have a sense of humor.

With the launch nearly here, the team is ready to share the biggest and the most comprehensive update on the game yet. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Developer Deep Dive will premiere in collaboration with Xbox on the 12th August, 2024, featuring a variety of never-before-seen content, including:

– Interviews and behind-the-scenes of the development process;
– Lots of new footage, including world overview, various locations, gameplay and cutscenes;

– A full video walkthrough of one of the story quests.


This Developer Deep Dive is set to give our fans the full understanding of how the game plays and looks. More details will be shared soon.

Since the very start of Russia’s full-fledged war against our country, GSC Game World has been supporting Ukraine in all the ways possible. For those willing to do the same, we recommend following a link to the official charity fund of Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine himself – https://u24.gov.ua/

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the latest instalment in the acclaimed series that has captivated millions of players globally. This new entry combines first-person shooter elements with immersive sim mechanics and horror, delivering a uniquely intense experience. Featuring unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, and a rich, atmospheric adventure, it promises to be the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. journey.

Mists of Noyah Arrives on Consoles Out Now

Mists of Noyah is a survival game with RPG elements, where players will be placed in an abandoned fortress devastated by corruption, with only ruins remaining. To restore the structure, it will be necessary to explore the world in search of survivors and resources.

The game features a day and night system that requires a strategic division of tasks. During the day, players will need to hunt, collect materials, find food, and gather the inhabitants of the old fortress. At night, it will be essential to join forces with as many people as possible to build defense towers and fight extremely powerful demons.

With five playable characters, you can choose the one that best suits your gameplay style, ensuring a unique and personalized experience. You can equip yourself with different items and unlock abilities that make each confrontation more dynamic.

Features:

  • Missions
  • Five playable characters
  • More than 10 biomes
  • Events
  • Resource Gathering
  • Forging and Crafting
  • Dungeons

And much more!

Romancing the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake Trailer

The king of historical simulation games returns this year with a first for the series. The remake of ROTTK8 comes with completely redrawn graphics for the officers as well as reworked graphics for everything else. They have also added entirely new features to the game itself, in what is called tales, you will see new scenes to help you build a bond between officers, with a “what to do next” tab to see what you should be doing to see these play out.

Another new feature will be the destiny system that show the connection between two officers. These include positive (symbiotic) and negative (antagonistic) feelings towards each other.

With plenty of new features and graphics, this year will be the perfect time to visit the series, best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Over Horizon X Steel Empire’ Out Now! (PS4/Switch)

 Ready to save the galaxy? Over Horizon X Steel Empire is out now digitally on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4!

In this bundle, players will get to relive Steel Empire in the original Sega Mega Drive and Gameboy Advance versions, and play Over Horizon in its first ever global release!

Considered one of the best games on the NES, Over Horizon is one you can’t miss out on. Upgrade and combine your weapons in the space adventure retro shooter, Over Horizon, while you battle massive bosses and strike down enemies! Fight back against the Motorhead Empire in your fully equipped Striker airplane or Zeppelin!

DROVA –  Forsaken Kin Reveals Release Window Trailer

 Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are proud and excited to announce the release window for their upcoming grim dark Pixel RPG DROVA  – Forsaken Kin which is set in a mystic celtic world is drawing closer.  The brutal open world will welcome new travelers soon on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch as the freshly revealed release window trailer shows.
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Enslave the spirits of nature – or save them. Welcome to the promised land of Drova, where the priests have praised this new world. Full of hope you travel through a portal into this new otherworld – just to realize that you are on your own and no one seems to appreciate the paradise. Instead, Drova is a grim world where every man is for himself.
Two factions  – one trying to enslave the spirits of nature, one trying to save the spirits to keep the world alive – which path will you choose? And more importantly, will you be able to survive in a world which will always try to kill you?

A journey to grow uponNext to the release window the just released Trailers has more to offer: Progression. “One of the core ideas of DROVA has always been that the players have to survive in a world which just hates them,” says Christian Sandkämper, Co-Founder of Just2d. “We really want to offer a journey which will make them feel the progression over time, going back to an enemy which murdered them with one strike before and just beating it up!” The new Trailer focuses on that journey. A journey which will be available to all players in ***ber.
Grab your axe, sharpen your blades and explore a grim dark world when Drova – Forsaken Kin will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2024.

Idol-Filled Visual Novel ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ Is Out Now!

PQube (London, UK) – July 15th, 2024 – PQube and MAGES bring show-stopping visual novel ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ to the West.

‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ is out now on Steam and Nintendo Switch eShop! 10% launch discount available on Steam until 29th July! Physical Nintendo Switch edition releases on July 26th, 2024.

14 male idols, all with unique personalities and styles, are now yours to guide and grow together with. Brought to life with live2D animations and voiced by famous voice actors, B-Project Ryusei*Fantasia, is an unforgettable, lengthy visual novel that will have you fighting for their dreams as if they were your own.

A sparkling visual novel: Full of brightness and colour, B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA is a visual novel which follows the lives and careers of the idol group “B-Project”.Become an idol A&R: Support these idols towards their dreams in the role of an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) where you are their representative and the expert in their artistic development.
14 different idols to represent: Each with different personalities, likes and dislikes, but all with the same dream, pick your bias or stan them all.Original music: Enjoy exclusive B-Project music, unlocking songs and tunes by the very idol boys you represent.Interactive mechanics: Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols, don’t miss your chance to respond to messages and calls!Voiced and animated: Voiced by famous seiyuu, let the idols beautiful voices take you away and watch their lively animated reactions.Endless magic: With 2 different possible endings, 14 character epilogues to explore and many CGs to unlock, there’s a lot to discover in the world of idol management.Available now on Steam and Nintendo Switch eShop.10% launch discount available on Steam until 29th July, 2024.Nintendo Switch physical edition releases on July 26th, 2024.
Check out the ‘B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA’ Launch Trailer: