Before We Leave, a non-violent, chilled out city builder from Dunedin-based Balancing Monkey Games is making its way to Steam on May 13, thanks to a new partnership with Team17. Taking place in the aftermath of an apocalypse, Before We Leave is all about building a thriving settlement full of …
It started with a dream “to create a text-based Skyrim“. Filip Hracek wanted to created an open-world fantasy adventure in the vein of Skyrim, but rendered and played entirely through text and the odd-hand drawn illustration, like a Fighting Fantasy-esque gamebook. A few years later the product of that dream …
This morning, Sony and Insomniac shared a new trailer for the upcoming Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, putting the newest Lombax, Rivet, front and centre. Rivet’s been part of Rift Apart‘s marketing cycle since the game was first announced, but we haven’t had confirmation of her name until now. The …
Koei Tecmo has four more combatants for the upcoming Samurai Warriors 5, with the legendary African samurai Yasuke among a handful of newcomers. Like everyone in Samurai Warriors, Yasuke is a larger-than-life depiction of a real-life figure—in this case, a man who was brought from Africa to Japan as part …
Tales of Arise is set to launch on 10 September this year, and in addition to the previously-announced PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions, it’s now coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as well. This will be the new-generation debut for Bandai Namco’s long-running JRPG series, and …
This morning, Nintendo held its latest Indie World Showcase, unveiling a swathe of indie games making their way to Switch in the next year or so. In true Nintendo Direct fashion, it was a no-nonsense show focused on reveal after reveal, without much faffing around in between. There were plenty …
Overnight, Microsoft’s Age of Empires Fan Preview event dropped a whole lot of new information and footage—mostly focused on the upcoming Age of Empires IV, as you’d expect, but with a few looks at new updates for the Definitive Editions of Age of Empires II and III, too. An in-depth …
Does the Hundred Years War (or should that be the 116 Years War?) make you think “Hmm, that would have been a good time to make bank from metalworking”? If so, Anvil Saga has you covered—coming to Steam later this year, it sees you trying to turn a ramshackle blacksmith …
One of the staples of a Legend of Zelda game—and the many, many games Link’s adventures have inspired—is a steady progression of new tools or abilities to help you explore. But with Skjoldur Story, solo developer Snoozing Pixel decided to flip that idea on its head: your shield is the …
Fans of heartwarming, colourful platformers have something new to look forward to: The Lightbringer, a charming-looking game that sees you exploring diorama-like levels on a quest to cleanse the world of corruption, coming to Switch and PC later this year. According to Zordix Publishing’s announcement, “The Lightbringer‘s gameplay is all …
