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 …
Good roguelikes aren’t designed to be difficult or unforgiving. They usually are, but that’s a consequence of the things that make them interesting: the interaction between different systems, items, upgrades, weapons, and what-have-you, and the way learning the nuances of all those interactions gives you the tools to carve out …
If you like medieval alchemy and the distinctive art style of old-timey manuscripts, you’re going to want to pay attention to Potion Craft. This unique twist on item-crafting games is coming to Steam later this year, but you can check out a demo as part of the Steam Game Festival …
Ever wanted to fly Firefly-style around the ‘verse, on the run from the law with a ragtag crew, taking on whatever odd jobs you can find to keep your supplies up? Ever wanted to do that, but in a game that puts queer stories front and centre? Ever wanted to …
A-Train: Hajimaru Kankou Keikaku, the next game in Artdink’s long-running rail management series A-Train, is coming to Switch in Japan on March 12. While no international release is planned at this stage, there’s good news for global A-Train fans: the Japanese release will include support for English, Korean, and Chinese …
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from my time with the early access for GolfTopia, it’s this: designing a golf course is easy, but designing a good golf course is hard. Building a course that people actually want to play, that’s challenging without being too hard, while also retaining whatever …
It feels like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has been a long, long time coming, but we finally have a release date for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Edelweiss’ Japanese mythology-inspired action platformer / farming sim hybrid comes out November 10 in North America and Japan, and November 20 in …
Steam’s latest Steam Game Festival is now underway, with some 900 demos available for the next week, and a busy schedule of developer interviews and livestreams. The festival runs from 10 am on June 16 to 10 am on June 22 PDT (5am, June 17 to 5am, June 23 NZST). …
The dog-raising / dating sim hybrid Best Friend Forever has been delayed again, for reasons beyond the developer’s control, but to tide folks over until launch, Starcolt plans to release a playable demo tomorrow for PC. “The unfortunate news is that due to circumstances outside our control, we have to …
XSEED Games has confirmed that the Western release of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will include same-sex marriage, reworking the “best friends” system from the Japanese release. Being able to romance and eventually marry other characters has long been a feature of the Story of Seasons series (previously …
