Author: Pickled Sea Cat

Evan’s Remains

“A mystery-thriller puzzle adventure about finding a missing boy: Evan.  The game combines logic-based platform puzzles with narrative inspired by Japanese graphic adventure games.

“Evan, the genius boy, has been missing for years.  One day, a letter signed by him is received, claiming he’s on an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.  Nobody knows why, but he asked specifically for a girl named “Dysis” to go and look for him.  The player will take control of this girl, who we don’t know much about.  As we follow Dysis’s adventure, questions will start to be answered little by little.  All of the little puzzle pieces which seemed unrelated in the beginning will now begin to slowly fit together as the truth is slowly revealed.”

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Platforms: Windows (Mac soon)
Release: June 11, 2020

Superliminal

“Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game based on forced perspective and optical illusions.  Puzzles in this game give you a sense of the unexpected.  Players need to change their perspective and think outside the box to wake up from the dream.”

“As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial from Dr.Pierce’s Somnasculpt dream therapy program.  By the time you open your eyes, you’re already dreaming – beginning the first stages of this experimental program.  Welcome to Superliminal.

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Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: July 7, 2020 (new on consoles)

Tribes of Midgard

“An upcoming game in which players will have to thrive in the wilderness and become a Viking legend in order to defend their village against enemy forces during Ragnarök.

“Set in a world full of dark creatures, hidden treasures and abundant materials to be uncovered, you play as a Viking clan living in a village that houses the Seed of Yggdrasil; a seed that holds the promise of everlasting life.”

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Platforms: Windows, PS5
Release: 2021

Bug Fables

“An Adventure RPG following three heroes, Vi, Kabbu, and Leif, as they embark on an epic quest in Bugaria in search of The Everlasting Sapling, a treasure that can grant immortality!  The game combines colorful platforming with the heroes’ unique abilities as they explore a wide variety of areas in the kingdom.”

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Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Switch
Release: May 28, 2020 (consoles)

Red Sails

“Sand swallows everything: houses, resources to survive, people, and the bonds between them.  Explore the desert aboard your sailboat, rescue stranded people on your way, bring them home, while looking for other members of your waning clan: the Red Sails.

“Learn to master your ship and dominate the wind while experiencing fresh semi-realistic sailing gameplay.  Feel the nervousness of speeding through the dunes.”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: TBA

Last Stop

“A single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

“Donna, a spaced-out high-schooler who feels trapped by her stifling home life and her overprotective big sister. John, an overworked middle-aged single dad. Burdened with debt and the pressures of being an only parent. Meena, a ruthlessly ambitious professional who struggles to find the same satisfaction with her family that she does in the thrill of her work.

“Make choices to shape their conversations. Walk in their shoes and discover where their individual stories lead.”

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Platforms: Windows, Xbox One
Release: 2021

The Girl of Glass

“Join Kristal as she sets out on her journey to better understand herself and the world around her in a point and click adventure game, featuring turn-based combat elements and hand-painted environments.

“The Girl of Glass is set in a fictional mid-20th-century European country ruled by a tyrant eagle.  You play as Kristal, the girl of glass, who is struggling with growing up, letting go of the past, and finding a future to believe in.  On your journey of discovery, you will visit numerous places and meet a wonderful cast of characters to interact with – all in very detailed, hand-painted graphics.”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: Summer 2020

Medic: Pacific Corpsman

“Become a medic – the true hero of war. Survive the horrors of the battlefield, dodge the bullets, and bring salvation to the wounded.  Be their last hope in the chaotic reality of the Pacific Front.  Patch, revive, and carry them to change the course of the battle!  Be ready to make hard choices!”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: 2021

Recompile

“Combining traditional Metroidvania mechanics with a dynamic narrative system, Recompile challenges players to explore, fight, hack and survive. Discover the many secrets beneath the ancient digital landscape, and prepare for system-wide reconfiguration.

“The game’s entire narrative takes place within 1 second of real time.

“Recompile is a game about choices and consequences.  Life and death.  Chaos and determinism.  Sentience and sapience.  Intelligence exists in many forms. In this dying world, one must explore all possibilities.  Observe and respect all perspectives.  Only then, can we truly survive.”

Wishlist on Steam

Platforms: Windows, PS5, Xbox SX
Release: 2021

Townscaper

“Build quaint island towns with curvy streets.  Build small hamlets, soaring cathedrals, canal networks, or sky cities on stilts.  Block by block.  No goal.  No real gameplay.  Just plenty of building and plenty of beauty.  That’s it.

“Townscaper is an experimental passion project.  More of a toy than a game.  Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper’s underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches, stairways, bridges and lush backyards, depending on their configuration.”

I received a Steam key from the developer and although purely creative things aren’t my jam it is really easy to build something that looks beautiful.  With the right imagination you can definitely put together quite a spectacular town, or you can be like me and see just how high buildings go. 🙈

I would love this to be fully fleshed out and rolled into something with more traditional gameplay, which miiiight be a possibility in the future? :)

Steam Early Access

Platforms: Windows
Release: June 2020