“A game about skating into the underworld.”
So mysterious 👀
Platforms: TBA
Release: TBA
Author: Pickled Sea Cat
Spirit of the North
“A single player, 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. The game is unique in that it purposefully has no dialog or narrative. Players must breathe in their surroundings to solve various puzzles and speculate the meaning of a lost ancient civilization.”
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Nintendo Switch
Release: May 7, 2020
a new life.
“A classic love story: Meet, marry, grow old. But when your loved one hurts you, what do you do? Is it better to love and be hurt, than never love at all?”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: May 15, 2020
Cleo – A Pirate’s Tale
“A top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.
“when Cleo finds a strange pirate-logbook and sees a ghost, who gives her mysterious hints, her boring life is about to get turned upside down. She is thrown into a dangerous adventure and finds herself in a world of lies, deceive, greed and bad breath – the world of pirates – and most of them are after the same thing: THE TREASURE OF ETERNAL MEMORY.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021
Despot’s Game
“A turn-based roguelike, an epic battle simulator, unexpected cultural references and an atmosphere of despotism in the far future. In this game you need to help a bunch of helpless humans to get out of an insane labyrinth. By a mysterious architect’s design you will be able to buy all kinds of things to use them as weapons: from an old fridge to a big non-humanoid robot.
“The fight is automatic, but the winner is determined by your decisions. Will it be the humans or the labyrinth’s monsters? And by the way, keep track of your army’s hunger level: the fighters will have to eat each other, if you don’t stock enough supplies.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
“An ambitious attempt to modernize an old classic in order to keep its memory alive. Through detailed research and hard work, the production team tried to expand the experience while keeping the same ‘feel’ and emotional flow of the original masterpiece from 1987.
“The Eternal Castle sends you on a powerful journey packed with dangers and challenges through fast-paced melee action, calibrated ranged attacks, and/or cautious stealth approaches. Each world features a unique atmosphere, written through different personal and second hand experiences, re-applied to fit a post A.I. fallout world set several hundred years in the future.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 5, 2019
The Cork
“A 2D Action-RPG set in a world that draws inspiration from classic Metroidvania platformers (with a heavy emphasis on vania) and the deliberate, challenging combat of Souls-likes.
“Players take on the role of Salem Cairnwright, who after several months abroad finds his home devastated by a mysterious plague – its villagers erratic and hostile. The landscape beyond the village has changed, revealing an impossibly high wall towering above the forest. Finding a path into the forgotten kingdom beyond the wall, you strike out to learn the truth behind its sudden appearance…”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: TBA
Signs of the Sojourner
“A narrative card game about relationships and communication. Encounters are conversations rather than combat. You’ll travel through a diverse landscape, meeting people and collecting regional foods and treats to bring back to your hometown shop. As your relationships grow you’ll learn about their everyday problems, their friendships and rivalries, their ambitions and secrets.
“Learn to communicate with characters from different cultures and backgrounds. You may find that becoming well-versed in one communication style will open up some opportunities, but stifle others. Your deck is your character, shaped by your experiences and relationships. Different decks will lead to different narrative paths as your cards impact your ability to communicate with various characters. You will have to make decisions about who you want to be in this world and how you relate to others.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac (Nintendo Switch to come)
Release: May 14, 2020
Do Not Buy This Game
“Are you really reading this to find out more? …FINE! If you DO buy this game, expect me to narrate in your ear for around 2 hours about your poor life choices, all while I’ll try to create something resembling a game for you to walk around in.”
Wh- What are you doing here?
Did you not read the title?
I’ll put it here again, just for you, but this time I’ll make a tiny change that will probably help you out:
Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020
Airborne Kingdom
“Build your unique sky city, and fly it around a diverse landscape! Airborne Kingdom uniquely blends city management and exploration. Build housing, satisfy needs, and grow your clan. Maintain lift, explore for resources, and discover lost technologies. The kingdom, your journey, their lives — all of it is up to you to decide”
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: 2020