Author: Pickled Sea Cat

Gravity Lane 981

“An original first-person puzzle game – our love letter to the Portal series.  We‘re excited to provide you not only with a fresh game mechanic that lets you manipulate gravity, but also to deliver a thrilling, funny and heart-warming story.

“As Stella, a talented but moderately successful inventor, you live in an enormous villa that has belonged to your family for generations now.  Your family is far from ordinary – your closest relatives are a dubious bunch of ingenious explorers and villains.  Now you are the last living member and sole heir to the villa.  So, of course, you decide to take a look at your inheritance. What could go wrong?

“So, armed with your gravity gun and accompanied by your talking hamster, Greg, you set out to work your way through the numerous safety measures of the villa.”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020

Mayhem in Single Valley

“Help Jack survive his voyage of self-discovery!  A local troublemaker makes a series of earth-shattering discoveries on the day he is supposed to leave home for a new life in the city.

“Mayhem in Single Valley is a thoughtful top-down action adventure.  Its focus on family and everyday struggles mixed with its combat and puzzles provides an action-packed but emotional gameplay experience.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: 2020

Dordogne

“A narrative adventure game in which you play as Mimi, a 32-year-old woman visiting the house of her recently deceased grandmother.  As a souvenir of the childhood summers Mimi spent with her in Dordogne, her grandmother left her letters and puzzles to solve, to remind her to make the most out of life.

“In this colourful region, full of wonderful scents and feelings, Mimi will immerse herself back into her childhood memories, and see once again through the eyes of the little girl who marveled at everything.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021

Bright Memory: Infinite

“An all-new lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by FYQD-Studio.  Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.

“Bright Memory: Infinite is set in a sprawling, futuristic metropolis in the year 2036.  A strange phenomenon for which scientists can find no explanation has occurred in the skies around the world. The Supernatural Science Research Organization (SRO) has sent agents out to various regions to investigate this phenomenon.  It is soon discovered that these strange occurrences are connected to an archaic mystery – an as-of-yet unknown history of two worlds, about to come to light…”

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Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PS4
Release: TBA

Pixel Ruins (廃墟ドット)

A gorgeous post-apocalyptic action adventure featuring cute cats and a photographic twist.  There isn’t a lot of information go on in terms of what else you can do in the game (at least that I can find with Google translate), but a demo is planned for this summer so I suppose we will find out then. 

I’m not sure how many areas there are to take pictures of but even if it’s limited the sense of depth it adds is wonderful for a 2D game, and it really makes me want to go exploring.  What would you like to be able to photograph? 🦋

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Platforms: TBA
Release: 2021